<td valign="top" class="subtle"> <!-- Main page container table--> <table width="550" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr valign="top"> <td bgcolor="#CCCCFF" width="4" height="520"><img src="../images/div_line.gif" width="4" height="166" border="0"></td> <td width="11"><img src="../images/spacer.gif" width="11" height="1" border="0"></td> <td width="535"> <!-- Main page table, change background image for each section --> <!-- #BeginEditable "PageArea" --> <table width="535" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="3"> <tr> <!-- Numbers on this row set width of page columns. Total should be 535 --> <!-- Default, 3 columns = |169|14|169|14|169| --> <!-- 1 wide, 1 narrow = |352|14|169| : 2 columns = |260|15|260| --> <td><img src="../images/spacer.gif" width="260" height="1" border="0"></td> <td><img src="../images/spacer.gif" width="15" height="1" border="0"></td> <td><img src="../images/spacer.gif" width="260" height="1" border="0"></td> <!-- End of set width --> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td class="headline" colspan="3">Kitchari Recipe</td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td colspan="3"><img src="../images/line_gray.gif" width="535" height="10" border="0"></td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td height="242"> <p><span class="bodyhead">Ingredients</span></pbr> <table width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td>*1 cup </td> <td>Basmati Rice</td> </tr> <tr> <td>*2 cups</td> <td>Mung Dal (split yellow)</td> </tr> <tr> <td>*7 cups (approx.) </td> <td>Water</td> </tr> <tr> <td>*a bit of</td> <td>Salt</td> </tr> <tr> <td>*2 Tbs. </td> <td>Ghee</td> </tr> <tr> <td>*3 tsp. </td> <td>Mustard Seeds</td> </tr> <tr> <td>*2 tsp.</td> <td>[[Cumin ]] Seeds or Powder</td> </tr> <tr> <td>*2 tsp.</td> <td>[[Turmeric ]] Powder</td> </tr> <tr> <td>*2 tsp.</td> <td>[[Coriander ]] Powder</td> </tr> <tr> <td>*2 tsp.</td> <td>[[Fennel ]] Powder</td> </tr> <tr> <td>*1 pinch</td> <td>[[Asafoetida ]] ([[Hing]])</td> </tr> Preparation</tablebr> <p> </p> <*Carefully pick over rice and dal to remove any stones. Wash each separately in at least 2 changes of water.*Sauté the seeds in the ghee until they pop. Then add the other spices. Add the mung dal and salt. Sauté for 1 or 2 minutes. Add boiling water, bring to boil, then simmer for 30 minutes or until the dal is about 2/td>3 cooked.*Now prepare any vegetables that suit your constitution. Cut them into smallish pieces. Add rice and these vegetables. Stir to mix, adding extra water if required. Bring back to the boil, then simmer for 20 minutes or until rice is fully cooked. Aim to have minimal water remaining, leaving the lid on the pot to allow any excess to slowly be absorbed. <td height="242"> </td>=Special Precautions of Kitchari==Kitchari mono-diet can lead to constipation if taken exclusively for several days, as it is low in fiber. To ensure proper elimination, the following may prove helpful if taken once a day, away from kitchari meals: psyllium husks or seeds with water OR oat bran OR prune juice. <td class="border2" height="242"> <br>The benefits of Kitchari are== Kitchari (pronounced kitch-a-ree) is a staple comfort food of India, also known as khichari, khitchari, and kitchiri, and also sometimes referred to as kedgeree (though incorrectly, as that is an English dish). The word "kitchari' means "mixture" or "mess" as in "mess of pottage" or "mess of stew" or porridge.The main ingredients are rice and mung beans, usually to which a variety of two grainsspices and other vegetables may be added. This Often the mung beans are replaced with another bean. Sometimes the resultant "mess" is one kitchari recipe that thick, and sometimes it is particularly nourishing thin and easy to digestsoupy. <p><span class=And, sometimes, the word "bodyheadkitchari">Options</span></p> <ul> <li>Vegetables is used loosely to describe any "mess of pottage", such as zucchini, <br> asparagus"I made a kitchari of millet and lentils". The ancient practice of fasting on kitchari, sweet potato</li> <li>For <b>Vata</b> or <b>Kapha</b> conditions: <br> add a pinch "kitchari cleanse", utilizes the traditional mix of ginger powder</li>rice and mung beans. In Ayurveda, the ancient wisdom of India dating back 5,000 years, this mix of rice and mung beans is considered extremely easy to digest and is said to purify the digestion and cleanse the body of toxins, much like other cleansing diets. <li>For <b>Pitta</b>[[Category: leave out the mustard seeds</li>Treatments]] </ul>[[Category:Food Therapy]] </td>[[Category:Ayurveda]]