Yummy Ojas Drink: Dairy and Non-dairy Versions

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Ojas Drink Recipe  

(Scroll down for the non-dairy version) 

Almond Restorative Drink, Serves 1, Sattvic, V-P-K+

Ingredients

  •       10 raw almonds

  •     1 cup pure water

  •    1 cup organic milk (unhomogenized if possible)

  •   1 Tablespoon organic rose petals (optional - rejuvenative)

  • 1 tsp ghee (rejuvenative)

  •    1/32 tsp saffron (increases digestion & rejuvenative)

  •    1/8 tsp ground cardamom (increases digestion)

  •      pinch of black pepper (helps control the K)

  •    ½ tsp of sweetener (increases lactose digestion

Directions

  •   Soak almonds and water together overnight

  •     In the morning, drain off the water and rub the skins off the almonds.

  •     Bring the milk to a boil

  •     Pour the milk in the blender with the peeled almonds

  •     Add rose petals, ghee, saffron, cardamom, black pepper, and sweetener

  • .    Blend until smooth.

  •   Drink 3-4 times a week or as directed by your Ayurvedic Practitioner

Non-dairy Ojas Drink

Ingredients

  •    10 raw almonds

  •     2 cups pure water

  •     20 raisins

  •   1 Tablespoon organic rose petals (optional - rejuvenative)

  •     1 tsp ghee (rejuvenative) Omit if vegan

  •   1/32 tsp saffron (increases digestion & rejuvenative)

  • ·1/8 tsp ground cardamom (increases digestion)

  •    pinch of black pepper (helps control the K)

Directions

  •   Soak almonds in 1 cup of water overnight

  • Soak raisins in 1 cup of water either overnight or for several hours

  • In the morning, drain off the almond water and rub the skins off the almonds

  • In a blender, add the raisins AND their soaking water with the drained and peeled almonds

  •   Add rose petals, ghee, saffron, cardamom, black pepper

  •   Blend until smooth

  •   Drink 3-4 times a week or as directed by your Ayurvedic Practitioner.

For a full assessment of your ojas and to receive guidance tailored specifically for your needs, see an Ayurvedic Doctor.

Alakananda Ma M.B., B.S. (Lond.) is an Ayurvedic Doctor (NAMA) and graduate of a top London medical school. She is co-founder of Alandi Ayurveda Clinic and Alandi Ayurveda Gurukula in Boulder Colorado, as well as a spiritual mother, teacher, flower essence maker and storyteller. Alakananda is a well known and highly respected practitioner in the Ayurveda community both nationally and internationally