Here’s a delicious easy recipe that combines sweet, astringent, sour, spicy, salty, and pungent – if you add the optional ingredients. A great summer treat to keep your senses sharp and your tummy happy! This recipe makes enough for 2 people or can be a side-dish or appetizer for 4 people
Choose one medium sized yam
Peel and cube and boil until soft
Mash into puree
Add 3/4 tsp Mum’s Masala
1/4 tsp ground black pepper
1/2 tsp Soma Salt
Fresh chopped green Thai Chilies (optional)
1 oz ginger juice (optional)
1 tablespoon Olive oil
1 lime juice
Mix well
Garnish with freshly chopped cilantro leaves
add a few drops of olive on top as a final touch (optional)
Enjoy with some bread or as a side dish with quinoa and other vegetables.
Dear vaidyaji,
Is thai green chili a nightshade? Also could you please provide the list of nightshades? I read somewhere that gooseberry is also a nightshade.but amla is used in lot of ayurvedic medicine.could you please clarify?
Thanks,
Pavithra
Dear Vaidhyaji,
Thank you very much for clarifying my question.
Thanks,
Pavithra