Nutrition is the most important basis in Ayurveda. And a perfect tool for bringing your individual Dosha constellation into balance. The key is, as always, awareness and mindfulness. More precisely: Be aware of which Dosha type you are and pay attention to which foods you can bring your Doshas into balance.
In order to prevent an imbalance, none of the three bioenergies should prevail. Otherwise you will feel it quickly. Sometimes emotionally and sometimes physically. But in the summer or in the warm season, Pitta comes at full speed for everyone. For this reason, you can nicely balance out an excess of Pitta with delicious detox recipes.
What flavor does your pitta balance?
Typical Pitta characteristics include hot, spicy and oily. You can counteract these with the tastes sweet, bitter and tart. In addition, the food should be cool, dry and sufficient. Sweet, bitter and tart have a cooling effect. This is naturally desirable for the heated Pitta type. Sweet gives nourishment to your Agni, while bitter supports liver and gall bladder.
At the European Ayurveda Resort Sonnhof we also make sure that the products are untreated, as far as possible regionally and seasonally selected for the dishes. Learn more about the European Ayurveda® diet at Sonnhof here.
The following detox recipes are good for your Pitta. They nourish you and help you feel good in your body. Just try it out!
For breakfast a simple rice porridge
This recipe is nutritious, delicious as well as super simple, making it the perfect way to start the day.
What you need:
- 25 g rice flakes
- 1 tablespoon raisins
- Water (approx. 350 ml)
- Cinnamon and dried ginger
Here's how:
Boil the rice flakes with the raisins in the water and simmer for about 15 minutes (stirring repeatedly). Then you can season with cinnamon and ginger. For a little variety, you can add different types of fruit, depending on the season.
Detox snack: apple-lime smoothie with ginger and cardamom
So delicious, refreshing and detoxifying. Your absolute energy booster and a delicious snack to sip on between meals is this smoothie.
What you need:
- 1 Apple
- A piece of ginger
- 1 pinch cardamom
- 1 pinch lime zest
- ¼ lime
- ½ cup water
Here's how:
- Wash, core and dice the apple.
- Grate ginger.
- Slightly grate the zest from one lime.
- Puree all top ingredients including cardamom and lime juice and water with a blender - and serve immediately!
Delicious detox dish with zucchini noodles
Refreshing, green and juicy for pasta of a different kind.
What you need:
- Avocado (approx. 240 g)
- 1 tablespoon basil
- ½ lime (juice)
- Fresh parsley (approx. 1 tbsp.)
- ¼ tsp salt
- Water (approx. 200 g)
- Zucchini (approx. 950 g)
- Possibly coconut flakes, pine nuts and parsley for garnish
Here's how:
- Wash zucchini and use a spiral slicer to make "zoodles" (alternatively, you can cut strips the width of a noodle with a knife).
- Puree avocado, basil, parsley, lime juice, water and salt with a blender.
- Now mix the zucchini zoodles with the sauce, garnish with pine nuts, fresh parsley as well as coconut flakes and eat with relish.
Refreshing colorful quinoa salad
Super light, nutritious and cooling. This salad is like created for your Pitta.
What you need:
- 4 full tablespoons quinoa
- 1/2 tsp vegetable broth
- 1 small carrot
- 1 small zucchini
- 3 tablespoons pomegranate seeds
- 1 small cucumber
- A few leaves of fresh mint
- 1/4 tsp turmeric
- 1/4 tsp ground coriander
- 1 tsp coconut oil
For the dressing:
- 1 tablespoon tahini
- 2 tablespoons oil
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 1 tsp black cumin seed
- 1/2 tsp date syrup
Here's how:
- Cook quinoa with vegetable broth until tender, about 15 to 20 minutes.
- Wash zucchini, cut into slices and then fry hot with coconut oil, turmeric and ground coriander.
- Peel the carrot and then peel off with the peeler into very thin oblong strips
- Loosen about 3 tablespoons of pomegranate seeds from the pomegranate.
- Briefly wash the mint and cut into fine strips.
- Dressing: Mix tahini, olive oil, date syrup and lemon juice and blend until creamy (adjust with water if necessary), then add black cumin seeds.
- Now mix all the ingredients (except the mint) and arrange in a bowl Then garnish with fresh mint and enjoy the salad with pleasure.
Are you interested in culinary creations from European Ayurveda®? Then get a piece of it in your own kitchen. With our cookbook you can cook and enjoy delicacies every day, which will do you a lot of good. It's easy to order in our online store.
