Coconut Curry Pumpkin Soup |
| 2 tbsp | |
| 1/3 c | |
| 4 c | |
| 1/4 c | |
| 2 tsp | |
| 2 clove | |
| 2 tsp | |
| 2 tbsp | |
| 2 c | |
| 1 tsp | |
| 1 tsp | |
| 1 tsp | |
| 1 inch | |
| 1 whole | |
| 1/4 tsp |
1. If you use canned pumpkin, use 2 cans of solid-pack pumpkin. If you use a pumpkin, roast in the oven for 30 minutes. Remove from oven, cut in half. Scoop out the seeds and set them aside for toasting. Allow pumpkin to cool a little bit, then scoop out 4 cups of flesh. Set aside.
2. Chop shallots, garlic, and ginger. Over medium heat, melt ghee in a large stock pot. When it melts, add onions, garlic and ginger. Sautee in the ghee for about 2 minutes, until onions become translucent. Now, all the spices and sautee for one more minute. Add pumpkin, vegetable stock, and 4 cups of water. Bring to a boil, and reduce to a simmer. Then add the coconut cream. Let cook for 30 minutes.
3. Meanwhile, spread pumpkin seeds on a cookie sheet. Drizzle with olive oil and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Place in the oven and bake for 10 minutes at 350 degrees. Remove from oven and set aside. This is your garnish!
4. With a slotted spoon, add chunks to a blender or food processor. Transfer blended pumpkin back to pot and stir thoroughly with the liquid. Add the juice of one whole lime. Stir.
5. Serve hot and sprinkle with coconut flakes and pumpkin seeds. Feel free to crack a little fresh pepper and add a dash of salt to each bowl for extra flavor. Enjoy!
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Active Ingredients: Black Pepper, Cumin, Salt (Mineral Salt), Turmeric, Ginger (Fresh), Cayenne Pepper, Coriander Seed, Lime
Active Ingredients: Turmeric, Salt (Mineral Salt), Cumin, Black Pepper, Cayenne Pepper, Coriander Seed, Garlic
Active Ingredients: Cumin, Black Pepper, Vegetable Stock, Garlic, Ghee, Lime, Ginger (Fresh), Cayenne Pepper
Active Ingredients: Black Pepper, Cumin, Turmeric, Cayenne Pepper, Coriander Seed, Lime, Ginger (Fresh)
Active Ingredients: Turmeric, Garlic, Lime
Active Ingredients: Black Pepper, Salt (Mineral Salt), Cumin, Cayenne Pepper, Ginger (Fresh), Coriander Seed, Garlic
Active Ingredients: Cumin, Turmeric, Coriander Seed, Garlic
Each dosha reflects a distinct metabolic nature and describes strengths & weaknesses in bodily function, and how these affect energy levels, digestion, susceptibility to disease, and many other tendencies.
Your metabolic nature not only affects your physical characteristics, but also influences your mental thought patterns, confidence, and enthusiasm.
Ayurveda balances these metabolic strengths & weaknesses to support your body's vitality and prevent recurrent disease cycles. This support is a critical aid, especially in chronic or incurable disease conditions.
The 3 metabolic body types (doshas), are Catabolic (Vata), Metabolic (Pitta), and Anabolic (Kapha).
Through dosha, Ayurveda empowers people to identify metabolic imbalances early, break repetitive patterns of disease, and cultivate habits that support long-term vitality and well-being.
Ultimately, these metabolic patterns also provide a framework for understanding yourself, including body, mind, and spiritual tendencies.
Active Ingredients: Cumin, Coriander Seed, Ginger (Fresh)
Active Ingredients: Coconut Cream, Coconut Flakes
Active Ingredients: Turmeric
MILD APPETITE-SUPPRESSANT Suppresses hunger without causing weight gain.
Active Ingredients: Pumpkin
MILD QUENCHES-THIRST An herb or substance that relieves thirst.
Active Ingredients: Lime
Active Ingredients: Pumpkin, Ghee
Active Ingredients: Salt (Mineral Salt), Lime, Ghee
STRONG GENERAL-LAXATIVE Promotes a bowel movement. General laxative is an umbrella term that refers to several different types of laxatives.
Active Ingredients: Salt (Mineral Salt), Lime, Garlic, Ghee
Active Ingredients: Pumpkin, Garlic
MILD NERVE-RELAXANT-GROUNDING Encourages feelings of stability and heaviness. Makes you feel settled, mentally relaxed. Mildly sedates the nervous system to ease stress. Can bring a spacey or anxious person back to earth. Reduces agitation, irritation, stress and racing thoughts.
Active Ingredients: Pumpkin
MILD WAKES-YOU-UP Invigorates the body and nervous system, increases energy.
Active Ingredients: Ginger (Fresh), Lime
MILD STRENGTHENS-RESOLVE Increases determination and courage by reducing stress and building strength.
Active Ingredients: Salt (Mineral Salt)
MILD RELAXES-EYES Eases tension in eye muscles, so the eyes feel less strained, often by supporting the liver.
Active Ingredients: Pumpkin
STRONG NERVINE Balances the nervous system. They can help with stress, memory, early alzheimer's, and even chronic pain. Often they are aromatic in nature.
Active Ingredients: Cumin, Ginger (Fresh)
Active Ingredients: Pumpkin, Garlic
MILD REFRESHING Stimulates and wakes up the body, leaving it feeling cool, fresh, and energized.
Active Ingredients: Lime, Ginger (Fresh)
MILD STIMULATES-ENERGY This category groups thyroid and adrenal stimulating herbs.
