How to Cook Yummy Ayurvedic Vegan Dhal

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Ayurvedic Vegan Dhal. Ayurvedic Vegan Dhal From our Emily's yoga retreat in Sri Lanka. I garnished my Ayurvedic Split Moong breakfast dhal with a generous dollop of coconut yoghurt (to add creamy sweetness and dimension of flavour), a squeeze of fresh lemon (to aid digestion) + my new favourite locally grown summer green, lemon sorrel for freshness and a little bitter taste to cleanse and tone my liver! You can read our introduction to Ayurveda here.

Ayurvedic Vegan Dhal Scott Blossom enjoys dahl to help digestion and to balance his pitta dosha. I've been on a plant based diet for close to ten years now, and know may way around Indian cuisine fairly well, as it really is a vegetarian's delight - but my curiosity into Ayurvedic cooking is. Recognized as one of the leading Ayurveda Schools and Ayurvedic Health Spas outside of India. You can cook Ayurvedic Vegan Dhal using 13 ingredients and 3 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Ayurvedic Vegan Dhal

  1. Prepare 1 cup of red lentils.
  2. You need 2 cups of water.
  3. You need 3 tbsp of coconut milk.
  4. It's 1 tbsp of coconut oil.
  5. You need 1 clove of or more of garlic.
  6. You need 2 of onions.
  7. Prepare 1 tsp of cinnamon.
  8. Prepare 1 tsp of curry leaves.
  9. You need 1 tsp of turmeric.
  10. Prepare 1 tsp of chilli.
  11. Prepare 1 tsp of salt.
  12. You need 2 of curry leaves.
  13. It's of Few pandan leaves, if possible.

A certified Ayurvedic practitioner and nutrition counselor, Talya spent years studying Ayurveda and searching for whole-food, vegan alternatives to dairy ingredients. But as happy as I was, I soon ran into one major problem: an Ayurvedic diet does not generally cater to vegans. Skimming through lists of Ayurvedic "superfoods" such as ghee, raw milk, and eggs left me at a loss. Luckily, with some research I discovered which vegan-friendly foods suit each constitution.

Ayurvedic Vegan Dhal step by step

  1. Cook red lentils in water with salt and turmeric..
  2. Add the coconut milk when the lentils become a little mushy..
  3. Heat the coconut oil in a pan and fry the remaining ingredients then pour over the top of the dhal to serve! Delicious with coconut rice or roti..

Meanwhile, add a little oil to a frying pan and cook the onion for a few minutes. Lifestyle choices are one of the basic tenets of Ayurveda and diet is an important part of a healthy lifestyle. We have a lot of general information about Ayurveda in the Resources section. To find out more about the dietary side of Ayurveda, you can make the delicious food in Usha and Vasant Lad's book, Ayurvedic Cooking for Self-Healing. Simple Ayurvedic Split Moong Veggie Dhal with handfuls of fresh coriander!