The Ayurvedic Cookbook: A Personalized Guide to Good Nutrition and Health by Amadea Morningstar and Urmila Desai

  • Tridoshic vegetable curry #1 (page 75)

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    • Categories: Curry; Main course; Cooking for a crowd; Indian; Vegetarian
    • Ingredients: green peas; carrots; potatoes; string beans; sunflower oil; cumin seeds; black mustard seeds; turmeric; coriander powder; yoghurt
    • Accompaniments: Cucumber raita
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Notes about this book

  • Ganga108 on November 08, 2025

    In this book the author equates neem leaves and curry leaves (eg see recipe on P106). They are sometimes confused because curry leaves can also be called "sweet neem" or "metha neem". However neem leaves and curry leaves are very different. Neem leaves are intensely bitter and are not used extensively in Indian food, but rather in ayurvedic medicinal preparations. Curry leaves are aromatic and have a citrusy-lemongrass flavour. They used extensively in India, particularly in the South of India, giving that definable taste to South Indian/Tamil dishes. I recommend using curry leaves wherever she specifies neem leaves.

Notes about Recipes in this book

  • Tridoshic vegetable curry #1

    • Ganga108 on November 05, 2025

      A nice, easy veg curry, altho I couldn't help adding a couple more veg and some of my home made "complex chilli paste".

  • Tridoshic dal [US Hari Krishna recipe]

    • Ganga108 on November 08, 2025

      Delish. So good.

  • Cooling kichadi

    • Ganga108 on November 27, 2025

      Delicious! Comforting. Made in the Instant Pot so far quicker. I used Sella Basmati rice, ΒΌ cup each mung dal and rice, 2 cups water, 8m HP, FNR for a soft kichadi. Subbed in a carrot for burdock. Excellent.

  • "Plain" Indian rice

    • Ganga108 on January 01, 2026

      Back to more simple eating after the indulgences all through December. Making the variation with peas and using sprouted brown basmati rice.

  • French toast

    • London_Mummy on October 15, 2025

      To my mind, this barely counts as a recipe, since it is just French toast, however, it was a good opportunity to use up the sweet cicely soda bread which I had made, which was starting to get stale & to enjoy a quick, protein-rich breadkast

  • Spicy oatmeal

    • London_Mummy on October 13, 2025

      This is a great, warming breakfast on a cold, British morning.

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  • ISBN 10 8120811763
  • ISBN 13 9788120811768
  • Published May 15 2003
  • Format Hardcover
  • Page Count 364
  • Language English
  • Countries India
  • Publisher Motilal Banarsidass,
  • Imprint Motilal Banarsidass,

Publishers Text

Ayurvedic books tell us what food items are good for different constitutions, but without the knowledge of how to cook Ayurvedically, and without specific recipes, such information remains limited. This boo fills this need very well. Over 250 taste-tested recipes are specifically designed to balance each constitution, with an emphasis on simplicity, ease and sound nutrition. It is a considerable task to write a cookbook that can be used for healing purposes Amadea Morningstar has worked diligently, as the scope of this book indicates, ansd Urmila Desai adds her recipes and specific knowledge of human cooking.

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