What to Eat for How You Feel: The New Ayurvedic Kitchen: 100 Seasonal Recipes by Divya Alter

    • Categories: Snacks; Breakfast / brunch; Spring; Summer; Vegetarian
    • Ingredients: ghee; black mustard seeds; curry leaves; Thai green chiles; turmeric; puffed rice; nuts of your choice; dried cranberries; raisins; coriander seeds; fenugreek seeds; cumin seeds; ajwain seeds; ground ginger; black peppercorns; ground cinnamon; black cardamom pods
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  • Irresistible buckwheat cake

    • eggplantolive on March 14, 2024

      made without the almonds on top. In future, will add 50/50 nutmeg instead of only cinnamon. This is nice served with applesauce but likely even better with a bit of cream cheese frosting.

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  • ISBN 10 0847859681
  • ISBN 13 9780847859689
  • Published Apr 18 2017
  • Format Hardcover
  • Page Count 256
  • Language English
  • Countries United States
  • Publisher Rizzoli

Publishers Text

This indispensable kitchen companion brings the ancient art of delicious healthy cooking to the twenty-first century with flavors adapted for the contemporary Western palate.
 
Drawing on her many years of vegetarian cooking, catering, and teaching, in this book Divya Alter explains how to create flavorful meals with seasonal ingredients by applying Ayurvedic principles. With food combinations, methods of preparation, and healing spices customized for individual needs, this is an inspirational guide to achieving optimal health through a personalized way of living and eating.
 
This volume features 100 recipes for breakfasts, soups, salads, main dishes, one-pot meals, treats, and beverages in three seasonal-based chapters. It includes an ingredient guide along with recipes for staples such as cultured ghee, fresh cheese, yogurt, nondairy milk alternatives, dressings, chutneys, and spice blends.
 
Alter offers practical ways to bridge the ancient wisdom of food with modern living beyond the boundaries of India. Dishes such as Asian-style Stir-Fried Red and Black Rice, Italian-style Spinach Risotto, and French-style Braised Root Vegetables are accessible to all and carry the healing benefits of Ayurvedic cooking.


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