AYURVEDIC RECIPES

Simple Plantain Pancake (gluten Free)


How to Make Simple Plantain Pancake (Gluten Free)

  • SERVINGS: 2
  • PREP TIME: 5 MINUTES
  • COOK TIME: 5 MINUTES
  • SKILL LEVEL:
    EASY
  • MEAL: BREAKFAST
  • PREPARATION: SAUTEE

INGREDIENTS


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

PREPARATION OF THIS HEALTHY RECIPE

1. Peel the plantain.
2. Puree all ingredients together until very smooth. Add 1/4c water or to desired consistency. Add 1/4tsp salt to taste. For more richness add 1tbsp avocado oil.
2. Heat a 1/2tsp of oil in pan.
3. Pour 1/2c of batter into the pan. Flip when it starts to brown on the bottom.

Serve hot!

How Does This Ayurvedic Recipe Improve Wellness?

CLINICAL AYURVEDIC REVIEW

Plantains are much lighter than wheat, and gluten free.

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.

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Metabolic Nature of Simple Plantain Pancake (Gluten Free)

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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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GOOEY

ABOUT GOOEY BIOCHARACTERISTIC

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

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HEAVY

ABOUT HEAVY BIOCHARACTERISTIC

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

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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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ASTRINGENT

ABOUT ASTRINGENT BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Astringency is characterized by constriction, drawing together, or drying.

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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
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 metabolic nature. Colicky, tense. Withdrawn, pensive, anxious, and hesitant.

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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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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 irritate and heat up the body and liver.

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Other

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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Bland

BLAND

Bland means doesn't have much taste. In Chinese medicine, bland taste refers to afood without little macronutrients, such as cabbage, radish or bok choy.

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Medicinal Benefits, Uses & Herbal Actions of Simple Plantain Pancake (Gluten Free)
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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Appetite Suppressant

APPETITE-SUPPRESSANT

Suppresses hunger without causing weight gain.

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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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Builds Stamina

BUILDS-STAMINA

Promotes strength, endurance and resistance in the body. Rebuilds weak tissues after a time of depletion.

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Reduces Sweating

REDUCES-SWEATING

Suppresses sweating, often by cooling the metabolism, reducing blood flow to the skin, or closing pores.

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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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Warms Chest

WARMS-CHEST

Warms the chest and lungs, clearing mucus and allowing for clear breathing. Often these herbs are hot, aromatic, and pungent.

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Calms Heart

CALMS-HEART

An 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.'

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Cardiac Stimulant

CARDIAC-STIMULANT

Herbs that increase the heart rate. Useful in cardiovascular health, blood stagnation, and subjective feeling of heaviness in the chest area.

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Constituents:
Tannins,
Coumarin

COUMARIN

Moderately toxic, vascular tonic, hypotensive, and anti-inflammatory.

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, Phosphorous, Potassium, Protein, Resistant Starch, Carbohydrate, Fats,
Inositol

INOSITOL

Inositol is an alcohol sugar made naturally in the human body from glucose. It is lipotropic (aiding fat metabilism in the liver). It affects a variety of hormones, neurotransmitters, steroid, growth factors and water.

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  • Green Plantain

    Green Plantain has these Actions in Common

    Calms-heart, Satisfies-stomach, Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Appetite-suppressant, Reduces-sweating

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  • Cinnamon

    Cinnamon has these Actions in Common

    Soothes-throat, Cardiac-stimulant, Stimulates-energy, Diaphoretic, Warms-chest

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  • Buffalo Milk

    Buffalo Milk has these Actions in Common

    Satisfies-stomach, Builds-stamina, Soothes-throat, Nerve-relaxant-grounding

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  • Sesame Seeds

    Sesame Seeds has these Actions in Common

    Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Satisfies-stomach, Builds-stamina, Stimulates-energy

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  • Tahini

    Tahini has these Actions in Common

    Builds-stamina, Stimulates-energy, Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Satisfies-stomach

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  • Almonds

    Almonds has these Actions in Common

    Satisfies-stomach, Builds-stamina, Stimulates-energy, Nerve-relaxant-grounding

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  • Poppy Seed

    Poppy Seed has these Actions in Common

    Builds-stamina, Calms-heart, Appetite-suppressant, Nerve-relaxant-grounding

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  • Crystallized Ginger

    Crystallized Ginger has these Actions in Common

    Cardiac-stimulant, Warms-chest, Diaphoretic, Stimulates-energy

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  • Ginger (Dried)

    Ginger (Dried) has these Actions in Common

    Warms-chest, Diaphoretic, Stimulates-energy, Cardiac-stimulant

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  • Daikon Radish

    Daikon Radish has these Actions in Common

    Cardiac-stimulant, Warms-chest, Diaphoretic, Stimulates-energy

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  • Cloves

    Cloves has these Actions in Common

    Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Cardiac-stimulant, Warms-chest, Diaphoretic

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Herbs & Supplements with a Similar Nature to Simple Plantain Pancake (Gluten Free)

  • Holy Basil Leaf (Tulsi)

    Holy Basil Leaf (Tulsi) has these Actions in Common

    Cardiac-stimulant, Diaphoretic, Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Stimulates-energy, Warms-chest

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  • Regular exercise

    Regular exercise has these Actions in Common

    Builds-stamina, Cardiac-stimulant, Diaphoretic, Stimulates-energy

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  • Wild Ginger

    Wild Ginger has these Actions in Common

    Diaphoretic, Stimulates-energy, Warms-chest, Cardiac-stimulant

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  • Shatavari

    Shatavari has these Actions in Common

    Calms-heart, Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Reduces-sweating, Soothes-throat

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  • Punarnava

    Punarnava has these Actions in Common

    Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Stimulates-energy, Builds-stamina, Cardiac-stimulant

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  • Guarana

    Guarana has these Actions in Common

    Appetite-suppressant, Builds-stamina, Stimulates-energy

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  • Saraswatarishta- Nerve Tonic

    Saraswatarishta- Nerve Tonic has these Actions in Common

    Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Stimulates-energy, Calms-heart

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  • Balarishta- Vitality Tonic

    Balarishta- Vitality Tonic has these Actions in Common

    Builds-stamina, Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Stimulates-energy

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  • Osha

    Osha has these Actions in Common

    Cardiac-stimulant, Diaphoretic, Warms-chest

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  • Hot Shower

    Hot Shower has these Actions in Common

    Cardiac-stimulant, Diaphoretic, Warms-chest

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  • Damiana

    Damiana has these Actions in Common

    Builds-stamina, Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Stimulates-energy

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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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