The Sattvic Kitchen
Eating like a yogi, from the Bhagavad Gita to the ashram kitchens of Rishikesh: 42 simple vegetarian recipes
Discover what the Bhagavad Gita, the Hatha Yoga Pradipika and Ayurveda really say about food, in our own translations from the Sanskrit. Then cook the simple vegetarian dishes of the Rishikesh ashrams at home, from khichdi and dal to the halwa offered as prasad, with a seven-day menu.
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Inside the book
- Sattva, rajas and tamas on the plate
- What the sacred texts say about food (Gita ch. 17, Hatha Yoga Pradipika, Upanishads)
- Ayurveda: tastes, digestion and the doshas, without dogma
- How a yogi eats: the meal as practice
- The sattvic pantry, ghee, paneer and tadka
- Mornings
- Midday meals: dal, rice, vegetables and breads
- Light evenings
- Chutneys, raitas and small things
- Drinks and sweets for offering
- Traditional fasts and their precautions
- A seven-day menu
- Recap, glossary and sources
Who it is for
- Yoga practitioners who want their kitchen to follow their practice
- Readers curious about what the sacred texts say about food
- Vegetarian cooks looking for simple North Indian dishes without onion or garlic
- Anyone preparing a stay in an Indian ashram
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This edition is in English. Yogide also publishes it in French.
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