LEMON & SAFFRON TAPIOCA PUDDING |
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How to Make Lemon & Saffron Tapioca PuddingSERVINGS: 4 PREP TIME: 20 MINUTES COOK TIME: 60 MINUTES SKILL LEVEL: EASY
INGREDIENTSSKILL LEVEL: EASY
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2 pinch | |
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PREPARATION OF THIS HEALTHY RECIPE
1. Wash the tapioca pearls and let sit 15-20 minutes. For larger pearls, let sit one hour. They will soften, and swell, but should not be sticky.
2. Bring the coconut milk to a boil. Note: recipe works well with milk or almond milk as well.
3. Reduce heat to a simmer. Add tapioca, vanilla extract, saffron and lemon zest. Stir frequently to avoid tapioca sticking to bottom of pan.
4. Cook until tapioca pearls are soft, including the center.
5. Finally, add sugar and salt. Stir until completely dissolved. Chill and serve.
How Does This Ayurvedic Recipe Improve Wellness?
CLINICAL AYURVEDIC REVIEW
Restore comfort and ease to your day with creamy tapioca pudding. The softness of tapioca is a balm to any mental stress, to soothe and lull any anxious thoughts. Warm aromatic saffron adds a subtle elegance to this rich, luxurious dessert while sour lemon adds a stimulating twist. Soothe Your StressYou'll feel more at peace simply by enjoying this dessert. Tapioca contains omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids which are both critical for brain function. If you feel irritable, the nourishing fats of coconut milk can calm your mind. Saffron is a calming aromatic. Make this dessert at the end of a stressful day or enjoy as a reprieve from high pressure situation.
The soothing properties of tapioca extend to the gut as well. The pleasant feeling of tapioca in your tummy is not only psychological, but hearkans to the medicinal benefits of tapioca. Tapioca actually soothes inflammation of the GI. The gooey demulcent quality coats ulcers and sores in the GI tract. For additional soothing relief, substitute lime for lemon in this recipe. Nourishing for Late SummerThe heat of summer and sweating seems to sap your strength, tax your blood sugar, and deplete vital electrolytes. Late summer and early fall tend to be astringent and dry. The richness of tapioca and coconut milk restores sweetness and oiliness to your blood, bringing your energy levels back. Lemon's sourness restores juiciness to a dried out system. Strengthen & Restore Your BodyTapioca is starch extract derived from the cassava plant. Like many starches, tapioca is a nurturing remedy for weakness and debility. Because it is so easy to digest, tapioca encourages healthy weight gain after an illness. Tapioca and coconut milk strengthen your body as it prepares for colder winter months ahead.
Thanks to it's high iron content you will feel invigorated by this sweet affectionate treat. One cup has 13% of the daily allowance which is almost twice the amount in wheat berries. Tapioca also improves your blood circulation (especially with the help of saffron!) and nourishes the blood itself. It has been show to increase red blood cell count, helpful for those with anemia. Lemon & Saffron Tapioca is also a delicious way to protect bone mineral density as tapioca is also high in calcium. ContraindicationsIf your tapioca is not fully cooked, it will continue to absorb water from your digestive tract and dry out your colon. The result is constipation with dry, hard stools. If the tapioca is fully cooked, you don't need to worry about this.
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Your Ayurvedic diet is tailored to your individual body and your specific imbalances.
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Disease results from diets and lifestyles that are incompatible with your nature.
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Increases These Biocharacteristics (Gunas)
Functional Ayurveda helps you assess imbalances through 20 main biocharacteristics
(gunas).
Aggravating these characteristics weakens your body and causes imbalance.
By knowing which characteristics are habitually imbalanced in your body, you will be able to identify and correct imbalances before you get sick.
Every characteristic has an opposite which balances it (i.e. hot balances cold).
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Heavy is identified by sedation, sluggishness, or increased weight.
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Cold refers to anything that reduces body temperature, metabolism, and blood flow.
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The 6 Tastes
Taste is used to sense the most basic properties and effects of food.
Each taste has a specific medicinal effect on your body.
Cravings for food with certain tastes indicate your body is craving specific medicinal results from food.
Taste is experienced on the tongue and represents your body's reaction to foods.
Sweet taste causes physical satisfaction and attraction whereas bitter taste causes discomfort and aversion.
Kapha should use less sweet taste while Vata and Pitta would benefit from using more sweet taste.
One of the first signs of illness is that your taste and appetite for food changes.
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Sweet refers to anything builds tissue, including macronutrients such as carbohydrates, proteins and fats.
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According to the biocharacteristic theory of medicine,
people tend to get sick, over and over again, due to habitual causes and imbalances that are unique to the person.
Your body type summarizes this tendency, showing you the 'type' of conditions and imbalances that frequently challenge your health & wellness.
Using body type, you can also identify remedies likely to improve your strength and resiliency.
Your body type identifies physical and mental characteristics as well as your personal strengths and weaknesses.
The calculation of your body type is based on your medical history.
The 3 functional body types
(doshas),
are Catabolic (Vata), Metabolic (Pitta), and Anabolic (Kapha).
Catabolic individuals tend to break down body mass into energy. They are easily stimulated, hyperactive, underweight and dry.
Metabolic individuals tend to burn or use energy. They tend to be rosy-cheeked, easily irritated, focused, driven, and easily inflamed.
Anabolic individuals tend to store energy as body mass. If they store too much energy, they could gain weight easily and have congestion. Anabolic people tend to be stable and grounded.
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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.
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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.
Makes Jittery, , , Nerve Relaxant Grounding 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.
SEE ALL 'NERVE-RELAXANT-GROUNDING' FOODS / HERBS , , Brain Tonic BRAIN-TONIC
An herb that strengthens the brain and thereby enhances memory or other cognitive functions and improves mental stamina or stability.
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Balances the nervous system. They can help with stress, memory, early alzheimer's, and even chronic pain. Often they are aromatic in nature.
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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.
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What do you substitute for sugar?
- Kate, Tucson, AZ , 09-10-13 ( Reply)
The recipe calls for raw sugar. Enjoy!
- David McKaig, Swannanoa, NC , 09-10-13 ( Reply)
Would it be okay to blend up some dates into the milk and then cook it, thus leaving out the raw sugar (since the dates will sweeten it)?
- Jess, Allen park, MI , 01-28-14 ( Reply)
Dates would make a great substitute for sugar!
- David McKaig, Swannanoa, NC , 01-28-14 ( Reply)
can I use tapioca flour instead of the pearls?
- Larissa Demalteris, Golden, CO , 09-24-14 ( Reply)
Larissa, you can try using Tapioca flour. The texture will just be different.
Great recipe!Would be ok to use lemon zest if doing it with normal milk?
When mixing citrus and dairy milk, you need to be careful of curdling. If you can add just the zest, it should be ok as the juice is what tends to cause more trouble. Let us know how it goes!
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