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SERVINGS: 4PREP TIME: 5 MINUTESCOOK TIME: 45 MINUTES
MEAL: LUNCH-DINNER STYLE: WILDCRAFTED PREPARATION: BOILED EAT IN: AUTUMN-WINTER 
(5.00 out of 5 stars) 1 review, 14 likesAbout the Author: John Immel, Asheville , NC How Can Rustic Rice with Wild Lamb's Quarters & Mushrooms Make You Feel Great?
AYURVEDIC ANALYSIS
WHAT IS RUSTIC RICE WITH WILD LAMB'S QUARTERS & MUSHROOMS?
WHY SHOULD YOU EAT AYURVEDICALLY?
Eating Ayurvedically makes you feel nourished and energized. An Ayurvedic diet is
tailored to your individual body type and the specific imbalances you are working with
at any given time. Foods that supplement your specific body type’s needs and digest
easily create your menu. Watch as you eat less but feel more satisfied because what you
are eating truly nourishes you. Since Ayurveda believes all disease begins in the digestive
tract, food is your first medicine. By eating a healthy diet that’s ideal for your body, you
experience optimal health.
How to Make Rustic Rice with Wild Lamb's Quarters & Mushrooms
INGREDIENTS
1/4 tsp Black Pepper 
1 c Brown Rice 1 c Crimini & Button Mushrooms 
2 tsp Ghee 2 lbs Lamb's Quarters 1/2 tsp Salt (Mineral Salt) 1/4 c Sunflower Seeds 1/2 c Yellow Onion
PREPARATION
1. Dice 1/2 of a medium yellow onion. Heat 2 cups water to a boil in a teakettle or saucepan.
2. Meanwhile, sautee diced onion in 2 tbsp ghee in large pot. When the onions turn translucent, add rice & sunflower seeds. Roast the rice and seeds until slightly browned, releasing a rich aroma into the room. Then pour in your boiling water and add salt.
Cover and reduce the heat. Let simmer until all the water is absorbed and rice is tender. This usually takes about 45 minutes.
3. In a frying pan or cast iron, sautee mushrooms in 1 tsp ghee. When the mushrooms are tender and fully cooked, add lamb's quarters. Sautee for 2 minutes and remove from heat. Add salt and pepper to taste.
4. To serve, scoop your hearty sunflower rice onto a plate. Place a serving of lamb's quarter mushrooms on top of the rice. Enjoy!
Is Rustic Rice with Wild Lamb's Quarters & Mushrooms Good for Me?
MEDICINAL QUALITIES OF RUSTIC RICE WITH WILD LAMB'S QUARTERS & MUSHROOMS
INCREASES
Increases These Qualities (Gunas)
Ayurveda helps you assess how you feel through the 20 main therapeutic feelings or qualities
called gunas.
Through the gunas you can articulate, experience and develop sensitivity to the signals your body sends you.
Imbalanced gunas are the root of your imbalances.
Every guna has an opposite which balances is (i.e. hot balances cold).
You create balance by favoring diet and lifestyle choices that increase the opposite guna.
HEAVY
ABOUT HEAVY GUNA
Heavy is identified by sedation, sluggishness, or increased weight.
EASY
ABOUT EASY GUNA
Easy refers to anything easy to digest, or digests quickly.
CLEAR
ABOUT CLEAR GUNA
Clear refers to anything that cleanses or flushes out wastes, or that digests ama.
HOT
ABOUT HOT GUNA
Hot is identified by increased body temperature, metabolism, or inflammation.
TASTES
The 6 Tastes
Taste has meaning in Ayurveda, and brings physical and emotional changes to your body.
Taste is experienced on the tongue and is your body's reaction to foods much in the same way that your emotions are mental reactions to experiences.
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? Food and herbs with the following tastes could aggravate your symptoms.
BITTER
ABOUT BITTER GUNA
Bitter is disagreeable and stimulating rejection, and a strong taste often associated with black coffee, dark chocolate, and most salad greens.
ASTRINGENT
ABOUT ASTRINGENT GUNA
Astringency is characterized by constriction, drawing together, or drying.
