Ayurvedic Recipes for your Dosha
“We are an integral part of this natural world” – Laura Plumb, and how we choose to live at one with ourselves and our planet is a work in progress for life. If we are fortunate to be able to take care of our nourishment and wellbeing we are a step closer to living in harmony with the world around us.
Coconut Almond Overnight Oats
In reference to our post “Insights into Ayurveda” with Laura last week I’ve created a month of Dosha pleasing recipes for you. To understand your Dosha and body type, take Laura’s dosha quiz. If you’re anything like us here, you may be a hybrid of Vata, Pitta, or Kapha Doshas.
Eating for your Dosha. Each dosha is influenced by a combination of the elements, which in turn provides a lens through which to choose the most nourishing foods for our individual types.
On talking to Laura and about my Dosha I believe I am a Vata-Pitta marriage. (Laura explains the doshas in more detail here.) Vata requires balance using warm foods – dahls and spices, and grounding activities – hot baths, whereas Pitta seeks cooling foods and activities – a dip in the ocean. This makes perfect sense to me as a person who can run both hot and cold and loves the changes in seasons and seasonal menus.
This revelation has genuinely changed my breakfast routine and I’m delighted to share Laura’s Coconut Almond Overnight Oats recipe. It satisfies both summer and winter breakfasts, is spiced with cardamom and is easily digested. It’s tasty, good for your gut, and takes just a few minutes to prepare.
I love it straight from the jar after a morning workout, and they’re easily warmed in the microwave if that’s appealing to you. If you have an early start you can make a batch in mini mason jars (or similar) and pop one in your bag as you head out of the door in the morning.
a ratio of 1 cup oats: 2 cups coconut / almond milk : 1 tbsp chia seeds + a sweetener + nut butter
Coconut Almond Overnight Oats
Ingredients
- 1 cup rolled oats
- 2 tablespoons chia seeds
- 2 cups coconut milk / almond milk / oat milk
- 2 tbsp almond butter / peanut butter
- 2 medjool dates / regular dates
- 1 tsp vanilla syrup maple syrup
- 1/4 teaspoon cardamom
- 1 pinch pink salt or sea salt
Instructions
- The evening before, divide the oats and chia equally into two mason jars
- Put the remaining ingredients into a blender and mix on high until the dates and almond butter are fully blended.
- Pour the liquid mixture evenly over the oat mixture
- Seal the jars and shake
- Store overnight at room temperature or in the refrigerator
- In the morning add berries, flakes, seeds and/or nuts.
Notes
Basic Slow Cooker Overnight Oatmeal
Ingredients
- 1 cup steel cut oats
- 4 cups almond / oat / coconut milk
- 2 tsp cinnamon / mixed spice
Instructions
- In your slow cooker insert mix the spices, oat and milk
- Cover and cook on LOW for 8 hours/overnight
- For a wetter consistency add a touch more milk to your bowl when serving
Zen Moment
“Ayurveda teaches us to cherish our innate-nature – “to love and honor who we are”, not as what people think or tell us, “who we should be.”
― Prana Gogia
