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Rice Pudding


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How to Make Rice Pudding

INGREDIENTS

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

PREPARATION OF THIS HEALTHY RECIPE

Grind saffron with a mortar and pestle. Soak in one tablespoon of the milk for ten minutes. Pour all ingredients except almonds into a single pot. Bring to a boil stirring constantly to prevent the rice and milk sticking to the bottom of the pot. Lower heat till a simmer. Continue stirring occasionally until rice softens and thickens. Keep covered. Garnish with roasted almonds just before serving. Enjoy!

How Does This Ayurvedic Recipe Improve Wellness?

CLINICAL AYURVEDIC REVIEW

The saffron and cardamom in this treat help to make milk easier to digest. Kapha beware as this dessert is heavy, gooey and oily. However, cutting sugar and ghee in half will somewhat minimize these Kapha aggravating qualities. Use the recipe for gold milk as another option for this tasty dish, adding honey after cooking and cooling.

WHAT IS RICE PUDDING?

Rice pudding is sweet and delicious. It's also simple to make and liked by all. Traditional Indian rice pudding includes exotic spices like saffron and cardamom. It can be enjoyed both warm or chilled.

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 Rice Pudding Good for My Ayurvedic Diet?

Find out by taking this free, easy quiz. You'll learn your body type, and whether 'Rice Pudding' 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 Rice Pudding

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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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MOBILE

ABOUT MOBILE BIOCHARACTERISTIC

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

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COLD

ABOUT COLD BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Cold refers to anything that reduces body temperature, metabolism, and blood flow.

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HEAVY

ABOUT HEAVY BIOCHARACTERISTIC

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

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GOOEY

ABOUT GOOEY BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Gooey is identified by anything gelatinous (such as oatmeal), or by mucus congestion.

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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
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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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
PHLEGMATIC

ABOUT PHLEGMATIC BIOCHARACTERISTIC

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

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SANGUINE

ABOUT SANGUINE BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Hot & moist. Full-blooded, vigorous. Vivacious, social, and epicurean. Bullish.

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Other

Bland,
Aromatic

STRONG 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 Rice Pudding
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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Quenches Thirst

QUENCHES-THIRST

An herb or substance that relieves thirst.

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Antacid

ANTACID

Herbs that neutralize acidity in the gastrointestinal tract, the stomach in particular.

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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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Makes Jittery,
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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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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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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Soothing

SOOTHING

Calms and alleviates irritation, discomfort or pain in a particular region.

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Diaphoretic

DIAPHORETIC

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

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Soothes Throat

SOOTHES-THROAT

Soothes throat discomfort, including from a sore or ticklish throat.

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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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Bone Tonic

BONE-TONIC

An herb that strengthens the bones and joints.

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Constituents:
Carbohydrate, Fats, Vitamin D, Phosphorous, Melatonin,
Calcium

CALCIUM

Calcium nourishes bones and muscles. A muscle cell is activated when calcium enters the cell. It relaxes when the calcium is secreted.

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Foods with a Similar Nature to Rice Pudding

  • Milk

    Milk has these Actions in Common

    Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Satisfies-stomach, Antacid, Nutritive, Soothes-throat, Bone-tonic, Quenches-thirst, Soothing

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  • Jackfruit

    Jackfruit has these Actions in Common

    Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Relieves-burning, Wakes-you-up, Nutritive, Satisfies-stomach, Quenches-thirst, Soothing

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  • Buffalo Milk

    Buffalo Milk has these Actions in Common

    Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Satisfies-stomach, Nutritive, Soothes-throat, Makes-you-tired, Quenches-thirst

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  • Banana

    Banana has these Actions in Common

    Antacid, Quenches-thirst, Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Satisfies-stomach, Nutritive, Stimulates-energy

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  • Tofu

    Tofu has these Actions in Common

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

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  • Salmon

    Salmon has these Actions in Common

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

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  • Pumpkin

    Pumpkin has these Actions in Common

    Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Satisfies-stomach, Nutritive, Makes-you-tired, Relieves-burning

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  • Hemp Seed

    Hemp Seed has these Actions in Common

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

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  • Sesame Seeds

    Sesame Seeds has these Actions in Common

    Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Stimulates-energy, Nutritive, Bone-tonic, Satisfies-stomach

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  • Amaranth

    Amaranth has these Actions in Common

    Diuretic, Satisfies-stomach, Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Soothing, Nutritive

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  • Tahini

    Tahini has these Actions in Common

    Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Stimulates-energy, Nutritive, Bone-tonic, Satisfies-stomach

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Herbs & Supplements with a Similar Nature to Rice Pudding

  • Shatavari

    Shatavari has these Actions in Common

    Antacid, Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Nutritive, Relieves-burning, Soothes-throat

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  • Vidari

    Vidari has these Actions in Common

    Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Nutritive, Soothes-throat, Soothing, Diuretic

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  • Amalaki

    Amalaki has these Actions in Common

    Wakes-you-up, Antacid, Nutritive, Quenches-thirst, Stimulates-energy

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  • Comfrey Root

    Comfrey Root has these Actions in Common

    Soothing, Bone-tonic, Nutritive, Relieves-burning

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  • Oats, Fresh Milky Seed

    Oats, Fresh Milky Seed has these Actions in Common

    Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Nutritive, Relieves-burning, Soothing

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  • Saw Palmetto

    Saw Palmetto has these Actions in Common

    Diuretic, Nutritive, Soothes-throat, Soothing

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  • Red Clover

    Red Clover has these Actions in Common

    Relieves-burning, Bone-tonic, Diuretic, Nutritive

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  • Elecampane

    Elecampane has these Actions in Common

    Bone-tonic, Diaphoretic, Diuretic, Stimulates-energy

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  • Gokshura

    Gokshura has these Actions in Common

    Nutritive, Soothing, Diuretic, Nerve-relaxant-grounding

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  • Licorice Ghee (9oz)

    Licorice Ghee (9oz) has these Actions in Common

    Antacid, Nutritive, Relieves-burning, Soothes-throat

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  • Licorice Root (Yastimadhu)

    Licorice Root (Yastimadhu) has these Actions in Common

    Antacid, Nutritive, Relieves-burning, Soothes-throat

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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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sandy jones Asheville, NC
2010-01-29
“are you sure its 8 cups of milk for 1/2 cup of rice...and a whole cup of sugar?"
“Yes - rice absorbs a lot of liquid. This rice pudding is more like a soup than a solid. You are always welcome to use less sugar - we do!"
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