The Complete Ayurvedic Cookbook - The Eumundi Medicine Man

Breakfast Ideas
THE INSANITY OF REGULAR SWEET MEALS
SWEET, OH Sweet Life, You have made my days so sticky and heavy, I do not think
I have the strength to carry you to the next hungry moment. Yet I have not the
resolve to refuse your stupid demands even though because of you I rot in a damp,
heavy prison of self hatred.
Western civilisation has developed a sweet tooth. Eastern worlds know not, such a
thing as a sweet meal, like yoghurt and fruit, museli or cereal. All meals in Eastern
culture are savoury and not predominately the sweet taste. Sweet taste consists of the
earth and water elements, therefore over indulgence will give bulk to the body and
cause channel blockages. This over indulgence in sweet taste is explained in my book
‘Simply Ayurveda’. If you are interested in passing by a Western insane mind, try….
OLD FASHIONED OATS
Roll your own oats, if you cannot spare 30 seconds
for yourself you might as well be dead!
(serves 4)
Ingredients:
Ghee, cinnamon, black pepper, cloves and nutmeg or Gram Masala
1 cup whole organic, freshly rolled oats, 3 cups water, Saindhava Ayurvedic Rock
Salt, Yoghurt and butter.
Place a teaspoon or so of ghee in a pan which is on a low to moderate heat. Add a
quarter of a teaspoon of freshly ground spices or gram masala fry for a second add
the oats stir for 30 seconds. Add a good pinch of sandhaiva salt, water and boil for 10
minutes. Let it settle for 3 minutes or so with the lid on - a full fibre grain is thirsty.
Serve with a dob of yoghurt and a slice of butter or ghee. Add pepper, salt and Gram
Masala to taste. YUM
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