After learning about soma, the Vedic nervine beverage, Savitri was reminded of Horchata, a traditional Mexican drink, and created a special recipe that fuses Ayurvedic wisdom with Mexican tradition. This recipe is rich in tyrosine, B vitamins, copper, magnesium and zinc to support brain function.

Burdock root is important as both a food and herb. It has the bitter and astringent tastes recommended for the spring season, but it also has some sweetness because of its content of probiotic inulin. It is a good blood purifier and liver tonic and is also used in our pharmacy because of its anticancer and lymph cleansing actions.

This green, springtime soup is a bit of an Alandi Passover tradition--but it would be great for Easter or any springtime gathering. It's an amazingly delicious soup that takes little time to make and yet leaves your guests delighted.

Okra is not only delicious; it also has many medicinal properties. It is a gentle laxative, anti-inflammatory, strengthens bones, soothes urinary problems and enhances lactation. Enjoy this comforting Ayurvedic dal recipe I created after Sadananda proudly came home with fresh okra!

This nourishing soup can be served alongside a rice dish such as yellow rice, or eaten accompanied by a flatbread like chepati or puri. Black-eye peas are good for nursing mothers and provide a great source of protein and fibre.

Here is a warming and substantial dish using nourishing and grounding winter vegetables like squash and 'yam.'

Sweet, grounding and soothing to vata and pitta, the seasonal root vegetables parsnips and carrots are combined in a yoghurt sauce for a delicious and healthy winter meal. Serve with tridoshic kitcheri.

Sweet and comforting parsnip is a great winter vegetable and a good source of fibre, antoxidants, vitamin C and folic acid--essential for women's reproductive health. In this delicious recipe it is paired with asparagus for a healthy sabji that soothes vata and pitta and supports reproductive heath.

To accompany our blog on fenugreek seed home remedies, here's a recipe for fenugreek greens with carrots. This is a great winter sabji, especially good for nursing mothers or people wanting to prevent age-related eye diseases. The sweetness of the carrots balances the bitterness of fenugreek greens for a delicious taste.

In fall, we buy a cart of winter squash from Munson's Family Farms, so we still have plenty of squash to use up--it lasts until May! But even if you don't have your own stash, winter squashes are still plentiful in grocery stores and make for a great source of 'flu-fighting vitamin A. This comforting soup was a favourite with the students.

Turnip latkes are a delicious low-carb alternative to the usual potato latkes, full of phytonutrients. The combination of turnip, carrot and parsley makes these latkes quite colourful.

Shitake mushrooms are famous for their antiviral effects. And we had some nice baby beets too, an important food for detox.

Here's a great Ayurvedic reicipe for mango lovers. Mango is known as the King of Fruits not only for its delicious taste but also because it is a powerful rejuvenative food. Enjoy guest blogger Savitiri's Mango Stew as an energy boosting treat.

This is a wonderful Pitta-soothing soup to make with seasonal produce. You can use either cucumber or zucchini (courgettes) or a combination. Zucchini is pitta soothing, but not so strongly as cucumber, which has an abundance of the astringent taste.

Confession: the only Ayurvedic thing about this recipe is the fact that it uses local and seaonal fruit--zero food miles from garden to table!

My parents were avid gardeners, growing all kinds of vegetables and soft fruits in their allotment (community gardens plot). Later, our friends Janice and Trevor took over the allotment. Every June, when we visit my mother in Suffolk, England, Trevor arrives with boxes of broad beans, new potatoes, red currants and rhubarb. So each year, I make this chutney for the family.

Recently Sadananda bought some delicious locally-made blue corn tortillas. In honour of the tortillas, I made refried black beans and this Mexican rice pilaf. With some guacamole and green salsa, it made for a great meal.

Learn step-by-step how to make the fresh Indian cheese called Paneer.

Here is a delicious recipe offering the rejuvenative qualities of saffron and almonds along with the digestibility of basmati rice.

Here is a recipe to add both flavour and protein to your meal, providing a smooth and creamy chutney to soothe vata.