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AYURVEDIC RECIPES

Fried Tapioca Patties With Cilantro, Ginger & Peanuts


How to Make Fried Tapioca Patties with Cilantro, Ginger & Peanuts

INGREDIENTS

32 g
1/2 c
2 tbsp
2 whole
1 tsp
1 inch
1 c
1/2 tsp
1/2 whole

PREPARATION OF THIS HEALTHY RECIPE

1) Rinse tapioca and drain. Set aside, covered, for 4-5 hours to soften tapioca.

2) Meanwhile, boil potatoes, skin and mash them.

3) Grind coriander seeds into a powder using a mortar and pestle, or coffee grinder. Chop and mash peanuts.

4) Mix together all ingredients (except oil) gently and knead into a dough. Avoid mixing too long or mixture will become sticky.

5) Make into 2" balls and deep dry in oil. Serve alongside coconut mint chutney.


Makes 6 patties
Serving Size: 2 patties

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How Does This Ayurvedic Recipe Improve Wellness?

CONSTITUTIONAL MEDICINE INSIGHTS

The gooeyness of tapioca is supportive for dry Vata skin, gut, and respiratory tract. Fried foods may be too difficult to digest for sensitive Vata types. The gooeyness of tapioca aggravates Kapha.

WHAT IS FRIED TAPIOCA PATTIES WITH CILANTRO, GINGER & PEANUTS?

Experiment with "Sabudana Wada" : savory, fried tapioca patties from Maharastra, India. Crunchy on the outside, gooey on the inside. Discovered in Pune, India.

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Medicinal Effects of Fried Tapioca Patties with Cilantro, Ginger & Peanuts

Constitutional nutrition systems use biocharacteristics to classify the metabolic nature of food, herbs, lifestyle choices, your body, and disease.

METABOLIC NATURE / BIOCHARACTERISTICS

Metabolic Nature / Biocharacteristics

Ayurveda assesses metabolic imbalances through 20 main biocharacteristics (vital qualtiies). Aggravating them weakens your body and causes imbalance. By knowing which biocharacteristics are habitually imbalanced in your body, you will be able to identify and correct metabolic imbalances before you get sick. Every biocharacteristic has an opposite which balances it (i.e. hot balances cold). You restore balance by favoring diet and lifestyle choices that increase the opposite biocharacteristic.

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EASY

ABOUT EASY BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Easy refers to anything easy to digest, or digests quickly.

Active Ingredients: Cilantro, Tapioca, Ginger (Fresh), Coconut Oil, Lime

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CLEAR

ABOUT CLEAR BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Clear refers to anything that cleanses or flushes out wastes, or that digests ama.

Active Ingredients: Coriander Seed, Salt (Mineral Salt), Ginger (Fresh), Lime

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DRY

ABOUT DRY BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Dry is identified by lack of moisture, lack of fat, or anything that causes diuresis.

Active Ingredients: Cilantro, Potato, Peanuts, Coriander Seed

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COLD

ABOUT COLD BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Cold refers to anything that reduces body temperature, metabolism, and blood flow.

Active Ingredients: Cilantro, Tapioca, Potato, Coconut Oil, Lime

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MOBILE

ABOUT MOBILE BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Mobile refers to anything that stimulates the nervous system, muscles, or activity.

Active Ingredients: Ginger (Fresh)

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AYURVEDA BODY TYPES (DOSHAS)

The Three Doshas / Body Types

Ayurveda is a metabolic theory of medicine that explains individual health, tendencies, and disease patterns through the concept of doshas, which can be understood as your metabolic patterns and tendencies.

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.

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PACIFIES
Pitta pacifying Vata pacifying
AGGRAVATES
Kapha aggravating

GREEK MEDICINE / TEMPERAMENTS

The Four Temperaments / Humors

Ayurveda & Greek Medicine were the dominant form of medicine along the Silk Road from England to China and South Asia. They work by assessing your metabolic type, patterns, and nature. Greek medicine recognizes 4 metabolic temperaments, Melancholic, Choleric, Sanguine, and Phlegmatic.

