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Pistachio Pancakes With Cardamom


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How to Make Pistachio Pancakes with Cardamom

INGREDIENTS

1/2 c
1 tbsp
1 tbsp
1 c
1 c
1/2 tsp
1/2 tsp
1/4 tsp
1/4 tsp
1/4 tsp
2 pinch

PREPARATION OF THIS HEALTHY RECIPE

Chop pistachios. Mix the remaining dry ingredients and wet ingredients in separate bowls. Combine and griddle 'em up!

How Does This Ayurvedic Recipe Improve Wellness?

CLINICAL AYURVEDIC REVIEW

Pancakes with spelt flour and spices are much easier to digest and less sticky in the GI tract. Cardamom effectively destroys mucus in the stomach and breaks up the stickiness of wheat. Vata's with gas or weak digestion should be careful to sip warm water whenever eating pancakes or bread like foods which absorb too much fluids from the GI tract.

WHAT IS PISTACHIO PANCAKES WITH CARDAMOM?

Experiment with sweet spices in pancakes, including cardamom, nutmeg, cinnamon. Discovered by chef Yashoda Naidoo at Annapurna, an ayurvedic restaurant in Albuquerque, NM.

AYURVEDA'S GUIDE TO VITALITY & WHOLESOME NOURISHMENT

Your Ayurvedic diet is tailored to your individual body and your specific imbalances. With an Ayurvedic diet you feel joy and satisfaction because what you are eating truly nourishes and balances you. Disease results from diets and lifestyles that are incompatible with your nature. By eating a personalized diet matched to your body, you experience optimal health. See How it Works.

Is Pistachio Pancakes with Cardamom Good for My Ayurvedic Diet?

Find out by taking this free, easy quiz. You'll learn your body type, and whether 'Pistachio Pancakes with Cardamom' is a good fit. Complete the basic quiz in 1 minute, or go deeper with additional quizzes at your own leisure to learn more about your body.

Metabolic Nature of Pistachio Pancakes with Cardamom

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METABOLIC NATURE

Metabolic Nature

Ayurveda assesses metabolic imbalances through 20 main biocharacteristics (gunas). 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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HEAVY

ABOUT HEAVY BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Heavy is identified by sedation, sluggishness, or increased weight.

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MOBILE

ABOUT MOBILE BIOCHARACTERISTIC

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

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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. Do you crave foods with any of the tastes below?

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SWEET

ABOUT SWEET BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Sweet refers to anything builds tissue, including macronutrients such as carbohydrates, proteins and fats.

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ASTRINGENT

ABOUT ASTRINGENT BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Astringency is characterized by constriction, drawing together, or drying.

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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
Vata pacifying
AGGRAVATES
Kapha aggravating Pitta 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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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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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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Other

Crunchy

CRUNCHY

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

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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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Medicinal Benefits, Uses & Herbal Actions of Pistachio Pancakes with Cardamom
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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Makes You Tired

MAKES-YOU-TIRED

Induces drowsiness and promotes sound sleep.

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Wakes You Up

WAKES-YOU-UP

Invigorates the body and nervous system, increases energy.

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, 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.

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Sedative

SEDATIVE

Sedative herbs create a sense of calm in the mind and body by specifically calming or quieting the nervous system. Excellent for anxiety, stress and chronic pain.

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Satisfies Stomach

SATISFIES-STOMACH

Provides a sense of gratification and fullness in the stomach.

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Stimulates Energy

STIMULATES-ENERGY

This category groups thyroid and adrenal stimulating herbs.

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Nutritive

NUTRITIVE

An herb that is strengthening and nourishing.

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Diaphoretic

DIAPHORETIC

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

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Warms Chest

WARMS-CHEST

Warms the chest and lungs, clearing mucus and allowing for clear breathing. Often these herbs are hot, aromatic, and pungent.

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Warms Ears

WARMS-EARS

Stimulates peripheral circulation to warm extremities, including the ears.

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Calms Heart

CALMS-HEART

An herb that literally calms the heart. These herbs are helpful in the treatment of anxiety, sadness, depression, or other emotional imbalances in the heart. Related to the Chinese Herbal Category 'calms spirit.'

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Cardiac Stimulant

CARDIAC-STIMULANT

Herbs that increase the heart rate. Useful in cardiovascular health, blood stagnation, and subjective feeling of heaviness in the chest area.

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Diuretic

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.

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Muscle Relaxant

MUSCLE-RELAXANT

Herbs that relax muscles. Helpful for chronic pain or tension as well as healing from physical trauma.

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Constituents:
Carbohydrate, Fats,
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.

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, Melatonin, Protein,
Resveratrol

RESVERATROL

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

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, Vitamin D,
Inositol

INOSITOL

Inositol is an alcohol sugar made naturally in the human body from glucose. It is lipotropic (aiding fat metabilism in the liver). It affects a variety of hormones, neurotransmitters, steroid, growth factors and water.

