This mung bean soup hits the mark perfectly for my tummy as a light supper containing easily digestible protein to support a good night’s sleep. Mung beans are an easy-to-digest protein source that will satisfy your hunger, so you don’t wake up in the middle of the night feeling hungry. At the same time, they won’t weight you down, where you’re waking up in the morning feeling heavy and fatigued. You should feel light. This mung bean soup with plenty of cooked leafy greens is both tasty, and easy to digest. In addition to broccoli, it’s got broccoli rabe, celery, garlic, ginger, cilantro, gre ..read more

This is an optional sauce that is wonderful with the burger, and also as a salad dressing or sauce for a rice or grain bowl.  I love this sauce with short-grained brown rice. In fact, one of my favorite quick meals can be made with short-grain brown rice with feta cheese, fresh herbs, tarator sauce, and avocado. Tarator is a creamy Lebanese tahini sauce made with sesame, lemon juice, fresh garlic, and a pinch of salt.  In this version, I’ve added soy sauce for extra savory taste, and a bit of cayenne pepper or red chili to dial up the flavor.  It’s super creamy and flavorful, fu ..read more

With a history of cultivation that traces back over 10,000 years, millet is an essential grain for humanity. However, with the widespread adoption of wheat, millet has largely fallen out of favor. Most people in the United States have probably never eaten it. This is a true shame, particularly for Kapha and Pitta types who will especially benefit from millet’s sweet, astringent, light, warming, and drying qualities. The other major benefit with millet is that it is very tolerant to drought. Millet could very well save us one day in the future. Health benefits Millet is a diuretic (drying) and ..read more

This quick salad of grated carrots, cucumbers and celery is super tasty with the honey-ginger dressing. Carrots and cucumbers are nice and cooling, while celery add satisfying crunch and exceptional fiber. The cooling vegetables contrast the zingy warmth of the dressing itself. This dressing reminds me of the one I always get at Thai restaurants on salads. While ginger might sound strange in a salad dressing at first, I expect you will be pleasantly surprised, especially when combined with honey. How to enjoy; meal ideas Enjoy this salad as a side dish along with any Asian food that would go ..read more

Full of fiber from fruits and vegetables, this Ayurvedic smoothie isn’t overly sweet, and it’s well balanced in terms of overall flavor and doshic effect.  The fruits used are green apple, red apple, pear, orange, and fresh lime juice, while the vegetables include carrots, celery, and cilantro.  Dosha effects A smoothie like this one made with sweet, juicy fruit is most supportive for Pitta dosha due to its inherent cooling qualities. Vata and Kapha are pacified due to the additional warmth of the lime and ginger. This is such a pleasant smoothie. You feel like you are chewing your d ..read more

This soup is inspired by winter snow and vegetables that are white, or light in color. I’m talking about white potatoes, cauliflower, turnip, celery root, fennel root, kohlrabi, parsnips, rutabaga, onion, leeks, celery, and radishes. Potatoes, turnips, celery root, rutabaga, and white radish are all roots that are readily available in the winter, which is why I call this my Winter White Vegetable soup.  You don’t need to use all the vegetables. Just a selection of them. You can mix and match. Jump to Recipe Health benefits My hope is that this soup recipe will encourage you to try a new v ..read more

Miso and tahini bring rich depth and mouth-watering sweet, sour, and salty tastes to the broth of this versatile vegetable soup.  Miso is a probiotic, and tahini is a great source of calcium and healthy fats. If you haven’t explored these two winner foods yet, you’re in for a big treat. My guess is that once you try this soup, miso and tahini with both turn into healthy food cravings you’ll be happy to have.  Jump to Recipe Soup variations  What I love about this soup is how versatile it is.  I’m using potatoes, carrots and leafy greens for the vegetables, but you can liter ..read more

When I made oatmeal dosa for my husband the first time, and asked him to guess what it was made with, he could not.  The texture turned out almost exactly like the home-cooked dosas he is familiar with from his native South Indian cuisine.  A dosa is a cross between a pancake and a tortilla. Something like a crepe, but not as delicate.  This was incredible, considering it takes quite some talent to make a real dosa from scratch – not to mention about 24 hours for fermentation.  In contrast, this quick, gluten-free flatbread can be ready to cook in about 15 minutes. Yay for ..read more

I recently ran a 5-day Food Prep Challenge, and during the challenge I cooked lunch for participants live on Zoom. As part of my lunch, I used green beans and fennel bulb to prepare a quick and tasty vegetable side dish. Weeks later, one of the participants asked me for the recipe. Here it is for her, and for all of you as well! Green beans Green beans (otherwise known as string beans) are an easy-to-digest vegetable suitable for any dosha. Dosha is a term used in clinical practice of Ayurveda, and I am a Nutrition and Digestive Health Counselor, so I regularly provide information related to A ..read more

Khichdi—pronounced kitch-er-ee— is a soothing stew made with basmati rice, lentils, ghee, spices, and sometimes vegetables, that has been revered as a healing food in India since ancient times for its wonderful virtue of being extremely easy to digest.  Jump to Recipe It also happens to be extremely tasty, as well as extremely easy to make. It is also extremely versatile. It can be made with different grains, different lentils, different spices, and with vegetable add-ins and toppings. Meat isn’t needed in the meal because it is already a complete vegetarian protein.  People with di ..read more