{"id":2439,"date":"2019-05-27T13:11:21","date_gmt":"2019-05-27T11:11:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aaanandha.com\/uncategorized\/kitchari-power\/"},"modified":"2026-05-09T11:43:14","modified_gmt":"2026-05-09T09:43:14","slug":"kitchari-power","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aaanandha.com\/en\/recipes\/kitchari-power","title":{"rendered":"Kitchari Power"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The ayurvedic dish par excellence<\/h3><\/span>
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Kitchari is the Ayurvedic dish that balances the 5 elements, the 3 doshas (vata, pitta and kapha), which does not tire the digestive fire, and which allows to liquifier ama (toxins). Nourishing, digesting easily, and calming the mind.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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Ingredients<\/h4><\/span>
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1 cup dhal lentils (yellow lentils)
\n1\/2 cup basmati rice<\/p>\n

Fresh ginger roots grated,
\n3 c. ghee tea
\n1 tsp. 1\/2 tsp turmeric tea. black pepper tea
\n1 tsp. tea coriander powder
\n1 tsp. fennel tea
\n1 tsp. tea cumin powder
\n1 tsp. tea black mustard seeds
\nA pinch of Himalayan salt
\n1 pinch of hing (asafoetida)
\n6 cups water or 4 cups of water if you use a rice cooker
\n1 cup or 1\/2 cup vegetables cut into small pieces and steamed: beets, carrots, squash, spinach, celery (avoid vegetables belonging to the solanacefamily: potatoes, tomatoes, eggplant, chillies..)
\nA handful of fresh coriander to serve<\/p>\n<\/div>

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Wash the rice and dal together until the water is clear.
\nIn a frying pan, fry the spices with the ghee for a few minutes, until the spices burst like popcorn.
\nCook rice and dal with spices
\nSteam vegetables
\nServe hot, and add a pinch of salt and a bunch of fresh coriander<\/p>\n

Enjoy in full awareness????<\/p>\n<\/div>

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