The Complete Ayurvedic Cookbook - The Eumundi Medicine Man

Drinks & Desert
SWEET FRUIT or SAVOURY LEMON LASSI
Yoghurt or Buttermilk?
Fresh Buttermilk Whip!
Buttermilk is Ayurveda’s great secret for digesting fat.
Take 1 Cup of Traditional Paris Creek Yoghurt
Add 1 Cup of cold water
Blend or whip at low speed for 2-5 minutes or until yellow fat particles float to the
top, remove the butter and you have buttermilk.
11BYou may add cumin, ginger, chilli or other spices or sweeteners depending on the
season and your body type.
12BVata aggravated, add salt and cumin.
13BPitta aggravated add rapadura and fennel
14BKapha aggravated add ginger, black pepper and a little honey.
15BButtermilk pacifys all three doshas
16BButtermilk strengthens and increases appetite and digestive power.
There is no actual buttermilk in the Western world, some kind of artificial imposter in
a nice container. Yoghurt in Ayurveda is a building substance which adds bulk to the
body and if over-used and may clog (abhisyandi) the channels with unwise
indulgence. Buttermilk on the other hand is light, digestive and reducing.
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