4 Cooking Churnas using Cumin

Churna is the combination of powder in Ayurveda. It can be herbs, spices or dry fruits. Making churnas is easy and can save cooking time in a busy week. To make them use freshly grounded spice powder. Mix them well and store them in an airtight jar for up to six months. These recipes make approximately 1 cup. 

Taco Seasoning Recipe:

• 1/4 cup Chili Powder
• 1/4 cup Cumin powder.

LIme and Rose Summer Drink

One of the joys of summer is to prepare cooling drinks from the garden. I don't have a lemon tree, but I do enjoy a fresh mint from the garden. This drink is cooling and fortifying, excellent for Pitta dosha.

Ingredients:

1-1 ½ limes (depending on how tangy you like your beverage)

2 cups         spring water

5 tsp fresh mint, minced and ground

4 tbsp organic maple syrup OR jaggery syrup

½ tsp minced/ground ginger

1 tsp ground chia seeds

½ tsp rose water

Directions:

Juice the limes and mix all of the ingredients together. Let the mix steep for approximately 20 minutes. Place in the refrigerator to cool.

Beat fatigue with ayurvedic herbs

Ayurveda believes strongly that the strength of your digestive fire makes all the difference in how well you are able to convert food into energy and into healthy tissues. To support your digestive fire, eat warm, cooked foods that are natural to the season. Add digestive spices such as cumin , mustard seed, turmeric,cinnamon , and ginger . And avoid raw, dry foods and iced drinks. Traditional Ayurvedic herbs can also help support your energy levels if they are on the low side.

Tongue cleaning

We are very happy in selecting good food and preparing. Equally we need to take care of our beloved digestion system. We can do it in many ways, with fasting, mono-diets and panchakarma.

The tongue is the entry way to the digestive system.  In fact, it is the only part of the digestive tract that is easily accessible and observable. Most of us don’t generally think much about it, but there is much information that can be gained from examining the tongue. Each morning, soon after arising, get in the habit of inspecting your tongue. Does it have a

Kapha Balancing Detox soup.

Cook this soup in times of purification or when kapha dosha is high. You can take this soup as a main and only food  for 3 days. This will clear kapha dosha conditions like excess of mucus in lungs, fatigue or a simple cold.

Ingredients
Whole green mung- 1 cup soaked for 10-12 hours
Cumin - 1 tsp
Ginger - 1-2 inch grated
Black pepper - few peppercorns whole or crushed
Turmeric - ½ tsp

Greens with fennel and raisins

 In the kitchen we truly can enjoy simple recipes and still have a good tasty meal. This dish can be ensemble in 10 minutes, the same amount of time you need to cook quinoa.
You can use any green vegetables as spinach, kale, mustard green, and collard greens. You can use any of these greens or a combination in this recipe. As spices is concern I have choose fennel to make this dish suitable for children, however you can use cumin, hing or nutmeg as a main flavor.

Cauliflowers with coconut, red peppers and peanuts

Nothing like a shredded fresh coconut, it has the fresh enzymes that pitta need to cool down and the right amount of fat to pacify vatta. This recipe is a colorful addition to a rice of quinoa dish, and of course it is a great companion to any fresh salad. If you are not that friendly to peanuts, you can use almonds, walnuts or sunflowers seed to add a little crunchy texture to this dish.

For vattas you can add a little more ginger, for pitta more coconut and for kapha more chilli. Customize your dish for where you are at.

Cardamon the Queen of spices

Cardamom is also known as Chhoti Elaichi in India. It is a highly valued herbal spice that is used as a culinary agent in Asian cuisines because of its intrinsic flavoring capacity.

Moreover, when used as a home remedy it helps cure various ailments like indigestion, nausea, lightheadedness, etc.This aromatic spice is straw-green to bright-green in color with small, black seeds inside a pod. The fibrous, oval pod has about 8 to 16 seeds.

There is another variety of this herb, that is, Black Cardamom or Cardamomum amomum which is mostly found in Asia and Australia.

Constipation? Serve Chamomile Tea!

Chamomile tea suits all ages and doshas. This soft flower is the best companion of vatta dosha. 
 
Chamomile works to soften the stool, and it adds fiber. Because of this, it helps to keep the stool from becoming dehydrated, which will result in constipation. When you choose chamomile, and drink it as a tea, you are actually accomplishing two things. You will be adding hydration through the tea, and you will be adding a natural and healthy laxative in the chamomile. There is a bonus to chamomile tea. It is known for bringing physical relaxation and stress relief, making it an excellent option any time.

Tea has steeped about fifteen minutes. The water should be well infused with the herb. You can drink chamomile tea several times throughout the day when you are looking for constipation remedies.

Cloves healing benefits and home uses

Cloves is a sweet and hot spice that combine well with most spices, specially cinnamon and ginger. Because of it healing properties is a good spice for vattha and kapha doshas. It non-inflammatory properties also benefit pitta dosha.

 Clove or Laung in Hindi, is an aromatic herb native to Indonesia. It has various health benefits as it helps relieve nausea, vomiting, stomach upset, muscle cramps, toothache and several other ailments. It is also promotes digestive health.