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Popcorn With Coriander & Cumin


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How to Make Popcorn with Coriander & Cumin

INGREDIENTS


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

PREPARATION OF THIS HEALTHY RECIPE

1) Grind the cumin & coriander seeds with a coffee grinder into a powder.

2) Place a tsp of ghee in an iron skillet. Add popcorn kernals and turn on heat to medium high. Once popcorn starts popping, increase the yield by shaking the pan once every 10 seconds.

3) After popcorn has finished popping, garnish with ghee and spices.

How Does This Ayurvedic Recipe Improve Wellness?

CONSTITUTIONAL NUTRITION INSIGHTS

Crunchy Taste

That craving for foods with a natural crunch isn't just an indulgence. It is actually a sign of health: craving a bit of crunch is your cue to eat drying foods. The crunchiness of celery, parsley, raw apples and popcorn indicates astringency, which helps dry up the Kapha we accumulated in the winter.

Popcorn & Spring

Popcorn, coriander and cumin make a perfect snack for satisfying a crunchy craving in springtime. These three ingredients are all diuretics, helping to dry out water-logged Kapha dosha from the body. The inherent dry quality of corn makes it one of the best grains for springtime. Ghee is a much lighter fat than butter but still gives popcorn a smooth, buttery flavor. It is significantly less cholesterol forming than butter.

WHAT IS POPCORN WITH CORIANDER & CUMIN?

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Medicinal Effects of Popcorn with Coriander & Cumin

Constitutional nutrition systems use biocharacteristics to classify the metabolic nature of food, hebs, lifestyle choices, your body, and disease.

METABOLIC NATURE / BIOCHARACTERISTICS

Metabolic Nature / Biocharacteristics

Ayurveda assesses metabolic imbalances through 20 main biocharacteristics (vital qualtiies). 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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CLEAR

ABOUT CLEAR BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Clear refers to anything that cleanses or flushes out wastes, or that digests ama.

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HOT

ABOUT HOT BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Hot is identified by increased body temperature, metabolism, or inflammation.

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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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LIGHT

ABOUT LIGHT BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Lightness is identified by reduced weight.

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EASY

ABOUT EASY BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Easy refers to anything easy to digest, or digests quickly.

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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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BITTER

ABOUT BITTER BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Bitter taste has cholagogue action - it is cold, clear, light, and stimulating. It increases digestive enzymes and is laxative, and drying.

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PUNGENT

ABOUT PUNGENT BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Pungency is characterized by irritation, or sharp, spicy foods that irritate the mouth such as black pepper.

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AYURVEDA BODY TYPES (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
Kapha pacifying Vata pacifying
AGGRAVATES
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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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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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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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 Health Virtues

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 Popcorn with Coriander & Cumin
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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Relieves Burning

RELIEVES-BURNING

Herbs that soothe a burn or reduce an internal burning sensation, such as aloe vera.

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Diaphoretic

DIAPHORETIC

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

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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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Constituents:

Foods with a Similar Nature to Popcorn with Coriander & Cumin

  • Summer Squash

    Summer Squash has these Actions in Common

    Diuretic, Relieves-burning

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  • Parsnip

    Parsnip has these Actions in Common

    Diaphoretic, Diuretic

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  • Celery Root

    Celery Root has these Actions in Common

    Diaphoretic, Diuretic

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  • Celery Stalk

    Celery Stalk has these Actions in Common

    Diaphoretic, Diuretic

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  • Radish (raw)

    Radish (raw) has these Actions in Common

    Diaphoretic, Diuretic

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  • Spanish Black Radish

    Spanish Black Radish has these Actions in Common

    Diaphoretic, Diuretic

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  • Burdock Root (Gobo)

    Burdock Root (Gobo) has these Actions in Common

    Diuretic, Diaphoretic

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  • Scallions (Raw)

    Scallions (Raw) has these Actions in Common

    Diaphoretic, Diuretic

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  • Honey Dew

    Honey Dew has these Actions in Common

    Relieves-burning, Diuretic

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  • Coriander Seed

    Coriander Seed has these Actions in Common

    Diaphoretic, Diuretic

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  • Tarragon

    Tarragon has these Actions in Common

    Diaphoretic, Diuretic

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Herbs & Supplements with a Similar Nature to Popcorn with Coriander & Cumin

  • Butcher's Broom

    Butcher's Broom has these Actions in Common

    Diaphoretic, Diuretic

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  • Elder flower

    Elder flower has these Actions in Common

    Diaphoretic, Diuretic

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  • Sitopaladi

    Sitopaladi has these Actions in Common

    Diaphoretic, Relieves-burning

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  • Cumin, Coriander, Fennel Tea

    Cumin, Coriander, Fennel Tea has these Actions in Common

    Diaphoretic, Diuretic

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  • Jamaica Sarsaparilla Root

    Jamaica Sarsaparilla Root has these Actions in Common

    Diaphoretic, Diuretic

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  • Kutaja Bark

    Kutaja Bark has these Actions in Common

    Diuretic, Relieves-burning

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  • Wild Yam

    Wild Yam has these Actions in Common

    Diuretic, Diaphoretic

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  • Blue Vervain

    Blue Vervain has these Actions in Common

    Diaphoretic, Diuretic

    LEARN MORE

  • Mahasudarshan

    Mahasudarshan has these Actions in Common

    Diaphoretic, Diuretic

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  • Pushkaramoola

    Pushkaramoola has these Actions in Common

    Diuretic, Diaphoretic

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  • Hops

    Hops has these Actions in Common

    Diaphoretic, Diuretic

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About the Author

John Immel, the founder of Joyful Belly, teaches people how to have a healthy diet and lifestyle through constitutional nutrition (Ayurveda & Greek Medicine). His approach 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 8 kids live in Asheville, NC

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Kathryn Wallster Asheville, NC
2012-03-13
“I usually add nutritional yeast to my popcorn. It makes it cheesy and delicious without the negative side effects of dairy. ;)"
Mary K Miller NJ
2013-03-17
“It appears as a vata kapha that I can only eat cumin. As with most of the recipes for me I can only eat the spices!!! challenging...hoping after the spring cleanse I will have more ideas of foods for vata kapha...........namaste"
kim Vancouver
2015-05-25
“how can this be a vata dish when you've crossed out corn for vata??? "
Kimberly Kubicke Asbury park, NJ
2016-07-21
“The spices make it more digestible for Vata."
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