This unique cookbook describes the principles and philosophies of Ayurvedic cookery and gives simple recipes for intensely vital and satisfying food.

This unique cookbook describes the principles and philosophies of Ayurvedic cookery and gives simple recipes for intensely vital and satisfying food.

"The Ayurvedic Cookbook" gives a fresh new perspective on this ancient art of self-healing. Over 250 taste-tested recipes are specifically designed to balance each constitution, with an emphasis on simplicity, ease and sound nutrition.

Eat better and live healthier with this easy-to-follow Ayurvedic cookbook. Ayurveda is an ancient Indian system of health and healing based on the principle that each human being is unique and has a distinct individual constitution, genetic inheritance and predisposition to certain ailments. Practitioners can stay healthy and happy by following rules such as: Warm, comfort foods like Shepherd's pie or butternut soup can help alleviate joint pain and poor circulation brought on by chilly, windy weather. In summer, pasta primavera, shrimp salad, sauteed tofu, and other sweet and light foods cool off irritable moods and help digestive problems. Pungent, astringent foods--savory lentils, turkey loaf, kasha and the like --can help ease the distress of a winter cold. The Quick & Easy Ayurvedic Cookbook allows you to implement Ayurvedic principles in your cooking easily and improve your health without devoting long hours of study to the subject or breaking your budget. Learn how to cure insomnia and indigestion, and even mood swings, just by making food choices based on your Ayurvedic constitution. The recipes include familiar favorites making this cookbook a practical addition to your kitchen and home.

Contemporary recipes for a diet and way of life based on an ancient Indian healing tradition.

A healing diet for a healthy body—an Ayurvedic cookbook full of quick and tasty meals The traditional South Asian system of medicine—Ayurveda—is based on the concept of balancing your body to achieve total wellness. A diet centered around Ayurveda teaches us that the right food can ultimately balance and heal us. The 30-Minute Ayurvedic Cookbook makes it simple to eat an Ayurvedic diet, with 90 delicious recipes that take half an hour or less to prepare. The recipes in this Ayurvedic cookbook are labeled for specific benefits—like digestion, heart health, weight loss, constipation relief, and more—so you can quickly find meals designed to benefit your individual healing process. This Ayurvedic cookbook includes: Introducing Ayurveda—Discover details on what Ayurveda is, items to stock your kitchen with, how to eat for healing, and more. 90 healing recipes—Cleanse and restore your body with recipes like Detox Tonic, Antioxidant Energy Smoothie, Colorful Quinoa Salad, and Classic Cleansing Kitchari. The right foods for you—Take a quiz to determine your dosha (biological energy), and learn how you can eat to heal your unique body. Bring balance back to your body with simple, therapeutic meals—The 30-Minute Ayurvedic Cookbook has everything you need to get cooking.

Ayurveda is an ancient system of health from India. It is a Sanskrit word which translates as science of life. According to Ayurvedic principles, the same spirit that animates all living things also exists in food - and eating is therefore a spiritual experience, a celebration of life.