Ayurvedic Cooking for Self Healing (2nd Edition)

asked by work on November 28, 2006 3:20 AM

Ayurveda, the ancient healing art of India, teaches that food plays an essential part in one's health and sense of well-being. Here is an authentic guide of the Ayurvedic approach to food and tasty vegetarian cooking. The recipes are formulated using herbs and spices to help balance the constitution of each person. The effects of the foods on individual constitution are included with every recipe together with the medicinal properties of many of the foods. This is a cookbook and much more. Included in this book are chapters on:

The principles of Ayurveda and individual constitution

Maintaining one's health, digestion and constitutional balance

The importance of proper food combining for optimal well-being

Setting up an Ayurvedic kitchen and planning menus inclusive of every member of your family

More than 100 recipes of delicious Ayurvedic cuisine

and these important sections for even more benefits from Ayurveda:

Nearly 300 simple remedies for everything from the common cold and skin problems to stabilizing blood sugar in diabetics, all using familiar household herbs, fruits and vegetables!

A chart for determining your individual constitution

Comprehensive food guidelines for basic constitutional types

A listing of the qualities of foods and their affects on the doshas

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Reviews

I was excited to get this book. Read it attentively and tried two of the recipies. Kitchari for Vata and Spicy Vegetable Fried Rice. The explaination by Vasant Lad was good and detail. I like it very much. As for the recipies, they smells superb but are tasteless. I still recomend this book for those who like to learn to cook a ayurvedic balanced food. But if you are looking into cooking a delicious mouth watering meal. This is not the book. Still an excellent ayurvedic book.

reviewed by borat on November 29, 2006 10:51 AM

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My main complaint is that some of the recipes create absolute mush. I found that it helped if I reduced the water in some of the recipes (for example for Kitchari, I used 5 cups of water instead of the recommended 6 cups) and/or washing/soaking the rice or beans only briefly instead of overnight. This may be because I live at sea level (?) but some of the recipes seemed to err in favor of cooking too long in too much water.

A more minor complaint is that I like the recipes I've tried and want more- and more variety. An even more minor complaint is that since I find the fried foods irrelevant to me, I would have preferred if they had substituted other recipes that didn't include lots of oil.

reviewed by goonball on November 29, 2006 1:50 PM

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This is a book by Vasant Lad and his wife. They give easy to follow guidelines on the best foods for your body type, along wtih great recipes. I have tried a few so far, and all are excellent. The explanations for each recipe are very detailed and informative, and accurately give the best types for the recipe.

If you are a student of Yoga and/or Ayurveda, or just want to learn more about healthy, balanced Indian cooking, this is top notch source.

reviewed by fabio on November 29, 2006 2:07 PM

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This book is an easy read and really helps you through the basics. The recipes are delicious and I have never felt better!

reviewed by heavymetal on November 29, 2006 3:26 PM

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