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How to Make Saffron Rice with Rose Petals
SERVINGS: 4
PREP TIME: 10 MINUTES
COOK TIME: 30 MINUTES
MEAL: LUNCH-DINNER
STYLE: INDIAN
PREPARATION: BOILED
FOR OCCASION: ROMANTIC , DINNER-PARTY
INGREDIENTS
| 1/2 c | |
| 1 c | |
| 4 leaves | |
| 1/4 tsp | |
| 1/4 tsp | |
| 2 tbsp | |
| 1/4 c | |
| 1/4 tsp | |
| 1/4 tsp | |
| 1/4 tsp | |
| 1/4 tsp |
PREPARATION
1. To prepare saffron: Grind saffron in a mortar and pestle. Add a few drops of water and continue grinding until completely mashed. Then soak in two tbsp water for 10 minutes.
2. To prepare rice: Bring 2.5 c water to a boil in a medium saucepan (extra water added to ground Vata) and turn off heat.
3. Roast the chopped almonds on med-high heat for five minutes in a dry frying pan or until browned. After 2 minutes, add the gold raisins. Then, add the rice and roast until slightly browned. Add ghee and stir so that all the rice is lightly coated.
4. Add rice, rose water, saffron water, almonds, cinnamon, cardamom , bay leaf, and raisins to the boiled water. Cover on low heat and let simmer for 30 minutes or until rice is soft and somewhat puffy.
5. Garnish with fresh rose petals.
How Can Saffron Rice with Rose Petals Make You Feel Great?
AYURVEDIC ANALYSIS
Perfection, If You Please...
Elegant rose petals are cooling and soothing, subtly inviting firey pitta passions to settle into a gentle simmer. Their beauty is pleasing to the eye, nose and tastebuds, pleasing pitta spiritually and emotionally. Easy to jump to judgement, fire constitutions can't help but be softened by the perfection of a rose. In fact, there is no better way to have a pitta person fall in love with you than to prepare this dish, set it in front of them, step back and watch the magic happen.Soothes Delicate Nerves
Saffron Rice with Rose Petals is a tonic for the jumpy, anxious and worry-stricken. Even before the meal is over, your worries will have melted away. Your nervous mind will soothed by nourishing ghee, and sensations of fatigue lifted by gently strengthening almonds. Aromatic spices of cardamom and cinnamon will warm your heart while saffron and rose open your imagination and inspiration.The Art of Cooking Grains
Cooking grains is an art. Always add oil, aromatic spices and a pinch of salt to bring out the sweet depth of nourishing whole grains. Every element a meal should be delicious enough to stand on it's own. Our grain dishes are no exception! Although they are often a side dish and not the feature, Saffron Rice with Rose Petals is sure to surprise you with it's depth and delicate character.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.Is Saffron Rice with Rose Petals Good for Me?
MEDICINAL QUALITIES
INCREASES Increases These Qualities (Gunas)
Functional Ayurveda helps you assess imbalances through 20 main states
(gunas).
Aggravating these characteristics weakens your body and causes imbalance.
By knowing which states are habitually imbalanced in your body, you will be able to identify and correct imbalances before you get sick.
Every state has an opposite which balances it (i.e. hot balances cold).
You restore balance by favoring diet and lifestyle choices that increase the opposite state.
| COLD
Cold refers to anything that reduces body temperature, metabolism, and blood flow.
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TASTESThe 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?
| SWEET
Sweet refers to anything builds tissue, including macronutrients such as carbohydrates, proteins and fats.
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DOSHASThe Three Doshas / Body Types
People tend to get sick, over and over again, due to similar causes and habitual imbalances that are unique to the person.
Your body type summarizes this tendency, showing you the 'type' of conditions and imbalances that frequently challenge your health & wellness.
Using body type, you can also identify remedies likely to improve your strength and resiliency.
Your body type identifies physical and mental characteristics as well as your personal strengths and weaknesses.
The calculation of your body type is based on your medical history.
