Giving Thanks Yoga Style
Written by: Elli
November 10th, 2008
This is some text prior to the author information. You can change this text from the admin section of WP-Gravatar To change this standard text, you have to enter some information about your self in the Dashboard -> Users -> Your Profile box. Read more from this authorLet us celebrate the gifts we receive every day by mother earth this year on Thanksgiving. Yoga encourages us to practice non-violence (Ahimsa) towards ourselves and all beings. Philosophically it makes sense to follow a vegetarian or vegan diet. Please share with us your favorite vegetarian or vegan recipes here on this blog.
Here is one of my favorite Ayurvedic Dishes
Sweet Potato Soup
serves 4
Boil 4 clean sweet potatoes for 45 minutes in water. add fresh ginger or dry ginger powder to the cooking water.
Drain the potatoes and save 2 cups of the cooking water.
Peel potatoes and place with water in blender. Add Silk unsweetened Soy milk 1-2 cups until desired consistency while blending it all together. Add Marple syrup for sweetness if needed.
voila, great boost of protein and B vitamins AND balancing for all doshas (body types in Ayurveda), which means it is easily digested and sits well for all of us.
YUM, cannot wait to try your dish.
Namaste, Elli
Great, thanks. I have been trying to give up meat. I do not know how to make all these grains and Tofu and all that, and never cooked sweet potato myslelf. I do like the mashed sweet potatoes at Whole Foods. How can I make them myself?
Thanks, Paul
congratulations paul! i like using GHEE, clarified butter in my potatoes. in AYURVEDA it is considered a sacred, most healing food. i warm the ghee up in a small pan (use very little ghee) and infuse it with spices. cumin, tumeric, fennel seeds, ginger, whatever i want that day and then add it to the potatoes and mash it all with a fork. cook the potatoes 35-45 min, sticking a fork in from time to time to check if the center is soft…i am sure there are many ways to make mashed potatoes, i like it simple. hope that you enjoy.
much love, elli
Great recipe Elli!
Great Tip!
I tried the soup last night and it was AMAZING.
My husband loved it and he is a total carnivore.
thank you so much!