If you love the aroma of Indian curries, you'll love fenugreek. Fenugreek is a signature taste in savory curries. Fenugreek is an unusual spice, since it is a nourishing bitter. Most bitters are cold and depleting, but Fenugreek is not. Fenugreek...
Just a few sips of this hot and spicy fire cider will make you feel like you've been out in the searing sun. On even the coldest and dampest days of the year, it will warm up your system like a roaring hot fire. For those days where you just can't...
This colorful fuchsia soup will have you asking, Is this really just a wintertime food? Beet soup has brightened the cold days for countless generations in Central Europe eastward. Originally from Ukraine, this hearty soup made of beet broth has as...
Rustic with fresh harbs and sharp flavors.
White bean and artichoke are strong cholagogues that will decongest the liver, reducing oiliness in the blood.
Beets pickled in vinegar are an excellent way to cleanse your body from January to March.
This easy to make daikon pickle is an excellent start to a winter cleanse. Our ancestors survived on pickles and preserves as supplies dwindled into late winter. You might find yourself craving vinegar and pickles this time of year. Here's why:...
Parsley and ginger give sweet carrots a kick!
Bright and colorful, Ginger Dal adds a festive highlight to any meal. With its spices, Ginger Dal warms your body from core to limbs. This savory, heartwarming Indian favorite is belly filling. It provides comfort and calm as it satisfies a big...
Brightly sour, cleanly bitter, and gently sweet, Kale Lemonade with Ginger and Apple is an invigorating way to awaken your day. Blend pungent ginger into the mix to warm up this refreshing juice. Kale lemonade will pucker your mouth with an energizing...
Start your day with 'Parsnip Homefries with Chard & Fennel' and enjoy a warm meal before work. This hearty dish will sustain you until lunchtime due to the grounding sweetness and heavy nature of parsnip and garlic. Combined with the crunchy, bitter...
This recipe clears lymphatic congestion and has a strong liver detox effect.
The fresh, mild bitterness of artichoke hearts, enlivening radishes, and spicy raw garlic all shine in a red wine vinegar base. Olive oil grounds the lightness of the vegetables, while lemon zest gives it a sunny brightness, elevating the...
This easy to make garlic & beets recipe is an excellent spring cleanse. Pickled garlic and beets are an ideal tonic for January, February, and early spring. The addition of beets to this garlic pickle directs the action towards liver cleansing. The...
Red cabbage & Vinegar Stew's tangy flavor and rustic heartiness will make you pine for the Ukrainian grandmother you never had. Perfect for a dark winter night, stimulating vinegar gets your blood moving when the cold leaves you feeling constricted....
Made with South Indian style spices like turmeric, mustard, fenugreek and cumin.
Simple, cleansing, sweet, tangy, and tart, this recipe is our favorite weight loss breakfast for Kapha dosha. Enjoy the fresh, clean juiciness of biting into a plump...
Feel alive, bright, and refreshed with every sip of Green Tea with Ginger & Basil. Its vibrant tastes refresh your palate, enliven your taste buds, and stimulate your blood flow. Altogether, these detoxicant herbs leave you feeling clean and clear. If...
Roasted Beet Puree is like the cool spring afternoon sun gently cooking the moist earth. Sweet and pungent aromas of garlic and cumin rise as jewels of rich magenta beets bring delightful color to your day. All senses are stimulated by lemon's tart...
Kitchari is Ayurveda's signature healing recipe and a perfect food. A simple, dynamic and heart warming synergy of mung beans, basmati rice, and digestive spices, kitchari is great for times of healing and recovery. Or whenever you suffer from...
Liver cleansing is essential in the spring as your body naturally detoxes, and whenever the liver is congested, a typical condition of oily Kapha individuals. Artichoke hearts stimulate, flush, and cleanse the liver by stimulating bile production...
The Cabbage Soup diet was famous in the faxlore of the 1980s. While Ayurveda does not encourage a cabbage soup mono-diet, cabbage soup can be a healthy addition to a well-rounded diet. Here is the Ayurvedic version.
This easy to make garlic recipe is an excellent spring cleanse. Garlic pickle is an ideal tonic for January, February, and early spring. Our ancestors survived on pickles and preserves as supplies dwindled into late winter. The sourness of vinegar...
The crisp crunch of 'Seaweed and Baby Kale Tabouli' will refresh and revitalize the body on a warm afternoon. Prepare for lunch and enjoy outside under an early summer blue sky, or bring to work and brighten up a long day. You'll feel light and...
Fresh and juicy, grapefruit is sour and bitter to taste. Cloves and cinnamon add pungency. Altogether like a purifying spa, this broiled grapefruit recipe is the perfect cleansing food when the liver and blood are stagnant in winter. It will reset your...
Perfect as a snack or side dish that can be shared at picnics or to give you energy before and after activities. Garlic, lemon and onion add sharp, sour and pungent tastes that are balanced by the smooth texture of chickpeas and the nutty depth of...
This penetrating yet sweet salad opens up circulation and warms the chest and skin. It flushes a stagnant lymphatic system and purges retained fluids. The nitrates in beets, pungency of horseradish, and aromatic oils in fennel dilate blood vessels...
A refreshing recipe with mint may be just what your body is asking for to combat spring-time allergies. It's also perfect to whip up for a spring picnic because it's light and won't spoil while you're out enjoying the sunshine. This dish essentially...
When I first discovered daal, I ate it every meal for a week in a row. Then I was so sick of daal I didn't eat it again for several months. Now we have a more stable relationship and I enjoy daal once a week.
Earthy, sweet blood red beets brighten the cloudy days of early spring with their vibrancy. Smooth texture with light oil, the rich sour flavor of balsamic glaze awakens your senses just as the nearing sun awakens nature in early springtime. An...
Spinach fortifies and nourishes while artichoke hearts cleanse the liver.
Kitchari is Ayurveda's perfect food, indicated in times of recovery as well as cleansing. Kitchari can even be the centerpiece of a mono-diet or fast, as it is a simple food that supplements the healing process. As with Grandma's chicken soup, there...
Founder of Joyful Belly Ayurveda, John Immel, answers the question ‘What is Ayurveda?’
