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How to Make Savory Corn PancakesSERVINGS: 4 PREP TIME: 5 MINUTES COOK TIME: 15 MINUTES
INGREDIENTS
1 tbsp | |
1/2 tsp | |
1 tsp | |
1 tbsp | |
1 c | |
1/2 tsp | |
PREPARATION OF THIS HEALTHY RECIPE
1. Grind cumin and chipotle in coffee grinder. Place in a mixing bowl with salt.
2. Boil 1c water, and pour over spices and salt. Add vinegar.
3. Add masa and knead until thoroughly mixed and uniform texture.
4. Pull off golfball sized balls of dough, and flatten with a rolling pin from 1/8 to 1/4" thick depending upon preference.
5. Heat pan with ghee. Fry and serve.
How Does This Ayurvedic Recipe Improve Wellness?
CLINICAL AYURVEDIC REVIEW
Begin your spring morning right with Savory Corn Pancakes. Moist and hearty, accented with smoky-sharp chipotle and cumin, these rustic pancakes will make you smile first thing in the morning. A dash of apple cider vinegar gives soothing moisture to the grainy texture for a hearty, satisfying breakfast of champions!
Variations of corn flour pancakes are found throughout traditional cuisine of Central and South America, from the arepas of Colombia to Salvadorian pupusas. Their enlivening flavor is a tried and true recipe for a great day in many countries. One taste of these nourishing cakes will leave you wishing you discovered them years ago.
Steamy SpringSavory Corn Pancakes are an ideal hearty breakfast for spring. Corn is the preferred grain in spring because of its mild diuretic properties, counteracting the dampness of spring. Cumin and chipotle heat up and dry your body in early spring to help you prepare for warmer weather ahead, effectively mimicking a hot cedar sauna. Its drying effect is useful for any spring dampness and excessive wetness in the body, such as mold allergies and congested lung conditions. They absorb fluids from the large intestine helping to bind loose stool.
Weight Loss PancakesSavory Corn Pancakes will fill you up without weighing you down. One of the toughest obstacles while trying to lose weight is debunking the misconception that you must be hungry in order to succeed. Not so- by satisfying your appetite while improving your metabolism, these pancakes are a recipe for success! Often used for weight loss, apple cider vinegar strongly increases the flow of bile. Bile is a fatty, oily substance made by the liver, and stored in the gallbladder. It helps you digest fats. Since bile is also a fatty oily substance, draining bile from the liver to the small intestine pulls fats out of the blood. Chipolte and cumin turn your digestive fire into a nice hot blaze, boosting your metabolism of fats. Please feel free to enjoy any and all benefits of this hearty breakfast!
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.
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Complete the basic quiz in 1 minute, or go deeper with additional quizzes at your own leisure to learn more about your body.
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INCREASES
Increases These Biocharacteristics (Gunas)
Functional Ayurveda helps you assess imbalances through 20 main biocharacteristics
(gunas).
Aggravating these characteristics weakens your body and causes imbalance.
By knowing which characteristics are habitually imbalanced in your body, you will be able to identify and correct imbalances before you get sick.
Every characteristic has an opposite which balances it (i.e. hot balances cold).
You restore balance by favoring diet and lifestyle choices that increase the opposite characteristic.
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| MOBILE ABOUT MOBILE BIOCHARACTERISTIC
Mobile refers to anything that stimulates the nervous system, muscles, or activity.
LEARN MORE ABOUT MOBILE CLEAR ABOUT CLEAR BIOCHARACTERISTIC
Clear refers to anything that cleanses or flushes out wastes, or that digests ama.
LEARN MORE ABOUT CLEAR HOT ABOUT HOT BIOCHARACTERISTIC
Hot is identified by increased body temperature, metabolism, or inflammation.
LEARN MORE ABOUT HOT EASY ABOUT EASY BIOCHARACTERISTIC
Easy refers to anything easy to digest, or digests quickly.
LEARN MORE ABOUT EASY LIQUEFIED ABOUT LIQUEFIED BIOCHARACTERISTIC
Substances that thin fluids (lower viscosity of blood plasma). These may include blood thinners or mucolytic herbs.
LEARN MORE ABOUT LIQUEFIED | 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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| 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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Bitter taste has cholagogue action - it is cold, clear, light, and stimulating. It increases digestive enzymes, laxative, and drying.
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The Three Doshas / Body Types
According to the biocharacteristic theory of medicine,
people tend to get sick, over and over again, due to habitual causes and 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. They are easily stimulated, hyperactive, underweight and dry.
Metabolic individuals tend to burn or use energy. They tend to be rosy-cheeked, easily irritated, focused, driven, and easily inflamed.
Anabolic individuals tend to store energy as body mass. If they store too much energy, they could gain weight easily and have congestion. Anabolic people tend to be stable and grounded.
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| | HAS THE FOLLOWING | Moves Energy:
Downward DOWNWARD
Downward-moving (Adho Gati Marga) substances move food downward in the GI tract, settle the nervous system, and relax muscles.
SEE ALL 'DOWNWARD' FOODS / HERBS Tissue (dhatu): , |
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Medicinal Benefits, Uses & Herbal Actions of Savory Corn Pancakes 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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John Immel, the founder of Joyful Belly, teaches people how to have a
healthy diet and lifestyle with Ayurveda biocharacteristics.
His approach to Ayurveda is clinical, yet exudes an ease which many find enjoyable and insightful.
John also directs Joyful Belly's School of Ayurveda,
offering professional clinical training in Ayurveda for over 15 years.
John's interest in Ayurveda and specialization in digestive tract pathology was inspired by a complex digestive disorder acquired from years of international travel,
as well as 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.
Outside of work, John enjoys spending time with his wife and 6 kids, and pursuing his love of theology, philosophy, and language.
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very rustic tasting!
- Larissa Demalteris, Golden, CO , 04-18-15 ( Reply)
LOVED this recipe. So happy I tried it!
- Rebecca Melville, Birmingham, AL , 11-22-15 ( Reply)
Masa flour is ideal. You can usually find it at Mexican grocery stores or in the ethnic foods aisle of mainstream grocery stores.
Masa is corn flour. Please use 1 cup of masa for the recipe.
- Kimberly Kubicke, Asbury park, NJ , 02-21-19 ( Reply)
Taste is very good. It's like having a meatless tamale for breakfast! I followed the directions to a "t" and had to add more Masa for the consistency to work - that was the only "issue" I had. I can't think of anything that would improve the flavor. I'll definitely be making again.
Taste is very good. It's like having a meatless tamale for breakfast! I followed the directions to a "t" and had to add more Masa for the consistency to work - that was the only "issue" I had. I can't think of anything that would improve the flavor. I'll definitely be making again.
- Crystal Garland, Tucson, AZ , 10-19-19 ( Reply)
Hi there - does anyone know whether I could use polenta instead of masa? Thanks :)
- sarah, New york, NY , 04-13-21 ( Reply)
You could try polenta as it has a similar texture - be sure to let us know how it goes!!
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