The 3 functional body types (doshas), are Catabolic (Vata), Metabolic (Pitta), and Anabolic (Kapha). Catabolic individuals tend to break down body mass into energy. Metabolic individuals tend to burn or use energy. Anabolic individuals tend to store energy as body mass. Catabolic people tend to be easily stimulated, hyperactive, underweight and dry. Metabolic people tend to be rosy-cheeked, easily irritated, focused, driven, and easily inflamed. Anabolic people are heavy, stable and grounded, but if they store too much energy, they could gain weight easily and have congestion. |
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HAS THE FOLLOWING | EFFECT Sattvic , SATTVICSattvic foods promote awareness and a refreshed mind by nourishing the body without taxing digestion. Sattvic foods do not stimulate desire or nervous energy. They create clarity instead of drowsiness or heaviness.Ojas , OJASOjas is the essence of healthy tissue, immunity, stable energy and happiness. Substances that improve ojas are recommended after long-term illness, debility, emotional and physical trauma, and even sadness.Alkalizing , ALKALIZINGAn herb or food that makes the urine more alkaline (higher pH). This herbal action can be helpful for a number of inflammatory conditions.Prana PRANAPrana is the Sanskrit word for vital life energy, similar to Qi in Chinese Medicine. Many herbs stimulate your energy, or improve the flow of prana through your body. Generally, prana needs to be increased in spring after a sleepy winter.TYPE Grains CONTAINS Allergens, Tree Nuts ELEMENT Water WATERResembles water (ap) in quality - fluid, sticky, soft, heavy, stable, cool.COLOR White, Yellow NOURISHES Reproductive , REPRODUCTIVEReproductive tissue (Shukra/Artava Dhatu) includes male and female reproductive organs.Plasma PLASMAPlasma (Rasa Dhatu) includes plasma, white blood cells, and lymph. |
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.
| Bone & Joint | Bone Tonic BONE-TONICAn herb that strengthens the bones and joints. |
| Digestion | Digestive , DIGESTIVEHerbs that encourage healthy digestive.Appetizer APPETIZERHerbs that cleanse the palate & stimulate hunger or desire to eat. |
| Energy Vitality Strength | Stimulates energy , STIMULATES-ENERGYThis category groups thyroid and adrenal stimulating herbsNutritive , NUTRITIVEAn herb that is strengthening and nourishing.Tonic TONICA tonic herb strengthens tissue, often restoring healthy function. Tonics usually target a specific organ, tissue, or system ie: brain, muscle or respiratory tonic. |
| Heart & Circulation | Calms heart , CALMS-HEARTAn 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.'Blood Tonic BLOOD-TONICAn herb that produces more blood cells in the body or otherwise strengthens blood. Helpful for anemia and other types of deficiency. |
| Liver & Gall Bladder | Livotonic LIVOTONICAn herb that strengthens the liver. It is helpful for people with a history of substance abuse, chronic liver issues from hepatitis and hemolytic anemias. |
| Mind, Stress & Sleep | Grounding , GROUNDINGEncourages 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.Brain Tonic , BRAIN-TONICAn herb that strengthens the brain, thereby improves either mental function, stamina, or stability.Nervine NERVINEHerbs that specifically go to the nervous system and brain. They can help with stress, memory, early alzheimer?s, even chronic pain. |
| Reproductive Health | Aphrodisiac , APHRODISIACHerbs that increase sexual arousal through various actions including increased circulation, relaxation, stimulation, or tonics that strengthen glandular health.Promotes Virility , PROMOTES-VIRILITYEncourages virility and potency.Builds Semen , BUILDS-SEMENHerbs that increase the production of semen, often by rebuilding fluids in general.Galactagogue , GALACTAGOGUEIncreases production of breast milk.Emmenogogue EMMENOGOGUEHerbs which stimulate blood flow in the pelvic area and uterus. They are used to increase scanty menstruation, relieve menstrual pain, and other functions. |
| Muscle-Health | Muscle relaxant MUSCLE-RELAXANTHerbs that relax muscles. Helpful for chronic pain or tension as well as healing from physical trauma. |
| Strengthening-Tonics | Muscle Tonic MUSCLE-TONICHerbs that strengthen and tone muscle tissue. Helpful for people recovering from long term illness and debility, or after a sprain. |
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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.
Comments & Impressions of 'Saffron Rice With Rose Petals'
Do you like 'saffron rice with rose petals'? Why or why not? What makes it unique? Is there something you'd like to know about 'saffron rice with rose petals'?(5.00 out of 5 stars) 1 review, 52 likes
this sounds divine!
- Jill Leslie, Albany , CA , 01-28-10 (Reply)
wow.. am going to try this right away!! Thanks for sharing :)
- Aruna, Bangalore , 07-15-12 (Reply)
I just made this and it is lovely, refreshing, with a little sweet and crunch. Not having rose petals, next time I might put a teeny bit more rosewater.
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