PERSIAN POMEGRANATE WALNUT STEW (FESENJAN) |
How to Make Persian Pomegranate Walnut Stew (Fesenjan)
SERVINGS: 4 PREP TIME: 2 MINUTES COOK TIME: 2 MINUTES SKILL LEVEL: EASY
INGREDIENTSSKILL LEVEL: EASY
| 1/4 tsp | |
| 1/2 c | |
| 2 lb | |
| 1/4 tsp | |
| 2 tbsp | |
| 1 tbsp | |
| 1 c | |
| 1/4 tsp | |
| 1/2 tsp | |
| 1 c | |
| 1 c | |
PREPARATION
1. Bring pomegranate juice to a boil on the stove, then lower heat to low. Simmer for 30 minutes and set aside.
2. In a skillet or oven, toast the walnuts over medium-low heat just until fragrant. Allow to cool and then finely chop them in a food processor.
3. Heat ghee over medium high heat in a Dutch oven and saute chicken breasts and thighs. Lightly salt the chicken and cook the chicken in batch. Remove.
4. Reduce heat to medium and add the onions (add more ghee) and saute. Add the cooked chicken to the skillet and add the chicken broth.
5. Bring to a gentle boil, reduce heat to a simmer and stir in the walnut meal, maple syrup, spices, and reduced pomegranate juice. Stir to combine and simmer for 30-40 minutes, until slightly thickened.
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AYURVEDIC ANALYSIS
Fruit juice with meals is technically a bad food combination, unless it's well-cooked into the food as it is in this stew. A hearty choice that will ground frenzied Vata.
WHAT IS PERSIAN POMEGRANATE WALNUT STEW (FESENJAN)?A thick and sweet stew served traditionally on special occasions and holiday in Iran.
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MEDICINAL QUALITIES
INCREASES
Increases These Qualities (Gunas)
Functional Ayurveda helps you assess imbalances through 20 main characteristics
( 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).
You restore balance by favoring diet and lifestyle choices that increase the opposite characteristic.
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| HOT  ABOUT HOT GUNA
Hot is identified by increased body temperature, metabolism, or inflammation.
LEARN MORE ABOUT HOT HEAVY  ABOUT HEAVY GUNA
Heavy is identified by sedation, sluggishness, or increased weight.
LEARN MORE ABOUT HEAVY CLEAR  ABOUT CLEAR GUNA
Clear refers to anything that cleanses or flushes out wastes, or that digests ama.
LEARN MORE ABOUT CLEAR GOOEY  ABOUT GOOEY GUNA
Gooey is identified by anything gelatinous (such as oatmeal), or by mucus congestion.
LEARN MORE ABOUT GOOEY | TASTES
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.
The six tastes are sweet, sour, salty, pungent, bitter, and astringent.
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| SWEET  ABOUT SWEET GUNA
Sweet refers to anything builds tissue, including macronutrients such as carbohydrates, proteins and fats.
LEARN MORE ABOUT SWEET ASTRINGENT  ABOUT ASTRINGENT GUNA
Astringency is characterized by constriction, drawing together, or drying.
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The Three Doshas / Body Types
People tend to get sick, over and over again, due to similar causes and habitual 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.
Metabolic individuals tend to burn or use energy.
Anabolic individuals tend to store energy as body mass.
Catabolic people tend to be easily stimulated, hyperactive, underweight and dry.
Metabolic people tend to be rosy-cheeked, easily irritated, focused, driven, and easily inflamed.
Anabolic people are heavy, stable and grounded, but if they store too much energy, they could gain weight easily and have congestion.
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| | HAS THE FOLLOWING | EFFECT:
Ojas OJAS
Ojas is the essence of healthy tissue, immunity, stable energy and happiness. Substances that improve ojas are recommended after long-term illness, debility, emotional and physical trauma, and even sadness.
LEARN MORE ABOUT OJAS , , Rajasic RAJASIC
Rajasic foods stimulate desire or nervous energy. Red meat, high protein food, garlic and onions stimulate desire. Rajasic foods include chili peppers, coffee, and anything that stimulates movement.
LEARN MORE ABOUT RAJASIC , Tejas TEJAS
Herbs that increase tejas improve metabolism & brightness by stimulating the fire element at a cellular level. Destroys toxicity, excess fluids, & improves digestion. Also helps with mental function such as poor memory, lack of inspiration & depression.
LEARN MORE ABOUT TEJAS , Prana PRANA
Prana is the Sanskrit word for vital life energy, similar to Qi in Chinese Medicine. Many herbs stimulate your energy, or improve the flow of prana through your body. Generally, prana needs to be increased in spring after a sleepy winter.
LEARN MORE ABOUT PRANA , Tamasic TAMASIC
Tamasic foods promote rest, sleepiness and stillness. Examples include wheat, mushrooms.
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TYPE:
Meats
CONTAINS:
Tree Nuts, Allergens, Non Veg NON-VEG
Shorthand for non-vegetarian referring to recipes or people who eat a diet that includes meat. Typical demarcation on the outside of a restaurant in India!
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ELEMENT:
COLOR:
Brown
NOURISHES:
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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.
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I was thinking that fruit should not be mixed with other ingredients, except acidic ones?...
- g, Pune , 03-25-15 ( Reply) Fruit should generally be eaten alone.
Because the fruit juice is cooked into the dish, it does not pose a digestive issue.
- Kimberly Kubicke, Asbury park, NJ , 07-21-16 ( Reply) Really enjoyed this stew! The ingredients list doesn't include chicken broth, however the instructions reference adding broth. I added 2c and it came out well - perhaps more could be added? I also shredded the chicken with 2 forks. Yummy...will make this again.
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