Lemon Rice With Cashews, Peas, Ghee & Cumin |
| 1/4 c | |
| 1/2 c | |
| 2 whole | |
| 1 c | |
| 1 c | |
| 1/2 tsp | |
| 1/2 tsp | |
| 1/2 tsp | |
| 1/2 tsp |
1. Dry roast the cumin and mustard seeds until they begin to pop.
2. In a separate pot, roast rice and cashews in the ghee until slightly browned.
3. Add 2c water and spices then bring to a boil, cover, and simmer 25 minutes.
4. Add the peas and continue simmering another 10 minutes or until rice is tender.
5. Squeeze lemon juice over the rice and carefully transfer to another bowl. Be careful not to stir the rice, or the grains will break.
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Active Ingredients: Ghee, Basmati Rice, Mustard Seed, Lemon, Sweet Peas, Cumin
Active Ingredients: Mustard Seed, Lemon, Turmeric, Salt (Mineral Salt), Cumin
Active Ingredients: Lemon, Turmeric, Cashews, Salt (Mineral Salt), Cumin, Mustard Seed
Active Ingredients: Lemon, Turmeric
Active Ingredients: Lemon
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.
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Active Ingredients: Cumin, Mustard Seed
Active Ingredients: Cashews
Active Ingredients: Mustard Seed
STRONG REPRODUCTIVE Reproductive tissue (Shukra/Artava Dhatu) includes male and female reproductive organs.
Active Ingredients: Ghee
Active Ingredients: Ghee, Basmati Rice, Cashews
STRONG FAT Fat tissue (Meda Dhatu) includes adipose tissue and sebum (skin oil).
Active Ingredients: Ghee
STRONG NERVES Marrow tissue (Majja Dhatu) includes bone marrow and nervous tissue.
Active Ingredients: Ghee
Active Ingredients: Lemon
MILD WARMS-ABDOMEN Warms the muscles and organs of the abdomen, stimulating digestion and metabolism.
Active Ingredients: Mustard Seed
MILD NAUSEATING Brings about feelings of unease and discomfort in the stomach, often accompanied with the involuntary urge to vomit.
Active Ingredients: Mustard Seed
STRONG CARMINATIVE Stimulates the release of gas. Helpful for bloating or cramping abdominal pain. Propels food downward. Carminatives typically expel gas by relaxing the muscles of the intestines.
Active Ingredients: Lemon, Turmeric, Mustard Seed, Cumin
MILD RELIEVES-BURNING Herbs that soothe a burn or reduce an internal burning sensation, such as aloe vera.
Active Ingredients: Ghee
STRONG GENERAL-LAXATIVE Promotes a bowel movement. General laxative is an umbrella term that refers to several different types of laxatives.
Active Ingredients: Lemon, Ghee, Sweet Peas, Salt (Mineral Salt)
STRONG STOOL-SOFTENER Softens hard and difficult to eliminate stool. Stool softeners are the safest and most gentle type of laxative. Examples include warm milk with ghee.
Active Ingredients: Lemon, Ghee, Salt (Mineral Salt)
STRONG WAKES-YOU-UP Invigorates the body and nervous system, increases energy.
Active Ingredients: Lemon, Mustard Seed
Active Ingredients: Lemon
MILD STRENGTHENS-RESOLVE Increases determination and courage by reducing stress and building strength.
Active Ingredients: Mustard Seed, Salt (Mineral Salt)
MILD STIMULATES-FRONT-OF-BRAIN Creates a feeling of awareness or tension in the area in the forehead. Activates the frontal lobe - the area responsible for motor function, emotional expression, thinking, and decision making.
Active Ingredients: Mustard Seed
STRONG STIMULATES-ENERGY This category groups thyroid and adrenal stimulating herbs.
Active Ingredients: Lemon, Mustard Seed
Active Ingredients: Cashews, Basmati Rice, Sweet Peas
Active Ingredients: Lemon
MILD BUILDS-STAMINA Promotes strength, endurance and resistance in the body. Rebuilds weak tissues after a time of depletion.
Active Ingredients: Cashews
STRONG NUTRITIVE An herb that is strengthening and nourishing.
Active Ingredients: Ghee, Basmati Rice, Cashews, Sweet Peas
STRONG DIAPHORETIC An herb that induces sweating, often by dilating blood vessels close to the skin.
Active Ingredients: Lemon, Mustard Seed
Active Ingredients: Lemon
Active Ingredients: Turmeric, Mustard Seed, Salt (Mineral Salt)
Active Ingredients: Mustard Seed, Turmeric
MILD CLEARS-SINUSES Cleanses sinuses by draining excess mucus, allowing for clear, easy breathing.
Active Ingredients: Mustard Seed
MILD IRRITATES-THROAT Creates abrasive feeling in the back of the mouth. May stimulate coughing.
Active Ingredients: Mustard Seed
Active Ingredients: Lemon
MILD WARMS-EARS Stimulates peripheral circulation to warm extremities, including the ears.
Active Ingredients: Mustard Seed
MILD WARMS-HEAD An herb that increases sensations of heat and warmth in the head.
Active Ingredients: Mustard Seed
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: Mustard Seed
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: Lemon, Turmeric
Active Ingredients: Mustard Seed, Cumin
STRONG CHOLAGOGUE Cholagogues stimulate the production & release of bile from the liver & gallbladder. This refreshes and cleanses these organs, as well as increases bile in the small intestines.
Active Ingredients: Lemon, Ghee, Turmeric, Salt (Mineral Salt)
MILD RELIEVES-TENSION An herb that releases tightness, constriction, and rigidity in a muscle.
Active Ingredients: Mustard Seed
MILD MUSCLE-RELAXANT Herbs that relax muscles. Helpful for chronic pain or tension as well as healing from physical trauma.
Active Ingredients: Mustard Seed
STRONG 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: Lemon, Turmeric
STRONG 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: Lemon
Active Ingredients: Lemon
Active Ingredients: Lemon
MILD 5A-REDUCTASE-INHIBITOR Active Ingredients: Turmeric
MILD PROTEIN Active Ingredients: Cashews, Sweet Peas
MILD SODIUM Active Ingredients: Salt (Mineral Salt)
MILD ZINC Active Ingredients: Cashews
MILD CARBOHYDRATE Active Ingredients: Basmati Rice
MILD PHOSPHOROUS Active Ingredients: Cashews
MILD MAGNESIUM Helps muscles relax. Laxative.
Active Ingredients: Cashews
MILD 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: Cashews
John Immel, the founder of Joyful Belly, teaches people how to have a healthy diet and lifestyle through constitutional nutrition (Ayurveda & Greek Medicine). His approach is clinical, yet exudes an ease which many find enjoyable and insightful. John also directs the Joyful Belly College of Ayurveda, offering professional clinical training in Ayurveda for over 15 years.
John's hobbies & specialties include advanced digestive disorders, medieval Catholic philosophy, & 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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