Wise Woman Ayurveda Recipes for Healing Your Body and Mind

Ayurveda uses food as medicine for both the body and the mind in these recipes for healing.

Recipes for healing made from fresh, non-processed foods are the key to healing on all levels.

Rather than deconstructing food into calories, proteins, carbohydrates, vitamins, and minerals, Ayurveda uses six tastes.

These six tastes are required in every meal to find balanced nutrition.

Every individual will require a different proportion of the six tastes depending on their constitution and current state of balance, the time of life, the time of year, and the time of day.

To learn more, read 6 Tastes of Ayurveda: A Key to Finding Balance

Below is a collection of traditional recipes for healing and some of my personal creations that include the six tastes.

I hope you enjoy these recipes for healing as much as I do.

Sautéed Swiss Chard

Sautéed Swiss Chard is a lovely accompaniment for dals and other dishes.

Cooling Summer Nighttime Milk

A nourishing, calming way to end your day and promote restful sleep. According to the NIH, cow's milk naturally contains serotonin, melatonin, and tryptophan which support good sleep. However, Ayurveda has been telling us this same thing for thousands of years.

Lavender Rose Tea

A lovely summer beverage. This Lavender Rose Tea is helpful for clearing heat out of the system before the weather becomes cooler.

Sweet Spiced Rice Porridge

A nice gluten-free porridge. The warmth of this dish helps to create grounding at the start of the day.

Turmeric Milk

A delicious way to consume and digest turmeric. This recipe is excellent if you feel a cold coming on. Drink it at night before bed and wake up refreshed. The turmeric changes the property of the milk to make the milk more digestible, and the ghee and milk carry the turmeric directly to the tissues.

Carrot Ginger Soup

Delicious winter meal, serve with warm bread

Roasted Vegetables

A delicious fall/winter treat. Use seasonal vegetables like roots and winter squash to make this delicious dish.

Quinoa with Sweet Potato, Beets, and Beet Greens

Add some holiday color to your weekly meals with this warm and nourishing fall/winter recipe.

Stewed Apples

Apples are amazing pitta (fire and water) pacifying fruits. They are diuretic and some studies show they may help clear the channels of the liver.

Red Lentil and Quinoa Kitchari with Greens

Kitchari is traditionally made with split mung beans and rice, but this is a variation on that same theme.

French Lentil Dal

This is a dal made with French lentils. Enjoy it with steamed or sautéd veggies, and maybe the Fresh Cilantro Sauce.

Barley and Vegetables

Easy one pot meal. In India, there is a dish know as upma, this is my own version of that dish. It's an easy one pot meal that is quick to make. Other grains can be substituted for the barley, sometimes I use cracked wheat or quinoa or corn, just adjust the amount of water and cooking times for these alternative grains. Any vegetables can be used in this recipe, such as: beets, zucchini, peas, green beans, okra, corn, eggplant, leafy greens or your favorite veggies.