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Plum Lavender Chutney


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How to Make Plum Lavender Chutney

  • SERVINGS: 8
  • PREP TIME: 15 MINUTES
  • COOK TIME: 120 MINUTES
  • SKILL LEVEL:
    EASY
  • STYLE: WESTERN
  • PREPARATION: BOILED, SAUCES

INGREDIENTS


SKILL LEVEL: EASY
2 c
1/2 tsp
1/4 tsp

PREPARATION OF THIS HEALTHY RECIPE



1. Skin and pit the plums. Coarsely chop them and place them in a small saucepan.

2. Add sugar and lavender. Mix all the ingredients and boil until thick.

3. Chill and serve.

To Preserve:
If you wish to preseve the chutney, place in a sealable canning jar, uncovered. Place the jar in boiling water for ten minutes. Cover and turn off heat to make a natural seal.

How Does This Ayurvedic Recipe Improve Wellness?

CLINICAL AYURVEDIC REVIEW

Tangy and sticky-sweet to the tongue, this chutney has a unique component- the aromatic floral notes of lavender. Light, dreamy lavender essence melting into purple plums turns typically tangy chutney into a delicate, artisan experience.

Take Your Vitamins


Like many sours, plum promotes salivation, quenches thirst and is a strong alkaline food. It improves the absorption of calcium - making plums paired with ground sesame ideal for those with osteoporosis. Plums replenish electrolytes and build your blood, thanks to high levels of magnesium, iron, vitamin A, K, potassium, copper, manganese, and anti-oxidants. High beta-carotene and citric acid contributes to an overall blood balancing and liver-soothing effect, experienced as a cool feeling in the eyes. Add flare to your meal and nourish revitalize your body's storehouse of vitamins and minerals by adding a dash of Plum Lavender Chutney.

Soften and Soothe

Lavender, abundant in fields of wild flowers, is abound with medicinal properties. It is frequently used to aid sleep and relaxation. It is anti-convulsive and anti-depressant. Like most members of the mint family, the aromatic oils in lavender have a carminative effect redirecting the flow of energy downwards, experienced as a calm mind and flowing digestion. In combination with plum, this chutney is an excellent choice to help you feel calm in body and mind.

Discovered by Chef Jerry Traunfeld of The Herb Farm (https://www.theherbfarm.com), in Woodinville, WA.

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 Plum Lavender Chutney Good for My Ayurvedic Diet?

Find out by taking this free, easy quiz. You'll learn your body type, and whether 'Plum Lavender Chutney' 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 Plum Lavender Chutney

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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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DRY

ABOUT DRY BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Dry is identified by lack of moisture, lack of fat, or anything that causes diuresis.

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LIQUEFIED

ABOUT LIQUEFIED BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Substances that thin fluids (lower viscosity of blood plasma). These may include blood thinners or mucolytic herbs.

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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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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
Pitta pacifying Vata pacifying
AGGRAVATES
Kapha 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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SANGUINE

ABOUT SANGUINE BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Hot and oily with a moderate metabolism and a well nourished body. Vigorous, vivacious, outgoing and generous, and prone to impulsivity and self indulgence. Bullish and intense when out of balance.

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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

Wet & cold. When out of balance becomes congested, stagnant, and overweight. Loving, trusting, and patient.

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Other

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 Plum Lavender Chutney
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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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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Anxiolytic

ANXIOLYTIC

Herbs that help people suffering from anxiety or panic. They promote a state of calm and often improve sleep. Most anxiolytic herbs are also nervines.

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Nervine

NERVINE

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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Antioxidant

ANTIOXIDANT

An antioxidant is a molecule that inhibits oxidation. Oxidation is a chemical reaction that can produce free radicals that lead to a chain reaction causing damage or death to cells. Antioxidants terminate these oxidation reactions.

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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:

Foods with a Similar Nature to Plum Lavender Chutney

  • Lavender

    Lavender has these Actions in Common

    Makes-you-tired, Sedative, Muscle-relaxant, Anxiolytic, Nervine

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  • Hemp Seed

    Hemp Seed has these Actions in Common

    Anxiolytic, Muscle-relaxant, Diuretic, Sedative, Makes-you-tired

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  • Poppy Seed

    Poppy Seed has these Actions in Common

    Antioxidant, Muscle-relaxant, Anxiolytic, Sedative, Makes-you-tired

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  • Nutmeg

    Nutmeg has these Actions in Common

    Makes-you-tired, Sedative, Muscle-relaxant, Anxiolytic, Nervine

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  • Beer

    Beer has these Actions in Common

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

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  • Chocolate (Cacao)

    Chocolate (Cacao) has these Actions in Common

    Antioxidant, Nervine, Anxiolytic, Muscle-relaxant

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  • Oats / Oatmeal

    Oats / Oatmeal has these Actions in Common

    Makes-you-tired, Nervine, Anxiolytic, Sedative

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  • Chamomile

    Chamomile has these Actions in Common

    Nervine, Anxiolytic, Sedative, Makes-you-tired

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  • Saffron

    Saffron has these Actions in Common

    Nervine, Anxiolytic, Sedative, Diuretic

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  • Garlic

    Garlic has these Actions in Common

    Diuretic, Makes-you-tired, Anxiolytic, Sedative

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  • Oat Milk

    Oat Milk has these Actions in Common

    Nervine, Sedative, Makes-you-tired

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Herbs & Supplements with a Similar Nature to Plum Lavender Chutney

  • Kava Kava

    Kava Kava has these Actions in Common

    Diuretic, Makes-you-tired, Muscle-relaxant, Nervine, Sedative, Anxiolytic

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  • Ashwagandha

    Ashwagandha has these Actions in Common

    Antioxidant, Anxiolytic, Diuretic, Muscle-relaxant, Nervine, Sedative

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  • Lavender Essential Oil

    Lavender Essential Oil has these Actions in Common

    Sedative, Anxiolytic, Makes-you-tired, Muscle-relaxant, Nervine

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  • California Poppy

    California Poppy has these Actions in Common

    Muscle-relaxant, Nervine, Sedative, Antioxidant, Anxiolytic

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  • Holy Basil Leaf (Tulsi)

    Holy Basil Leaf (Tulsi) has these Actions in Common

    Anxiolytic, Diuretic, Muscle-relaxant, Nervine, Sedative

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  • Vata Massage Oil

    Vata Massage Oil has these Actions in Common

    Muscle-relaxant, Nervine, Sedative, Anxiolytic

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  • Valerian

    Valerian has these Actions in Common

    Anxiolytic, Muscle-relaxant, Nervine, Sedative

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  • Tagar (Indian Valerian)

    Tagar (Indian Valerian) has these Actions in Common

    Nervine, Sedative, Anxiolytic, Muscle-relaxant

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  • Blue Vervain

    Blue Vervain has these Actions in Common

    Anxiolytic, Diuretic, Nervine, Sedative

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  • Self Massage

    Self Massage has these Actions in Common

    Anxiolytic, Muscle-relaxant, Nervine, Sedative

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  • Passionflower

    Passionflower has these Actions in Common

    Nervine, Sedative, Anxiolytic, Muscle-relaxant

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About the Author

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. His wife and family of 7 kids live in Asheville, NC.

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Kimberly Kubicke Asbury park, NJ
2017-03-08
“Hi Manu, use the flowers, although it wouldn't hurt to use leaves in a pinch."
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