Mung Dal Kitchari (kapha Reducing) |
| 2 tbsp | |
| 4 c | |
| 4 leaves | |
| 1 tsp | |
| 1 c | |
| 1 inch | |
| 1/2 tsp | |
| 1/2 c | |
| 1/4 tsp | |
| 1/4 tsp | |
| 1/4 tsp |
1. Use split mung bean if possible. Soak the mung beans for several hours before cooking and drain. Add 6c water and bring to a boil, scooping off any foam that forms on the top. Then, strain out the liquid, and add another 4c of fresh water to the mung dal.
2. When the mung beans are dissolved into the broth (1-3hrs depending upon desired textured), grind the ginger, cinnamon, cardamom and cumin. Make a thick paste by adding a bit of water. Let sit for five minutes, then saute in the ghee until the spices become aromatic but before they brown. De-glaze the frying pan with a 1/4c of water to soak all the remaining flavor of the spices and add to the mung soup.
3. Add rice and any remaining ingredients to broth. Stir. Cover and cook on low heat for 20-25 minutes or until grains are tender.
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Active Ingredients: Cumin, Basmati Rice, Bay Leaf, Ghee, Cloves, Cinnamon, Ginger (Fresh), Mung Bean
Active Ingredients: Cumin, Water, Bay Leaf, Cloves, Ginger (Fresh), Mung Bean, Salt (Mineral Salt), Cardamom
Active Ingredients: Bay Leaf, Cumin, Ginger (Fresh), Cinnamon, Mung Bean, Cardamom
Active Ingredients: Bay Leaf, Cumin, Mung Bean, Cardamom
Active Ingredients: Cumin, Ginger (Fresh), Cloves, Bay Leaf, Cinnamon, Cardamom, Salt (Mineral Salt)
Active Ingredients: Cumin, Cloves, Bay Leaf
Active Ingredients: Bay Leaf, Cloves, Cinnamon, Mung Bean
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).
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Active Ingredients: Cumin, Bay Leaf, Ginger (Fresh), Cloves, Cinnamon, Cardamom
Active Ingredients: Cloves
MILD WARMS-ABDOMEN Warms the muscles and organs of the abdomen, stimulating digestion and metabolism.
Active Ingredients: Cloves
MILD QUENCHES-THIRST An herb or substance that relieves thirst.
Active Ingredients: Water
STRONG DIGESTIVE Herbs that encourage healthy digestion.
Active Ingredients: Cumin, Cloves, Cinnamon, Ginger (Fresh), Bay Leaf, Cardamom, Salt (Mineral Salt)
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: Cumin, Cinnamon, Cloves, Ginger (Fresh), Bay Leaf, Cardamom
Active Ingredients: Water, Ghee
STRONG INTERNAL-DETOXICANT Liquefies, dissolves, decongests or dislodges internal stagnant toxins. Decongests the lymphatic system.
Active Ingredients: Cumin, Cloves, Ginger (Fresh), Cinnamon, Bay Leaf, Water, Ghee, Cardamom, Mung Bean, Salt (Mineral Salt)
STRONG BURNS-TOXINS An herb that detoxifies by helping your body metabolize toxins, as opposed to eliminating them.
Active Ingredients: Cumin, Cinnamon, Cloves, Ginger (Fresh), Bay Leaf, Cardamom
MILD NUMBS-ANASTHETIC Inhibits sensation in a particular area.
Active Ingredients: Cloves
MILD WAKES-YOU-UP Invigorates the body and nervous system, increases energy.
Active Ingredients: Ginger (Fresh)
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: Cloves
Active Ingredients: Cinnamon, Ginger (Fresh), Cardamom
MILD SATISFIES-STOMACH Provides a sense of gratification and fullness in the stomach.
Active Ingredients: Basmati Rice, Mung Bean
MILD REFRESHING Stimulates and wakes up the body, leaving it feeling cool, fresh, and energized.
Active Ingredients: Ginger (Fresh)
STRONG DIAPHORETIC An herb that induces sweating, often by dilating blood vessels close to the skin.
Active Ingredients: Bay Leaf, Cloves, Cinnamon, Cardamom
Active Ingredients: Ginger (Fresh), Cinnamon
Active Ingredients: Cloves, Cinnamon
MILD SOOTHES-THROAT Soothes throat discomfort, including from a sore or ticklish throat.
Active Ingredients: Cinnamon
STRONG DECONGESTANT An herb that reduces mucus production often by restricting blood flow to mucus membranes.
Active Ingredients: Cumin, Ginger (Fresh), Cinnamon, Cardamom
Active Ingredients: Cloves, Cinnamon, Cardamom
STRONG ANTIMICROBIAL An agent that kills microorganisms or inhibits their growth. Antimicrobial is an umbrella term that can be broken down into specific categories of target microorganism, such as anti-bacterials, fungals, and virals.
Active Ingredients: Cumin, Cloves, Cinnamon, Salt (Mineral Salt)
STRONG ANTHELMINTHIC Kills parasitic worms (hookworms, tapeworms, roundworms, etc).
Active Ingredients: Cumin, Cloves
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: Cinnamon, Cloves, Ginger (Fresh)
MILD WARMS-HEAD An herb that increases sensations of heat and warmth in the head.
Active Ingredients: Cloves
MILD WARMS-EARS Stimulates peripheral circulation to warm extremities, including the ears.
Active Ingredients: Cloves
STRONG VASODILATOR A vasodilator is an herb that widens the blood vessels by the relaxation of smooth muscle cells within the vessel walls, thereby increasing circulation systemically or to a local area.
Active Ingredients: Cloves, Ginger (Fresh), Bay Leaf
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, Mung Bean, Cinnamon, Cardamom
STRONG GALACTAGOGUE Increases production of breast milk, often by raising prolactin and diaphoresis.
Active Ingredients: Cumin, Ginger (Fresh), Cinnamon
STRONG ANTISPASMODIC Herbs that reduce or inhibit muscle spasms or cramping, such as in asthma, menstruation, heart palpitations, migraine, or IBS.
Active Ingredients: Cumin, Cloves, Ginger (Fresh), Cardamom
MILD COUMARIN Moderately toxic, vascular tonic, hypotensive, and anti-inflammatory.
Active Ingredients: Cinnamon
MILD TANNINS Active Ingredients: Mung Bean
MILD CARBOHYDRATE Active Ingredients: Basmati Rice
MILD FATS Active Ingredients: Ghee
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