🍲 Kitchari – An Ayurvedic Diet Staple

Healing the gut. Nourishing body systems. Grounding the mind.

Kitchari is a perfect and easy one-pot immune building Ayurvedic staple. Kitchari is a nourishing comfort food made of easily digestible split mung beans, long-grain white rice, and our anti-inflammatory cleansing spices that are necessary to help to stimulate & balance your digestive fire, also known as Agni. Kitchari is appropriate anytime you are in need of a digestive reset or are feeling under the weather and looking to replenish your physical and emotional well-being.

Kitchari can be enjoyed for breakfast, lunch, or dinner.  Kitchari has been used for centuries as an effective cleanse during times of stress or seasonal shifts and gives your body the break it needs to focus on detoxifying its systems, allowing for deeper healing to occur.

Enhance the flavors of the blends during the cold winter months using healing vegetables with warming properties such as carrots, turnip, potatoes, mushrooms, or butternut squash.  Basmati rice, part of the long grain family, is featured in this traditional Ayurvedic recipe rice as it is a tridoshic superfood (good for all body types) with light and easily digestible features.  To increase the restorative benefits of kitchari, heat the spices in our ghee (we recommend the traditional flavor) or add a spoonful and stir in to melt once it’s completed cooking.  Using ghee in your kitchari is an essential component to effectively cleanse, detoxify, and nourish the digestive tract.

Farmtrue now offers two different Kitchari blends.

Kitchari – Traditional Blend

Our traditional blend includes anti-inflammatory cleansing spices that assist in detoxification and promote a calm, relaxed mind.

Highlighted Ingredients and their Benefits:
Split Yellow Mung Dal: Sweet, cooling, and easily digestible, split yellow mung dal is a staple in a balanced Ayurvedic diet.

Long Grain White Rice: Light and easy to digest, long-grain white rice helps to balance all three doshas. Basmati is preferred as it is the lightest.

Brown Mustard Seeds: Providing digestion strength, brown mustard seeds can help to relieve stomach discomfort. This herb helps to stimulate the digestive fire and balances Vata and Kapha while providing a delicious flavor to the kitchari.

Cumin Seed: Helping to flush toxins from the body, Cumin is balancing for all three doshas and adds a delicious layer of flavor to the kitchari.

Turmeric: Turmeric is an immune-boosting herb used in Ayurvedic medicine for thousands of years to support digestion and help the body eliminate toxins. It also supports the function of the nervous system and helps maintain healthy blood sugar levels.

Coriander seeds: The seeds of the coriander plant help to ease gastrointestinal discomfort and are warming, which will help to slowly stimulate appetite, incorporate nutrients, and aid in the elimination of natural toxins.

Fenugreek Powder: A highly effective herb in grounding your mind and body, this powder adds not only a unique flavor to our kitchari blend, but also supports calm digestion and female reproductive systems.

Cinnamon: This powerhouse of a spice helps to feed the digestive flame.  Cinnamon is known to help detoxify the gastrointestinal tract while supporting healthy blood sugar levels.

Cardamom: Cardamom is best used for easing and assisting our bodies through digestional discomfort. Cardamom has also been used to support liver function and healthy cholesterol levels.

Kitchari – Cooling Herb

This cooling herb kitchari blend is great for pitta digestion and pairs well with cooling vegetables and herbs such as asparagus, artichokes, zucchini, fennel, and cilantro. Our blend of cooling spices adds incredible flavor to this satisfying dish while also strengthening and repairing digestion.

Highlighted Ingredients and their Benefits:

Split Yellow Mung Dal: Sweet, cooling, and easily digestible, split yellow mung dal is a staple in a balanced Ayurvedic diet.

Long Grain White Rice: Light and easy to digest, long-grain white rice helps to balance all three doshas.

Parsley: Rich in minerals, vitamins, and iron, Parsley is included in our kitchari blend to help warm your digestive system and promote a healthy urinary tract.

Cilantro: This aromatic herb improves digestion, purifies, and helps to cool the systems of the body.

Coriander: Coriander helps to soothe indigestion and eliminate natural toxins.

Fennel: Beneficial for all three doshas, fennel improves abdominal discomfort and helps to diffuse gas build-up. Fennel can also aid in soothing heartburn and indigestion.

Looking for a recipe as a guide to get started or to change up your kitchari routine?  Visit our Ayurvedic Kitchari Recipe for more information.  

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