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• Kitcheree
• Yogi tea
• Golden milk
• Fresh Orange juice and Ginger

 

Kitcheree

A 40 day diet of kitcheree is a wonderful way to detox the body and cultivate balance and clarity to the mind.

If you decide to follow this diet you will find that the discipline required to maintain your focus will give you great mental strength and a clear mind.

When I do this diet I keep my daily intake of food as fresh as possible.

Breakfast

Yogi tea and fresh fruit.

Lunch

Salad which includes: avocado, cucumber, beetroot with a dressing of lemon and flax oil which is great for the skin. If I feel exceptionally hungry I will include a portion of kitcheree.

Dinner

Kitcheree (see recipe)

Include plenty of water and yogi tea in your diet to help flush out the whole body system.

I also recommend taking ‘internal pure drainage’ by ortis which includes a number of herbs to reinforce the detox process.

Colonic hydrotherapy is also a wonderful way to get the maximum from your cleansing process. A list of recommended colonic hydrotherapist is available on this website. Always call first for advice and a consultation if it is your first treatment.

Kitcheree

Ingredients

• 1 cup mung beans (soaked for 24hours)
• 1 cup of basmati rice
• 9 cups of water
• 4-6 cups of chopped assorted vegetables of your choice
• Half a medium onion chopped
• 1/3 of a cup of minced ginger peeled
• 2 cloves of garlic
• 1 heaped teaspoon of turmeric
• Half a teaspoon of black pepper
• 1 heaped teaspoon of garam masala
• 1 teaspoon of crushed chillies (green are good for woman as they are high in vitamin c)
• 1 tablespoon of fresh basil
• 2 bay leaves
• Seeds of five cardamon pods
• If you like salt use seasalt to taste or tamari a wheat free soya sauce.

This recipe serves 4-6. Kitcheree can last for 4 days so if you choose to eat kitcheree for 40 days double the recipe and cook a fresh batch every 4 days.

Method

1. Rinse beans and rice
2. Bring water to the boil and add beans and rice and let them boil over a medium heat.
3. Prepare the vegetables and then add to the cooking beans and rice.
4. Heat half a cup of olive oil or ghee in a large frying pan. Add the onions , garlic and ginger and cook over a medium flame until they begin to brown. Add the turmeric, pepper, garam masala and chillies. When done add the mixture to the cooking beans, rice and vegetables.
5. Stir the pot to prevent scorching, add the herbs and continue to cook until completely well done. The consistency should be rich, thick and stew –like, with ingredients barely discernible. The mung beans should be split open and soft.

Serve alone or with a dollop of live yogurt, I like to include salad too.

Enjoy!!

Sat nam x

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Yogi tea

Yogi tea is great for the blood, colon, nervous system, and liver; the list is endless. Because of the spices and the ginger it is also good for colds and flu as it warms and detoxes the body.

The following yogi tea recipe is the original Yogi Bhajan recipe-it is a delicious potent feel good drink.

Ingredients

• 10 handfuls of filtered water
• 8 slices of fresh ginger root finely diced
• 12 cloves
• 16 green cardamom pods cracked
• 16 black peppercorns
• 2 cinnamon sticks
• 4 black tea teabags (black tea is normal tea bags or loose tea)
• 1 double handful of milk/soya milk (optional)
• honey to taste (optional)

Method

1. In a saucepan bring the water to the boil, then add the spices. Cover and simmer the spiced liquid for 15-20 minutes.
2. Remove from the heat, add the teabags and let them steep in the liquid for 2 minutes.Add the milk and bring to the boil. Remove from heat immediately.
3. Add a teaspoon of honey to the cup, strain off the spices and serve.

NOTE: 2 double handfuls of liquid is equal to 250ml.

Recommendation

From my own experience I like to add a chopped up Medjool date to the cup before serving. Pour the tea over the date in the cup and leave to steep, you can then take the date out of the cup .The sweetness of the date adds a wonderful flavour to the tea.

Enjoy!!

Sat nam x

Here's Chai by Mooji with a Caribbean twist as an alternative. http://www.mooji.org/masalachai.html

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Golden milk

This classic drink is from Yogi Bhajan and is especially beneficial for woman. The almond oil nourishes and lubricates the joints and the spine while the turmeric warms up the body and keeps it moving effortlessly.

Traditionally golden milk is made with dairy milk, but you can make it with the milk of your choice.

Ingredients

• 1 generous sprinkle of turmeric powder
• 2 spoonfuls of filtered water
• honey
• 2 large spoonfuls of almond oil
• 2 double handfuls of the milk of your choice/250ml
• cinnamon and nutmeg freshly grated(optional)

Method

1. Boil the water and turmeric powder in a small saucepan for 8 minutes
2. In another saucepan bring the almond oil and milk to the boil. Once boiling remove from heat.
3. Combine the water and milk mixture. Add honey to taste.
4. Sprinkle with freshly grated cinnamon and nutmeg just before drinking, this adds a wonderful aromatic taste (optional).

Enjoy!!

Sat nam x

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Fresh Orange juice and Ginger as a winter pick me up

My wonderful friend David Sye www.yogabeats.com introduced me to this. Simple but such an amazing pick me up on a cold winter day, it certainly helps bring the sunshine back into your life.

Ingredients (serves one)

• Approx 3 freshly squeezed oranges
• 1 inch worth of ginger peeled and chopped (the more you use the better I think)

Method

1. Blend it all together strain and drink
2. What a great kick before morning sadhana

Oranges
High in vit c/bioflavonoid content which benefits those with weak teeth and gums, oranges are also a good cleanser. They have a cooling thermal nature and a sweet and sour flavour. Oranges are a general tonic for weak digestion and poor appetite, they regenerate body fluids and lower fevers and are of great benefit to the 2nd chakra. Oranges have been valuable for inflammatory, highly acidic diseases such as arthritis, and did you know that the inner white lining placed directly on the eyelids helps to dissolve eye cysts.

Ginger
Ginger is used to break down high protein foods such as meat and beans and lessen the effect of uric acid in the body from eating these kind of foods. Ginger is wonderful for nausea, vomiting morning sickness, menstrual cramps, suppressed menstruation, bronchitis, aches and spasms. However when signs of heat are present in the body keep ginger at bay.

To kick start you day even more and before drinking the above swallow down a tblsp of good quality olive oil on an empty stomach.

Olive Oil
Olive oil is great for the heart, bones and joints, it lubricates the whole system. I believe when something has been grown in a hot climate it carries the energy and warmth so what better way to nourish your system.

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