My doshas have been going through a fight during the long monsoon season in India. All they really needed is tridosha calming food. Pitta stirring the okras in the pan while Vatta is holding the handle… and calmly the Kapha waits while a smoothing Spanish song from Kaloome is playing in the background and my friends looking after each other at the dining table.
Simple recipe for lunch. Even the vegetables can be found fresh during the monsoon season.
What the doshas of three people need:
3 cups of washed basmati rice soaked in 4 ½ cups of water
Cumin seeds
5 tablespoons of ghee
7-10 okras
1 onion
Palm full of sesame seeds
Turmeric
Rock salt and pepper
Mixture of herbs
Prepare your kitchen and let the calm fun begin!
Steam the rice with its water in a steamer with 2 spoons of ghee.
Peal the onion, wash okras and chop them. Heat 2 spoons of ghee in a pan, stir onion and add rock salt, turmeric and okras. Fry until they are soft. I added a hint of water, but not too much to make them slimy. Add a hint of pepper and only hint if your Pitta’s fire is to be tamed.
Heat a palm full of white sesame seeds in a pan and add them to okra sauce.
Serve the sauce on top of steamed basmati rice and add a mixture of herbs like oregano and thyme.
To slow down yours and your friends Vatta, make a connection with the food and with your friends who’ll appreciate no matter what you did in the kitchen. They know you did it with love and appreciation. May all doshas be happy!
(Photo coming as soon as the internet connection is made as good as the dosha connection.)
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