An Ayurvedic diet is a diet which matches your body type to the foods consumed – eating those foods that sustain your body type, to avoid unbalancing your prakruti (natural tendencies). Ayurveda includes counter measures to let you “cheat” sometimes, without harming yourself.
Eating, according to Ayurveda, is a learning process, that involves learning the properties of foods, listening to your body, to see not only the reaction to certain foods but also the signs of possible imbalance, and matching the foods you eat to your individual state and needs.
Healthy ayurvedic recipe. Carrot Raita aka Perugu Pachadi is prepared with grated carrot that is lightly stir fried in spices, onions, cooled and combined with yogurt and coriander leaves. Eat it as a salad or with roti or rice.
Ingredients:
3/4 cup grated carrot
1/2 tsp grated fresh ginger root
1 chopped small onion
1 cup fresh plain yogurt
1 chopped green chilli or large pinch fresh ground black pepper
1 tbsp ghee (clarified butter)
1/2 tsp cumin seeds
1/2 tsp mustard seeds
pinch of asafoetida (hing)
10 curry leaves
salt to taste
1 tbsp chopped fresh coriander leaves (cilantro)
1 tbsp grated coconut (optional)
Whip the yogurt until smooth. Keep aside.
Grate carrot. Keep aside.
Heat ghee or oil in a skillet. Add mustard seeds and let them splutter.
Now add cumin seeds, asafoetida and curry leaves and fry for a few secs.
Now add the chopped green chillis, grated ginger and onions. Fry for a mt.
Add turmeric powder and grated carrot, coconut and fry for 5 minutes.
Stir constantly so that it doesn’t burn.
Remove from fire and cool.
Once its cool, add the whisked yogurt, salt and coriander leaves and mix well. Chill and serve.
Carrot Perugu Pachadi – Carrot Yogurt Chutney Recipe
Healthy ayurvedic recipe. Carrot Raita aka Perugu Pachadi is prepared with grated carrot that is lightly stir fried in spices, onions, cooled and combined with yogurt and coriander leaves. Eat it as a salad or with roti or rice.
