Ayurvedic Healing Cuisine

I am just getting interested in Ayurvedic healing & food so found this book very helpful.It was quite amazing to how I have been ready my body correctly according to the information in this book.Would like to read more of this author's books.

I am a vegetarian for ethical reasons and I enjoy cooking. There are a few cookbooks that I turn to from time to time for concepts and ideas. Recipes are how you learn to cook but as you get cooking, you learn what it is that makes your food taste good or feel good (we have all had meals, hopefully not at home, which left us feeling sick afterwards). I wanted to get some understanding of Ayurvedic principles underlying traditional Indian vegetarian cooking. I am not at all religious and some small parts of the book strike me as a bit unscientific in explaining why something might work or not. However, other parts of Ayurvedic theory of medicine make sense to me. What do I expect this book to do for me? I am already an experienced and good cook so I don't expect to learn new recipes. I bought this book because I wanted to know about Ayurvedic ingredient combinations that are optimal as well as to gain some knowledge of cooking for particular conditions (say stomach problems, chills...) which we are faced with in our daily lives with our families. And this I think is a unique contribution. The fantastic North Indian vegetarian recipes are just icing on the cake. I think any cook (vegetarian or otherwise) and those interested in holistic living should have this book in their collection. Here are the contents of the book: Editor's Note Introduction Part 1 An Introduction to Ayurveda Ch 1 Principles of Ayurveda Ch 2 Balanced Nutrition Ch 3 Foods and Their Healing Properties Ch 4 Guidelines for Preparing and Eating Foods Ch 5 Food and the Cycles of Nature Ch 6 Food and Consciousness Part 2 The Recipes Ch 1 Introduction to the Recipes Ch 2 Snacks Ch 3 Dals Ch 4 Savory Rice Dishes Ch 5 Vegetable Dishes Ch 6 Paneer Dishes Ch 7 Yogurt Dishes Ch 8 Salads Ch 9 Condiments Ch 10 Breads Ch 11 Desserts and Sweet Fruit Creams Ch 12 Beverages Appendices App A Menu Combinations App B Recipes for Children and the Elderly App C About Milk Glossary Sources of Supply Index

The front part of this book has really excellent information on Ayurveda in general. The recipe section, however, has no information or recommendations about which dosa should or should not eat the prepared food. This might be confusing for someone new to Ayurveda and daunting for someone just looking for recipes that are dosa specific. It is, however, a classic and will be a part of my Ayurvedic reference library.

Perfect book for someone who is learning the benefits of India spices for healing. So much information along with very good recipes.

Exactly as advertised.

Ayurvedic Healing Cuisine has some delicious recipes but this book is only useful if you are an experienced cook and have plenty of time. Last night I made the Kofta recipe on p.83. Delicious, but 2+ hours prep time. I am an ex-professional cook (western style) and new to Indian & Ayurvedic cooking. This book sat on my shelf for 3 months until I developed skills to use it. Also, the instructions simply don't work. The Chila recipe on p. 104 needs water added to the batter to make it thin enough to pour. Nowhere in the instructions. The Kofta recipe was impossible as written. I had to "wing it". The results were delicious, but both recipes needed "tweaking" or they would have ended-up as compost instead of on the table. For beginners and for recipes with 20-30 minute prep times, I recommend Usha Lad's book. Hers is hands-down the best beginners book for ayurvedic and Indian cooking. You can use her recipes right from the book exactly as written. In spite of its flaws as a cook book, Ayurvedic Healing Cuisine has great material on Ayurvedic principles including seasonal menus and food correspondences for days of the week. Very worthwhile for serious students of ayurveda. As a cookbook, you must deal with flaws: 1. elaborate recipes with no prep times listed (I estimate 1-3 hours for many of them). 2. Recipes which require soaking ingredients a day in advance - pretty normal for Indian food BUT it would help if this info was presented on top instead of buried 3 or 6 lines down as: "Surprise! You can't cook this today!" 3. You must possess sufficient cooking skills and appetite for experimentation to TWEAK the recipes, because they don't work as written. In spite of these difficulties, both recipes I cooked were yummy and healthy and it gets easier the 2nd time if you keep notes or remember how you tweaked the recipe to make it work.

I have not receive this order ,Order number #D01-12764293941426 .Thank you ! I need it ASAP!

The theory on Ayurveda which covered the first 70 pages or so was very comprehensive. The recipes I feel were written largely for western consumption. As an Indian and living in Australia it did not cover the range of vegetables available here. I will recommend this book for any vegetarian