DOSHAS
The Three Doshas / Body Types
Your body type shows how your strengths, as well as how your body typically goes out of balance.
It also shows how your body responds to the environment.
Your body type is comprised of certain qualities and affects every part of you
- your physical and mental characteristics as well as your personal strengths and weaknesses.
This is because your body type is based on how your body uses energy.
Ayurveda has 3 body types (doshas), called Vata, Pitta, and Kapha.
Vata spends energy.
Pitta burns energy.
Kapha stores energy.
Vata people tend to be easily stimulated, hyperactive, underweight and dry.
Pitta people tend to be hot, focused, driven, and easily inflamed.
Kapha people are heavy, stable and grounded, but if they store too much energy, they could gain weight easily and have congestion.
PACIFIES AGGRAVATES
HAS THE FOLLOWING EFFECT Ojas, Rajasic, Prana, Alkalizing, Tamasic
TYPE Mushrooms, Grains
MEDICINAL PROPERTIES
Experiences are Personal
Experiences vary according to the person and constitution. Individual results may vary.
The list of actions below has not be approved by the FDA and should not be used to treat a medical condition.
Energy Vitality Strength Builds-stamina, Stimulates-energy, Tonic, Nutritive Heart & Circulation Blood-Tonic Mind, Stress & Sleep Anxiolytic Reproductive Health Promotes-Virility Strengthening-Tonics Muscle-Tonic
Are you struggling with your health?
Learn how to feel your best
by balancing your diet in just a week.
LEARN MORE
How to Use Food Ayurvedically
HOW DOES EATING AYURVEDICALLY MAKE YOU FEEL?
Eating Ayurvedically makes you feel nourished and energized. Food digests with ease when
right for your body type (dosha). Healthy digestion is seen as the cornerstone of well-being in
Ayurveda. Healthy digestion generally prevents illness. If you do get sick, a strong digestive fire
reduces the severity of illness and increases your resilience. It also improves your mood. Once
you begin eating Ayurvedically, you will feel refreshed, vital and strong.
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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 exudes a certain ease, which many find enjoyable and insightful.
His online course Balance Your Ayurvedic Diet in a Week provides tools for gracefully healing with Ayurveda to thousands.
John also directs Joyful Belly's School of Ayurveda
, which specializes in digestive tract pathology & Ayurvedic nutrition.
John and his wife Natalie recently published Explore Your Hunger: A Guide to Hunger, Appetite & Food.
John's interest in Ayurveda and digestive tract pathology was inspired by a complex digestive disorder acquired from years of international travel, including his public service work in South Asia.
John's commitment to the detailed study of digestive disorders reflects his zeal to get down to the roots of the problem. His hope and belief in the capacity of each & every client to improve their quality of life is nothing short of a personal passion.
John's creativity in the kitchen and delight in cooking for others comes from his family oriented upbringing.
In addition to his certification in Ayurveda, John holds a bachelor's degree in mathematics from Harvard University.
John enjoys sharing Ayurveda within the context of his Catholic roots,
and finds Ayurveda gives him an opportunity to participate in the healing mission of the Church.
Jesus expressed God's love by feeding and healing the sick.
That kindness is the fundamental ministry of Ayurveda as well.
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(5.00 out of 5 stars) 1 review, 14 likes
I love to forage for healthful herbs and greens.I've seen lamb's quarters but never knew what it is! I will now go and get some and make this dish.
THANK YOU!
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PREP TIME: 5 MINUTES
COOK TIME: 45 MINUTES
MEAL: LUNCH-DINNER
STYLE: WILDCRAFTED
PREPARATION: BOILED
EAT IN: AUTUMN-WINTER
(5.00 out of 5 stars) 1 review, 14 likesAbout the Author: John Immel, How Can Rustic Rice with Wild Lamb's Quarters & Mushrooms Make You Feel Great?