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PACIFIES
MELANCHOLIC

ABOUT MELANCHOLIC BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Cold and dry with a slow, variable or erratic metabolism. Colicky, tense. Withdrawn, pensive, anxious, and hesitant. Analytical, intelligent, detail oriented and creative. Prone to ojas depletion, dehydration, an overactive nervous system, and depression.

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SANGUINE

ABOUT SANGUINE BIOCHARACTERISTIC

A hot and oily nature with a moderate metabolism and a well nourished body makes Sanguine individuals vigorous, vivacious, outgoing and generous, and prone to impulsivity and self indulgence. Bullish and intense when out of balance.

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AGGRAVATES
CHOLERIC

ABOUT CHOLERIC BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Has a hot and dry metabolic nature. Enthusiastic, vibrant and bright. In excess burns up fluids and ojas, irritable. Corresponds to high bilirubin in the blood that irritates and heats up the body and liver.

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PHLEGMATIC

ABOUT PHLEGMATIC BIOCHARACTERISTIC

A Phlegmatic has a cold and wet metabolic nature. The coldness implies a slow metabolism, the moisture that you are well-nourished. Phlegmatics tend towards sluggishness and thickened fluids, including mucus.

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Other Health Virtues

Aromatic

AROMATIC

Herbs or spices with volatile essential oils that present strong aromas. Aromatic oils shock, refresh and numb tissue, with the end result of relaxing, opening and clearing stagnant fluids in tissues.

Active Ingredients: Ginger (Fresh), Coriander Seed

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Crunchy

STRONG CRUNCHY

Makes an audible noise when you eat them. Can provide fun texture variation.

Active Ingredients: Peanuts

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Medicinal Benefits, Uses & Herbal Actions of Fried Tapioca Patties with Cilantro, Ginger & Peanuts
Experiences are Personal
Experiences vary according to the person and constitution. Individual results may vary. The list of herbal-actions below has not be approved by the FDA and should not be used to treat a medical condition.

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Nauseating

MILD NAUSEATING

Brings about feelings of unease and discomfort in the stomach, often accompanied with the involuntary urge to vomit.

Active Ingredients: Peanuts

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Quenches Thirst

MILD QUENCHES-THIRST

An herb or substance that relieves thirst.

Active Ingredients: Lime

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Nerve Relaxant Grounding

STRONG 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: Potato, Peanuts

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Makes You Tired

MAKES-YOU-TIRED

Induces drowsiness and promotes sound sleep.

Active Ingredients: Potato

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Wakes You Up

WAKES-YOU-UP

Invigorates the body and nervous system, increases energy.

Active Ingredients: Ginger (Fresh), Lime

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Causes Tension

MILD CAUSES-TENSION

Increases feelings of tension, constriction and tightness in the body.

Active Ingredients: Peanuts

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Makes Jittery

MILD MAKES-JITTERY

Active Ingredients: Peanuts

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Strengthens Resolve

MILD STRENGTHENS-RESOLVE

Increases determination and courage by reducing stress and building strength.

Active Ingredients: Salt (Mineral Salt)

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Stimulates Energy

STRONG STIMULATES-ENERGY

This category groups thyroid and adrenal stimulating herbs.

Active Ingredients: Cilantro, Ginger (Fresh), Coconut Oil

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Satisfies Stomach

STRONG SATISFIES-STOMACH

Provides a sense of gratification and fullness in the stomach.

Active Ingredients: Potato, Tapioca, Peanuts

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Refreshing

STRONG REFRESHING

Stimulates and wakes up the body, leaving it feeling cool, fresh, and energized.

Active Ingredients: Cilantro, Ginger (Fresh), Lime

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Nutritive

STRONG NUTRITIVE

An herb that is strengthening and nourishing.

