The Apetizer

I couldn't go through all the recipes for all the food we've been eating and had just a short discussion with my mum about the Ayurvedic principles behind some ingredients without asking her for an explanation on what Ayurveda is. It should come in the following days. But for now we have a few recipes:


Mashed chickpeas with sesame sauce.

500g chickpeas should be put to soak in warm water overnight.
In the morning we boil them in a pot having in mind that the water might evaporate so we have another pot with warm water next to it. It boils until the chickpea becomes soft.
After it became soft we keep a glass or two of the water and we blend or put the chickpeas through the food processor. We add some of the water we've kept bit by bit until a very dense and thick paste forms. We add around 170ml olive oil, a spoon of salt (preferably rough salt) a spoon of coriander grains, half a tea spoon of pepper, a spoon of thyme, a garlic head and a half (crushed).

-the sesame sauce

roast in a empty pan with no oil two spoons of sesame (for the aroma). It's done when it becomes golden, dark orange. After cooling we mix it with two handfuls of raw sesame and we crush it in a grinder after which we mix in 200ml (a cup) of olive oil and blend them together. It's best eaten with pita bread or chili tortilla.

Mushrooms in cream sauce

6-700g of champignon mushrooms, washed and cut whole. Place them in a pot with a very little bit of water on the bottom (because the mushrooms leave water themselves). After they begin to boil turn down the heat and keep them boiling for max 10 minutes. Sift them if there is to much liquid (more than a ladle). In another pot we put a thinly sliced onion, 4 garlic cloves and a spoon or two of oil. It's better to place them all together so the oil doesn't have time to start burning. And when the onion starts sizzling mix the mushroom liquid and the mushrooms, aprox. a spoon of salt, a third tea spoon pepper and let boil for about 10 minutes. Add 500g cream, mix and let boil. If to thin add a spoon or two of flour mixed with water (so that the flour doesn't form lumps). Leave to bubble for two or three times and than add the juice from half a lemon, let bubble once more than turn of the heat (don't add the cream and lemon together because the cream might lump because of the chemical reaction with the lemon). Add freshly cut dill and mix.

To be translated once I will be more rested:

Sare grunjoasa
Este naturala si neprelucrata, neiodata. Iodul in exces si consumandul zilnic din sara deregleaza tiroida.

Susan
este in acceptiunea Ayurveda este triplu yang, contine grasimi nesaturate care nu se depun pe artere (conditia sa nu fie prajit). In Ayurveda exista 3 niveluri yin si 3 yang.

Nautul
contine foarte multe proteine si e bine sa fie folosit de cei ce fac munci foarte grele si care sunt devitalizati. Curata foarte bine intestinul.