AYURVEDIC ANALYSIS
Nourish, strengthen, and ground your body with the rustic and earthy flavors of brown rice, mushrooms, and wild harvested lamb's quarters. This hearty dish will satisfy and sustain you. It is excellent for flighty Vata and quick-to-act Pitta due to its stable nature and high protein content. If brown rice is too tough for delicate Vata type digestion, substitute white basmati rice. Adding extra black pepper will increase the digestive fire for Kapha.
WHAT IS RUSTIC RICE WITH WILD LAMB'S QUARTERS & MUSHROOMS?
WHY SHOULD YOU EAT AYURVEDICALLY?
Eating Ayurvedically makes you feel nourished and energized. An Ayurvedic diet is tailored to your individual body type and the specific imbalances you are working with at any given time. Foods that supplement your specific body type’s needs and digest easily create your menu. Watch as you eat less but feel more satisfied because what you are eating truly nourishes you. Since Ayurveda believes all disease begins in the digestive tract, food is your first medicine. By eating a healthy diet that’s ideal for your body, you experience optimal health.How to Make Rustic Rice with Wild Lamb's Quarters & Mushrooms
INGREDIENTS
| 1/4 tsp | Black Pepper | | | |
| 1 c | Brown Rice | | | |
| 1 c | Crimini & Button Mushrooms | | | |
| 2 tsp | Ghee | | | |
| 2 lbs | Lamb's Quarters | | | |
| 1/2 tsp | Salt (Mineral Salt) | | | |
| 1/4 c | Sunflower Seeds | | | |
| 1/2 c | Yellow Onion | | | |
PREPARATION
1. Dice 1/2 of a medium yellow onion. Heat 2 cups water to a boil in a teakettle or saucepan.
2. Meanwhile, sautee diced onion in 2 tbsp ghee in large pot. When the onions turn translucent, add rice & sunflower seeds. Roast the rice and seeds until slightly browned, releasing a rich aroma into the room. Then pour in your boiling water and add salt.
Cover and reduce the heat. Let simmer until all the water is absorbed and rice is tender. This usually takes about 45 minutes.
3. In a frying pan or cast iron, sautee mushrooms in 1 tsp ghee. When the mushrooms are tender and fully cooked, add lamb's quarters. Sautee for 2 minutes and remove from heat. Add salt and pepper to taste.
4. To serve, scoop your hearty sunflower rice onto a plate. Place a serving of lamb's quarter mushrooms on top of the rice. Enjoy!
Is Rustic Rice with Wild Lamb's Quarters & Mushrooms Good for Me?
MEDICINAL QUALITIES OF RUSTIC RICE WITH WILD LAMB'S QUARTERS & MUSHROOMS
INCREASESIncreases These Qualities (Gunas)
Ayurveda helps you assess how you feel through the 20 main therapeutic feelings or qualities
called gunas.
Through the gunas you can articulate, experience and develop sensitivity to the signals your body sends you.
Imbalanced gunas are the root of your imbalances.
Every guna has an opposite which balances is (i.e. hot balances cold).
You create balance by favoring diet and lifestyle choices that increase the opposite guna.
| HEAVY
Heavy is identified by sedation, sluggishness, or increased weight.
| ||||
TASTESThe 6 Tastes
Taste has meaning in Ayurveda, and brings physical and emotional changes to your body.
Taste is experienced on the tongue and is your body's reaction to foods much in the same way that your emotions are mental reactions to experiences.
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? Food and herbs with the following tastes could aggravate your symptoms.
| BITTER
Bitter is disagreeable and stimulating rejection, and a strong taste often associated with black coffee, dark chocolate, and most salad greens.
| ||||
DOSHASThe Three Doshas / Body Types
Your body type shows how your strengths, as well as how your body typically goes out of balance.
It also shows how your body responds to the environment.
Your body type is comprised of certain qualities and affects every part of you
- your physical and mental characteristics as well as your personal strengths and weaknesses.
This is because your body type is based on how your body uses energy.
Ayurveda has 3 body types (doshas), called Vata, Pitta, and Kapha.
Vata spends energy.
Pitta burns energy.
Kapha stores energy.
