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Cleansing Kitchari - Basic Recipe

To improve your digestive fire and eliminate ama, consider a dietary cleanse.

BASIC RECIPE

Prep time: 30 minutes
Servings: 3

1 cup basmati rice
1/2 cup mung beans (whole, soaked overnight)
6 cups boiling water
1/4 teaspoon turmeric
1 pinch asafoetida (a spice also called hing—available at Indian groceries)
1 cup chopped vegetables, such as zucchini, carrots, cauliflower, or anything you choose (optional)
1 teaspoon ground cumin, coriander, or any other spices you choose (optional
1. Combine the rice with the mung beans and wash twice.

2. Place rice and beans into boiling water, adding the turmeric and asafoetida.

3. Cook over medium heat until the water is mostly absorbed.

4. Add one more cup of lukewarm water, vegetables, and optional spices if you're using them. The final dish should be a stew with a very moist and soft consistency.

SOURCE
Ayurveda for Women: A Guide to Vitality and Health
(Healing Art Press, 2000), by Dr. Robert E. Svoboda


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Ayurveda

Wow, didnt even notice the first time that the recipe doesnt even have ghee in it!!! Ghee is the single most important part of any kitchari and it is Ghee that carries the toxins out of the body. All Ayurvedic kithari has ghee and split mung dal.

Ayurveda

Traditional Ayurvedic Kitchari is always made with split yellow mung not whole mung. The whole mung is too difficult to digest, even when soaked overnight.

Cara

Lactose free - yes. Gluten - not necessarily. The asafoetida I bought has wheat starch in it.

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