--- In [email protected], "rudra_joe" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > If you want to purge vata with ghee laden Indian foods then you must pump up the spice to increase nutrient absorption. Hence spicy fatty Indian food and Indans, those who can afford to eat that is. This looks like a good recipe: (from http://kitchendoctor.com/Ayurveda/kicharee.html) > > Kicharee Recipe > 1 cup basmati or brown rice > 1 cup moong dahl (yellow lentils) or split mung beans > 2 T. clarified butter > 1 t. black mustard seeds > � t. each cumin, dill, fennel, ajwan (wild celery), and fenugreek seeds > 1 medium size onion (chopped) > 7 cloves of garlic (finely chopped) > 1" ginger root (grated or finely chopped) > 1 t. turmeric > 3 green or black cardamom pods (cracked) > 2 small red chilies or � t. cayenne > 3 cloves > 3 bay leaves or a pinch of neem leaves > � t. coriander seeds > � t. cinnamon bark chips > pinch saffron > � t. black salt > a pinch to � t. asafoetida > vegetables to taste peas, carrots, cauliflower, leeks, burdock root. > > Instructions: > > Melt the clarified butter in a large pot. Add the mustard seeds, cover the pot, wait for the seeds to pop. Add the seeds, saut� lightly. Dice the onion and saut� until translucent. Add the garlic and ginger, saut� a little longer. Add the rice and lentils (pulses) and cover with water twice the depth of the rice and lentils. Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat. Add the powdered spices (turmeric, cayenne) and the coriander, cinnamon, bay or neem leaves, saffron, cloves, and cardamom. After ten minutes, add those vegetables which take longer to cook (burdock root, cauliflower, leeks, or carrots). After another half an hour, add the peas and asafoetida. When the lentils are tender, add the salt. For extra taste, add a bouillon cube (if salted, wait until the end). For extra energy, use a few pieces of astragalus or kombu. Be sure that the spices are not irradiated, but do not worry if you are missing some of the ingredients. It will taste just fine if you have some or most of the spices. > > Bon appetit!
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