Active Ingredients: Coconut Cream, Ginger (Fresh), Coconut Flakes
MILD SATISFIES-STOMACH Provides a sense of gratification and fullness in the stomach.
Active Ingredients: Pumpkin
STRONG NUTRITIVE An herb that is strengthening and nourishing.
Active Ingredients: Pumpkin, Vegetable Stock, Coconut Cream, Ghee, Coconut Flakes
STRONG DIAPHORETIC An herb that induces sweating, often by dilating blood vessels close to the skin.
Active Ingredients: Black Pepper, Lime, Cayenne Pepper, Coriander Seed, Garlic
MILD SKIN-TONIC An herb that strengthens and nourishes skin, improving tone, color, moisture and complexion.
Active Ingredients: Turmeric
STRONG FLUSHES-SINUSES An herb that relieves sinus congestion by flushing out mucus.
Active Ingredients: Black Pepper, Turmeric, Salt (Mineral Salt), Cayenne Pepper
STRONG IRRITATES-THROAT Creates abrasive feeling in the back of the mouth. May stimulate coughing.
Active Ingredients: Black Pepper, Cayenne Pepper, Ginger (Fresh), Garlic
Active Ingredients: Turmeric, Cayenne Pepper
STRONG ANTI-INFLAMMATORY Reduces inflammation in the body. Different herbs and carriers target different body systems.
Active Ingredients: Turmeric, Ginger (Fresh), Coconut Cream, Cayenne Pepper, Coconut Flakes
STRONG CARDIAC-STIMULANT Herbs that increase the heart rate. Useful in cardiovascular health, blood stagnation, and subjective feeling of heaviness in the chest area.
Active Ingredients: Black Pepper, Cayenne Pepper, Ginger (Fresh)
STRONG BLOOD-TONIC An herb that produces more blood cells in the body, or otherwise improves blood cell quality or hemoglobin content. Helpful for anemia and other types of deficiency.
Active Ingredients: Turmeric, Black Pepper, Coconut Cream, Coconut Flakes
STRONG ALTERATIVE Restores the proper function of the body by cleansing the blood and balancing blood chemistry. In Ayurveda terms, they pacify Pitta in rakta. They were traditionally used to revitalize and detoxify after a long winter.
Active Ingredients: Pumpkin, Turmeric, Garlic, Lime, Coriander Seed
STRONG DIURETIC Herbs that promote urine formation, thereby flushing the kidneys and urinary tract while eliminating any excess water retention. As diuretics reduce water retention, they are often used to reduce blood pressure.
Active Ingredients: Cumin, Coriander Seed, Garlic
STRONG LIVOTONIC An herb that strengthens the liver. It is helpful for people with a history of substance abuse, chronic liver issues from hepatitis and hemolytic anemias. Generally, liver tonics are oily, cool, sweet, mildly sour, or contain beta-carotene.
Active Ingredients: Pumpkin, Coconut Cream, Ghee, Coconut Flakes
MILD MUSCLE-RELAXANT Herbs that relax muscles. Helpful for chronic pain or tension as well as healing from physical trauma.
Active Ingredients: Pumpkin
MILD RELIEVES-TENSION An herb that releases tightness, constriction, and rigidity in a muscle.
Active Ingredients: Pumpkin
STRONG SODIUM Active Ingredients: Salt (Mineral Salt), Pumpkin
Active Ingredients: Turmeric, Lime
MILD NITRIC-OXIDE Improves circulation by dilating blood vessels. Protects blood vessels from damage. Improves athletic performance, libido, immunity, and brain health.
Active Ingredients: Garlic, Shallots
MILD VITAMIN-A Active Ingredients: Pumpkin
MILD POTASSIUM Active Ingredients: Pumpkin
MILD BETA-CAROTENE Active Ingredients: Pumpkin
MILD IRON Iron is necessary for the transport of oxygen in red blood cells.
Active Ingredients: Pumpkin
MILD SOLUBLE-FIBER Active Ingredients: Coconut Cream, Coconut Flakes
MILD SAPONINS Can be used to make soap. Saponins stimulate mucus membrane secretion, liquefying mucus for easy removal (expectorant).
Active Ingredients: Garlic, Shallots
MILD RUTIN Rutin is a flavonoid with anti-oxidant, anti-inflammatory and anti-cancer properties. Commonly used to treat conditions such as varicose veins, hemorrhoids, and high blood pressure.
Active Ingredients: Lime
MILD SULPHUR Active Ingredients: Garlic, Shallots
MILD FATS Active Ingredients: Ghee, Coconut Cream, Coconut Flakes
MILD POLYSACCHARIDES Active Ingredients: Garlic
MILD AROMATASE-INHIBITOR Blocks estrogen synthesis by inhibiting conversion of progesterone and testosterone into estrogen.
Active Ingredients: Lime
MILD SULFATED-POLYSACCHARIDES Active Ingredients: Garlic
MILD POLYPHENOLS Polyphenols are powerful antioxidants seen in many fruits and vegetables. There are more than 8,000 types.
Active Ingredients: Lime
MILD PHOSPHOROUS Active Ingredients: Garlic
John Immel, the founder of Joyful Belly, teaches people personalized diet, lifestyle and herbs through Classical Metabolic Theory (Ayurveda & Greek Medicine). His approach is clinical, yet exudes an ease which many find enjoyable and insightful. John also directs the Joyful Belly College, offering professional clinical training for over 15 years.
John's hobbies & specialties include advanced digestive disorders, virtue psychology through classical & Christian philosophy, languages, cooking & botany. He holds a bachelor's degree in mathematics from Harvard University. John, his wife Natalie, and their 8 kids live in Asheville, NC.
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