Tag Archives: Ayurveda

Ingredients      For the whole wheat flour white sauce: 500 ml skimmed milk 50 gm low cal butter 50 gm whole-wheat flour 1 onion, small 2-3 cloves garlic Salt & pepper to taste      For the cauliflower with mushroom: 2 tsp low cal butter 1 cup onions, finely chopped …

Ingredients: ½ cup sliced or slivered almonds 1 tbsp sesame seeds 1 stalk steamed broccoli, chopped 2 cups fresh mushrooms, sliced 2 green onions, chopped ¼ cup pumpkin seeds 1 cup whole wheat noodles, boiled Dressing: ¼ cup vegetable oil 3 tbsp lemon juice ½ tbsp light soy sauce 1 tbsp sugar …

Ingredients: 1 cup whole chickpeas, boiled ½ tomato, finely chopped ¼ onion, finely chopped 2 tbsp finely chopped coriander 1 tsp red chili powder 1 tsp cumin powder 1 tsp chaat masala (available at Indian stores) 1/2 tsp dry mango powder 1-2 tbsp lemon juice (or to taste) Salt to taste …

Ingredients 2 pc orange pumpkin, big, peeled, ½ pc diced (small), 1 ½ pc in big chunky pieces 4-5 cloves garlic, finely chopped 1 tsp fenugreek seeds 1 tbsp fresh cream (optional) 3 tsp olive oil Bunch of fresh basil leaves, roughly chopped, stems removed Bunch of lemon grass tied with a string, small Instructions In a cooking …

Ingredients: 250 grams cooked beetroot (beets), chopped 1 pc onion, small, peeled and chopped 1 tbsp low fat cream (optional) ½ cup carrots, chopped 3/4 cup orange juice, freshly squeezed 500 ml vegetable stock 2 tsp olive oil Salt and pepper to taste How To Make Beetroot And Carrot Soup …

Kapha-Pitta skin types can be prone to acne. It may happen due to Kapha’s blocking nature and Pitta’s fiery nature. Let’s understand how: According to Ayurveda, there is an accumulation of pathological factors like Kapha; an increased sebum production (sebum is a waxy material produced by the sebaceous glands in …

Obesity is accompanied by many health complications that adversely affect almost all the systems of the body. Obese people suffer from excessive sweating, hunger & thirst, a feeling of general weakness, and the inability to do physical work. The complications of obesity are well-known. These include diabetes, hypertension, coronary artery …

After Saturday night parties, you would have suffered, at some time or the other, from that severe burning sensation just below the chest bone with the sour bile rising up your throat, causing you to throw everything up, isn’t it? But what if this is not a one-off experience and is …

Imagine – you’re on your way home from work and need to stop by the supermarket to buy ingredients for the dinner party you’re hosting tonight. You glance at the clock and see that the supermarket will close in 5 minutes. You need to speed up or you won’t make …

Serves: 5 Ingredients: 2 tbsp olive oil 1 ½ tsp whole cumin seeds 1 cup chopped scallions 1 pc green chili, cut in half lengthwise 1 tsp turmeric powder 1 cup carrots, cut into coarse juliennes 2 ½ cups red cabbage, shredded ½ tsp rock salt Method: Chop the scallions …

Do you wake up unrefreshed, with stiffness and pain in your muscles, have specific painful ‘spots’ on your back and front side, and get tired easily? If your answer to these questions is ‘yes’, then you may be suffering from a common disorder called fibromyalgia. Here we take a look …

Diabetes Mellitus is a front runner among the modern day lifestyle diseases. With increasing shift from wholesome natural foods to refined and sugary foods, and from an active lifestyle involving physical activity like walking to sedentary lifestyles and dependence on locomotives for travel, the incidence of obesity and thereby diabetes …

The second pathway to autoimmune disease occurs in people who have a significant family history of autoimmune diseases and consequently, a very strong genetic predisposition. This is typically a Vata or Pitta prakruti person whose primary dosha is aggravated. Both Vata and Pitta share a lot of gunas (qualities) with …