Super-food Flatbread with Moringa Basil Sauce
-In Ayurveda – the diet and lifestyle give maximum benefit when with applying ayurvedic herbs. Many people get adapted to the herbs but don’t have a support of diet and lifestyle and do not experience a lot of benefits. So this is where ayurvedic cooking comes into significance because ayurvedic cooking is not about deliciousness or how many different ingredients are involved, it is about the chemistry of a combination, whether it has an alkaline effect or acidic effect on your overall system. When you begin your ayurvedic journey it is not something to be memorized, it is understanding the formula of the lords creation. He has made the world by the balance of the source of 5 elements- Ether, air, fire, water earth), and their combination is what causes the nature, the seasons, different body types, organisms, bacteria viruses, etc. when you think of ayurvedic cooking, you are coming to a concept of understanding the elemental fact behind recipes and how they support and heal the body. When you practice ayurvedic cooking, your body comes in balance bit by bit and then self-healing comes as a natural process.
Here is one delicious Ayurvedic recipe.
SamaDosha- Good for all the different types of Ayurvedic Constitution
Ingredients
2 cups of Moong/green gram sprouts- most prominent ingredient in ayurvedic lifestyle. They are a rich source of vitamin b12.
1 cup of rolled oats
2 tablespoons of brown rice flour / buckwheat flour
1 teaspoon of unprocessed psyllium husk
1/2 teaspoon of baking powder
1 and ½ cup fresh spinach
1 teaspoon of white pepper powder
2 tablespoons of olive oil
1 teaspoon of Himalayan pink salt
2 tablespoon of water
White Sesame seeds as needed
Preheat your oven at 375°F. Grind this in a food processor to make a thick and smooth paste is formed. Line a pan with parchment paper. Pour half of the batter and press it down with your hand, the thickness would be around 1 cm. sprinkle some white sesame seeds on the top of the flatbread. Bake it in the preheated oven for around 20-25 minutes or till the edges are nice and crisp.
Toppings- you can choose any toppings of your choice like golden beets, red beets, micro-greens, cucumber, cooked/steamed sweet potatoes.
Moringa basil sauce
3/4 cup of olive oil - reduce to half cup if you like a thick consistency.
1 and ½ teaspoons of moringa powder or 3/4th cup of fresh moringa leaves sautéed in 1 teaspoon little sesame oil
1 and ½ cup of fresh basil
1/2 tablespoon of cashews and macadamia nuts
2 tablespoons lime juice
1 teaspoon of white peppercorns
3/4 teaspoon of Himalayan pink salt
2 teaspoons maple syrup
1 tablespoon of water
Blend all of the above together in a food processor for about 2 minutes.
Assembling the flatbread – place the warm flatbread on a plate. Pour the moringa basil sauce. Top with the veggies and serve warm.
Healthy oils help in improving digestion, in fact Ayurveda talks about oils for outside and inside the body as well. Sesame seed oil in winter helps in pacifying the vata in the body.
Sweet potatoes are pacifying, they clear acidity in the body. They are a rich source of potassium and help in regulating blood pressure. They also clarify the excess vata/air in the body which causes acidity, gas, bloating.
Here is one delicious Ayurvedic recipe.
SamaDosha- Good for all the different types of Ayurvedic Constitution
Ingredients
2 cups of Moong/green gram sprouts- most prominent ingredient in ayurvedic lifestyle. They are a rich source of vitamin b12.
1 cup of rolled oats
2 tablespoons of brown rice flour / buckwheat flour
1 teaspoon of unprocessed psyllium husk
1/2 teaspoon of baking powder
1 and ½ cup fresh spinach
1 teaspoon of white pepper powder
2 tablespoons of olive oil
1 teaspoon of Himalayan pink salt
2 tablespoon of water
White Sesame seeds as needed
Preheat your oven at 375°F. Grind this in a food processor to make a thick and smooth paste is formed. Line a pan with parchment paper. Pour half of the batter and press it down with your hand, the thickness would be around 1 cm. sprinkle some white sesame seeds on the top of the flatbread. Bake it in the preheated oven for around 20-25 minutes or till the edges are nice and crisp.
Toppings- you can choose any toppings of your choice like golden beets, red beets, micro-greens, cucumber, cooked/steamed sweet potatoes.
Moringa basil sauce
3/4 cup of olive oil - reduce to half cup if you like a thick consistency.
1 and ½ teaspoons of moringa powder or 3/4th cup of fresh moringa leaves sautéed in 1 teaspoon little sesame oil
1 and ½ cup of fresh basil
1/2 tablespoon of cashews and macadamia nuts
2 tablespoons lime juice
1 teaspoon of white peppercorns
3/4 teaspoon of Himalayan pink salt
2 teaspoons maple syrup
1 tablespoon of water
Blend all of the above together in a food processor for about 2 minutes.
Assembling the flatbread – place the warm flatbread on a plate. Pour the moringa basil sauce. Top with the veggies and serve warm.
Healthy oils help in improving digestion, in fact Ayurveda talks about oils for outside and inside the body as well. Sesame seed oil in winter helps in pacifying the vata in the body.
Sweet potatoes are pacifying, they clear acidity in the body. They are a rich source of potassium and help in regulating blood pressure. They also clarify the excess vata/air in the body which causes acidity, gas, bloating.