The following recipes are offered as easy delicious health-supporting
tools for your best health. Favor organic raw ingredients whenever possible.
Immunity Boosting Spices
Here is a spice mixture for enhancing immunity.
2 parts turmeric
3 parts ground
cumin
3 parts ground
coriander
6 parts ground fennel
1 part powdered
dry ginger
1 part ground
black pepper
1/4 part ground
cinnamon
Mix all the powdered spices well and store in an airtight
container in a cool place away from direct sunlight. For daily use sauté one
teaspoon of ghee. Heat until you smell the aroma. Immediately remove the pan
from the heat to avoid burning the spices. Drizzle the spicy ghee on to cooked
rice or other dishes before serving. Or add steamed vegetables to the spice
mixture while still in the pan and stir. Add salt and pepper to taste. This
spice mixture should be used regularly to flavor one dish for the main meal of
the day to boost immunity and enhance digestion.
Detoxifying Spice Mixture
1 part turmeric
2 parts ground
cumin
3 parts ground
coriander
4 parts ground
fennel
Mix these spices together in bulk and store in a jar. When
you are cooking a meal, place a small amount of ghee in a frying pan and heat
on medium. Add detoxifying spice mixture, measuring out one teaspoon of spice
mixture per serving of vegetables. Sauté spices until the aroma is released (but
be careful not to burn). Add steamed vegetables, mix lightly and sauté together
for one minute. Add salt and black pepper to taste. Or you can sauté the spice
mixture in ghee and drizzle on vegetables or grains.
Boil two quarts of water in the morning.
Add 1/4 t. whole cumin, 1/2 t. whole coriander,
1/2 t. whole fennel and let steep for ten minutes with the
lid on.
Strain out the spices and pour water into a thermos and sip
throughout the day. Start fresh by making a new batch of tea in the morning.
Allergy-Season Spice Mixture
3 parts turmeric*
6 parts fennel*
6 parts coriander*
1 part black
pepper*
1 part ginger
Blend these spices together in bulk and store in a jar. When
you are preparing a meal, place a small amount of ghee in a frying pan and heat
it on medium. Add the detoxifying spice mixture, measuring out one teaspoon of
spice mixture per serving of vegetables. Sauté the spices until the aroma is
released, but be careful not to burn them. Add steamed vegetables, mix lightly
and sauté together for one minute. Add salt and pepper to taste. Or you can
sauté the spice mixture in ghee and drizzle on cooked vegetables and grains.
Healthy Heart Spice Mixture
1 part ground
turmeric
2 parts ground
cumin
3 parts ground
coriander
4 parts ground
fennel
Mix the spices and store in an airtight jar. When it is time
to cook the meal, steam the vegetables. Melt a small amount of ghee in the pan,
and add 1/2 to 1 teaspoon of the spice mixture per serving. Saute the spices
until the flavor is released. Add the vegetables, saute lightly, add salt and
pepper to taste, and serve immediately. If you have constipation, be sure to
cleanse the bowels by eating fruits, vegetables and grains with fiber, eating a
stewed apple or pear with prunes or figs each morning for breakfast. By
cleansing the bowel you maintain the digestive fire and enhance digestion and
assimilation. This is an excellent breakfast for people with Sadhaka Pitta
imbalance, and Prana and Vyana Vata imbalance. Sweet lassi (a drink made by
blending 1/4 c. yogurt and 3/4 c. water along with honey) is also good for
people with weak digestion.
Spice Mixture for Emotional Balance
1 part ground
black pepper*
1 part ground
dried ginger*
2 parts ground
coriander*
3 parts ground
cumin*
2 parts ground
turmeric*
1 part crushed
black cumin (for women only)
Mix the spices together and store in an airtight container. Sauté
small amounts of the spices in ghee to spice vegetables and grains.
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