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Foods with a Similar Nature to Pistachio Pancakes with Cardamom

  • Mustard Powder

    Mustard Powder has these Actions in Common

    Diuretic, Wakes-you-up, Cardiac-stimulant, Muscle-relaxant, Warms-chest, Diaphoretic, Stimulates-energy, Warms-ears

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  • Mustard

    Mustard has these Actions in Common

    Cardiac-stimulant, Muscle-relaxant, Warms-chest, Diaphoretic, Stimulates-energy, Warms-ears, Diuretic, Wakes-you-up

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  • Mustard Seed

    Mustard Seed has these Actions in Common

    Diaphoretic, Stimulates-energy, Warms-ears, Diuretic, Wakes-you-up, Cardiac-stimulant, Muscle-relaxant, Warms-chest

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  • Hemp Seed

    Hemp Seed has these Actions in Common

    Makes-you-tired, Nutritive, Muscle-relaxant, Satisfies-stomach, Diuretic, Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Sedative

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  • Beer

    Beer has these Actions in Common

    Diuretic, Nutritive, Makes-you-tired, Satisfies-stomach, Muscle-relaxant, Sedative

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  • Salmon

    Salmon has these Actions in Common

    Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Wakes-you-up, Calms-heart, Nutritive, Makes-you-tired, Satisfies-stomach

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  • Beef

    Beef has these Actions in Common

    Nutritive, Warms-ears, Makes-you-tired, Satisfies-stomach, Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Warms-chest

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  • Pumpkin

    Pumpkin has these Actions in Common

    Muscle-relaxant, Satisfies-stomach, Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Sedative, Makes-you-tired, Nutritive

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  • Spelt Flour

    Spelt Flour has these Actions in Common

    Nutritive, Calms-heart, Satisfies-stomach, Makes-you-tired, Sedative

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  • White Flour (wheat)

    White Flour (wheat) has these Actions in Common

    Calms-heart, Satisfies-stomach, Makes-you-tired, Sedative, Nutritive

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  • Whole Wheat Flour

    Whole Wheat Flour has these Actions in Common

    Calms-heart, Satisfies-stomach, Makes-you-tired, Sedative, Nutritive

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Herbs & Supplements with a Similar Nature to Pistachio Pancakes with Cardamom

  • Holy Basil Leaf (Tulsi)

    Holy Basil Leaf (Tulsi) has these Actions in Common

    Muscle-relaxant, Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Sedative, Stimulates-energy, Warms-chest, Cardiac-stimulant, Warms-ears, Diaphoretic, Diuretic

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  • Deodar (Himalayan Cedar, Devadaru)

    Deodar (Himalayan Cedar, Devadaru) has these Actions in Common

    Warms-ears, Cardiac-stimulant, Diuretic, Muscle-relaxant, Stimulates-energy, Wakes-you-up, Warms-chest

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  • Elecampane

    Elecampane has these Actions in Common

    Sedative, Stimulates-energy, Cardiac-stimulant, Diaphoretic, Diuretic, Muscle-relaxant

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  • Shirodhara Treatment

    Shirodhara Treatment has these Actions in Common

    Calms-heart, Muscle-relaxant, Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Nutritive, Sedative

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  • Self Massage

    Self Massage has these Actions in Common

    Muscle-relaxant, Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Nutritive, Sedative, Calms-heart

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  • Kava Kava

    Kava Kava has these Actions in Common

    Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Sedative, Diuretic, Makes-you-tired, Muscle-relaxant

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  • Wild Ginger

    Wild Ginger has these Actions in Common

    Diaphoretic, Stimulates-energy, Warms-chest, Warms-ears, Cardiac-stimulant

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  • Gokshura

    Gokshura has these Actions in Common

    Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Nutritive, Sedative, Diuretic, Muscle-relaxant

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  • Motherwort

    Motherwort has these Actions in Common

    Diaphoretic, Diuretic, Muscle-relaxant, Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Calms-heart

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  • Ashwagandha

    Ashwagandha has these Actions in Common

    Sedative, Diuretic, Muscle-relaxant, Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Nutritive

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  • Kapha Shirodhara Oil

    Kapha Shirodhara Oil has these Actions in Common

    Diaphoretic, Muscle-relaxant, Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Sedative

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John Immel, the founder of Joyful Belly, teaches people how to have a healthy diet and lifestyle with Ayurveda. His approach to Ayurveda 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 7 kids live in Asheville, NC

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Ysha Oakes Albuquerque, NM
2010-06-15
“Yummy! Can we create a pancake for mothers in early postpartum weeks which does not have leavening?"
Kimberly Kubicke Asbury park, NJ
2016-07-21
“You could leave the sugar out or add a small amount of stevia. Maple syrup is another option."
Tanya Belireau Canmore, AB
2019-10-03
“Thank-you for this recipe, these sound delightful! Could you recommend a Gluten-free flour option, or combination of flours, for vata-pitta"
Kimberly Kubicke Asbury park, NJ
2019-10-11
“Coconut flour would be a nice, gluten free substitute."
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