Tag Archives: ayurvedic cooking

Easy Oven-Baked Kitcharee

Posted on March 27, 2017 by kgehlkentang

Sometimes, we just don’t have time to do much cooking.  Sometimes we don’t have the inclination.  But, Ayurveda recommends freshly cooked foods as often as possible.  So, here is an easy way to make kitcharee for yourself without a lot … Continue reading →

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Dr. Lad’s Tur Dal Soup #2

Posted on November 14, 2016 by kgehlkentang

This comes from Dr. Lad’s cookbook, Ayurvedic Cooking for Self-Healing.  He states that it is tridosha shamana (pacifying) and that because of the Ushna virya of toor dal (warming quality), those experiencing increased Pitta or Ushna (heat) guna should use … Continue reading →

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Masoor Dal with Roasted Carrots

Posted on June 15, 2016 by kgehlkentang

Energetically warnming and light–a good spring balancing dahl.

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No Tomatoes—Seriously?

Posted on February 29, 2016 by kgehlkentang

Concern for what and how we should eat is at an all-time high, and this is fueling interest in all kinds of nutritional philosophies.  Ayurveda—the time-honored medical science from India—has used food as a medicine for thousands of years and … Continue reading →

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Spring Mediter-Indian Split Yellow Peas

Posted on April 30, 2014 by kgehlkentang

In springtime, according to our digestive fire and constitutional nature, we can incorporate a little more of the lighter, rougher and dryer qualities in our meals because Kapha dosha, the water and earth elements, is at its peak.  Yellow Split Peas are … Continue reading →

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