Baked Apples in Rose Water

This is a quick dessert or an alternative to a full breakfast.  I love the twist of having salty spices with this dish. It makes it exotic, light and complete to the palate.

Rose water has numerous benefits. It is antibacterial, soothing, healing, and has antiseptic properties. It's rich in flavonoids and vitamins, including A, C, D, E and B3. It also lowers the risks of bladder infections and heart disease, relieves digestive problems and nervous tension, relieves eye irritation and dental pains caused by periodontitis. It is great for soothing skin irritations.

Makes:  8 servings

30 minutes

Ingredients:

4         apples, cut into slices

½ tsp coriander

½ tsp cumin

½ tsp nutmeg

1 tbsp  lucuma

2 tsp cinnamon

2 tsp mirin

2 tsp rose water

½ tsp ghee

pinch salt

        maple syrup to taste

Directions:

Preheat the oven to 340 degrees. Mix all ingredients in a bowl. Cover the baking pan with ghee, and put all of the ingredients in the pan. Bake for 20 minutes. Serve hot in a nice dessert cup.

For Vata: Eat as is.

For Pitta: Add a pinch more of coriander.

For Kapha: Add ½ tsp of grated ginger.

Variations:

Use a combination of pears and apples.  Or substitute pears with apples