Active Ingredients: Tapioca, Potato, Peanuts, Coconut Oil

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Diaphoretic

DIAPHORETIC

An herb that induces sweating, often by dilating blood vessels close to the skin.

Active Ingredients: Coriander Seed, Lime

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Demulcent

DEMULCENT

Herbs that coat or form a soothing film over a mucous membrane, relieving minor pain and inflammation of the membrane.

Active Ingredients: Tapioca, Potato

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Soothes Throat

MILD SOOTHES-THROAT

Soothes throat discomfort, including from a sore or ticklish throat.

Active Ingredients: Tapioca

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Irritates Throat

MILD IRRITATES-THROAT

Creates abrasive feeling in the back of the mouth. May stimulate coughing.

Active Ingredients: Ginger (Fresh)

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Flushes Sinuses

MILD FLUSHES-SINUSES

An herb that relieves sinus congestion by flushing out mucus.

Active Ingredients: Salt (Mineral Salt)

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Warms Ears

MILD WARMS-EARS

Stimulates peripheral circulation to warm extremities, including the ears.

Active Ingredients: Peanuts

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Cardiac Stimulant

MILD 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: Ginger (Fresh)

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Diuretic

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: Cilantro, Coriander Seed

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Dries Mouth

MILD DRIES-MOUTH

Makes the mouth feel dry, or pasty.

Active Ingredients: Peanuts

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Constituents:
Nitric Oxide

STRONG NITRIC-OXIDE

Improves circulation by dilating blood vessels. Protects blood vessels from damage. Improves athletic performance, libido, immunity, and brain health.

Active Ingredients: Cilantro

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Aromatase Inhibitor

STRONG AROMATASE-INHIBITOR

Blocks estrogen synthesis by inhibiting conversion of progesterone and testosterone into estrogen.

Active Ingredients: Cilantro, Lime

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Carbohydrate

STRONG CARBOHYDRATE

Active Ingredients: Potato, Tapioca

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Phosphorous

PHOSPHOROUS

Active Ingredients: Potato, Peanuts

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Coumarin

COUMARIN

Moderately toxic, vascular tonic, hypotensive, and anti-inflammatory.

Active Ingredients: Cilantro

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Phytates

PHYTATES

Phytates prevent absorption of nutrients. They are commonly found in all seeds, including nuts, grains, and beans. Sprouting greatly reduces phytate content, as well as long, slow cooking with vinegar.

Active Ingredients: Peanuts, Tapioca

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Fats

FATS

Active Ingredients: Peanuts, Coconut Oil

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Potassium

MILD POTASSIUM

Active Ingredients: Potato

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Vitamin E

MILD VITAMIN-E

Active Ingredients: Peanuts

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Protein

MILD PROTEIN

Active Ingredients: Peanuts

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Vitamin C

MILD VITAMIN-C

Active Ingredients: Potato

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Resveratrol

MILD RESVERATROL

Antioxidant frequently used for anti-aging. Protects airways and blood vessels. Anti-inflammatory and anti-diabetic.

Active Ingredients: Peanuts

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Sodium

MILD SODIUM

Active Ingredients: Salt (Mineral Salt)

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Soluble Fiber

MILD SOLUBLE-FIBER

Active Ingredients: Potato

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Folate

MILD FOLATE

Active Ingredients: Peanuts

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Rutin

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

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Polyphenols

MILD POLYPHENOLS

Polyphenols are powerful antioxidants seen in many fruits and vegetables. There are more than 8,000 types.

Active Ingredients: Lime

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Flavonoids

MILD FLAVONOIDS

Flavonoids are a colorful type of polyphenol. As all polyphenols, they have a strong antioxidant effect. Many flavonoids have an anti-inflammatory, and/or antiallergen effect.

Active Ingredients: Lime

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    Mustard Seed has these Actions in Common

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  • Peanut Butter

    Peanut Butter has these Actions in Common

    Nutritive, Causes-tension, Nauseating, Satisfies-stomach, Dries-mouth, Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Warms-ears, Makes-jittery

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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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