Vata people tend to be easily stimulated, hyperactive, underweight and dry.
Pitta people tend to be hot, focused, driven, and easily inflamed.
Kapha people are heavy, stable and grounded, but if they store too much energy, they could gain weight easily and have congestion.
|
| ||||
HAS THE FOLLOWING | EFFECT Ojas, Rajasic, Prana, Alkalizing, Tamasic TYPE Mushrooms, Grains |
MEDICINAL PROPERTIES
Experiences are Personal
Experiences vary according to the person and constitution. Individual results may vary.
The list of actions below has not be approved by the FDA and should not be used to treat a medical condition.
| Energy Vitality Strength | Builds-stamina, Stimulates-energy, Tonic, Nutritive |
| Heart & Circulation | Blood-Tonic |
| Mind, Stress & Sleep | Anxiolytic |
| Reproductive Health | Promotes-Virility |
| Strengthening-Tonics | Muscle-Tonic |
Are you struggling with your health?
Learn how to feel your best by balancing your diet in just a week.How to Use Food Ayurvedically
HOW DOES EATING AYURVEDICALLY MAKE YOU FEEL?Eating Ayurvedically makes you feel nourished and energized. Food digests with ease when right for your body type (dosha). Healthy digestion is seen as the cornerstone of well-being in Ayurveda. Healthy digestion generally prevents illness. If you do get sick, a strong digestive fire reduces the severity of illness and increases your resilience. It also improves your mood. Once you begin eating Ayurvedically, you will feel refreshed, vital and strong.
View Other Recipes for Autumn-Winter
This recipe is recommended for Autumn-Winter. Check out these other Autumn-Winter recipes here.Sweet Potato with Kale &...
Almond Date Shake with...
Sweet Potato & Spicy Pecan...
Butternut Squash Soup with...
Kale & Carrot Soup with...
Roasted Coconut Sesame Oatmeal
Mung Dal Kitchari (Kapha...
Carrot Ginger Soup
Cinnamon Oatmeal with Almonds...
Mung Dal Kitchari (Vata...
Asparagus Saffron Risotto...
Potato Leek Soup with Fennel...
Roasted Rice with Dates,...
Potato Latkes
Red Lentil Dal
Almond Coconut Fudge
Grapefruit with Honey, Ginger...
Potatoes in Roasted Sesame &...
Apple Sauce with Ginger & Ghee
Basil Butternut Squash over...
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 exudes a certain ease, which many find enjoyable and insightful. His online course Balance Your Ayurvedic Diet in a Week provides tools for gracefully healing with Ayurveda to thousands. John also directs Joyful Belly's School of Ayurveda , which specializes in digestive tract pathology & Ayurvedic nutrition. John and his wife Natalie recently published Explore Your Hunger: A Guide to Hunger, Appetite & Food.John's interest in Ayurveda and digestive tract pathology was inspired by a complex digestive disorder acquired from years of international travel, including his public service work in South Asia. John's commitment to the detailed study of digestive disorders reflects his zeal to get down to the roots of the problem. His hope and belief in the capacity of each & every client to improve their quality of life is nothing short of a personal passion. John's creativity in the kitchen and delight in cooking for others comes from his family oriented upbringing. In addition to his certification in Ayurveda, John holds a bachelor's degree in mathematics from Harvard University.
John enjoys sharing Ayurveda within the context of his Catholic roots, and finds Ayurveda gives him an opportunity to participate in the healing mission of the Church. Jesus expressed God's love by feeding and healing the sick. That kindness is the fundamental ministry of Ayurveda as well.
Comments & Impressions of 'Rustic Rice With Wild Lamb's Quarters & Mushrooms'
Do you like 'rustic rice with wild lamb's quarters & mushrooms'? Why or why not? What makes it unique? Is there something you'd like to know about 'rustic rice with wild lamb's quarters & mushrooms'?(5.00 out of 5 stars) 1 review, 14 likes
I love to forage for healthful herbs and greens.I've seen lamb's quarters but never knew what it is! I will now go and get some and make this dish.
THANK YOU!
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