Rose Petal Sesame Bites/ladoos

70% Toasted sesame seeds, first toasted then powdered 30% SVA Rose Petal Preserve Add both to a bowl and mix in together with your fingers until you get a soft dough, then shape them into little bite size balls and enjoy! Optional: can add some fresh ground black pepper to taste Can add a pinch […]

Pre- and Pro-­biotic Balanced Recipes

Lauki or loki is Indian Squash. This recipe is best when made with Indian squash rather than zuccini. If you cannot find Indian squash then you can replace with zucchini.     Peel and dice or slice 4oz of loki or Zucchini and cook with ¼ tsp ghee, 1 pinch of Turmeric and 1 tablespoon […]

SVA Kitchen: Quinoa Flakes Upma

If you crave something savory rather than sweet in the the mornings, here is a light yet nourishing delicious recipe. It has been inspired by a famous South Indian dish that is originally made with wheat called Upma. This recipe is balanced and will be adequate no matter what your dosha!   Step one: in […]

Intro to Coconut

Savory Coconut Chips

Scrumptious Coconut Chutney

SVA Veggie Burger – Quinoa, Spinach and Paneer – with Malvika

During the Summer season, agni goes higher in the environment creating more metabolic fire in our physiologies, and if our protein intake is not optimal, the body will crave sugar and cake and shakes and ice-cream and you get the idea… If you want to keep things cool yet trim, here is an easy and […]

Ayurvedic Crepes? With home-made lime pickle? Plus Date-coconut spread to top it off? Bring it on!

We always welcome your contributions to Vaidya’s newsletter, specially when they come to enrich your SVA kitchen! Total health starts with delicious satwic food, made with the proper “samskar” and “samyog” – proper preparation steps and proper combination of ingredients. Today we share recipes from Sarah M. and Daria S. They are classical recipes from […]

Coconut Matters! Classy Coconut Chutney

You will impress family and friends with this simple but so delicious coconut chutney recipe. It replaces your Ranch dressing or any other creamy tasty satisfying sauce any day! It is rich in flavor and nourishing, with added protein (when you add the Kala Chana Besan – more info below). It’s easy to assemble and […]

Your SVA Kitchen: Ayurvedic Ketchup!

Kicking old habits are the hardest. Even when we know they may be harming us. So if someone comes along and tells you: you can keep your habit and gain health benefits from it too, wouldn’t you be ecstatically happy? I mean, honestly speaking: was there ever a better invention than fries with ketchup since […]