• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer

Birth Goddess

Empowering Women for a Positive Birth & Beyond

  • Home
  • About
  • Reviews
  • Work with Me
  • Contact
  • Shop
You are here: Home / Healthy Recipes / The Queen of Ayrvedic Dishes for Pregnancy and Postpartum

The Queen of Ayrvedic Dishes for Pregnancy and Postpartum

February 3, 2014 By Nadine Richardson

The Queen of Ayrvedic Dishes for Pregnancy and Postpartum

Here is a tasty way to cleanse the digestion system and nurture your nervous system during pregnancy and postpartum. In Ayurveda (the health science alongside yoga) Kitcheree is considered to be the queen of dishes, an Indian staple, and a complete protein dish.

It is a meal that can be eaten a couple of times a day or over a few days to rebalance your whole system, especially great if you are sick or fighting off a bug.

Remember that good digestion and regular movements are the keys to our immune strength and general health especially over winter when we are a little more stagnant. Kitcheree will re-ignite your digestive fire and help remove toxins from the colon.

Many of our She Births® mums, dads and bubs have enjoyed my latest interpretative recipe. Once your baby is over 8 months you could start to introduce lentils and spices into their diet – maybe blending this up a little more. However, if this is spicier than what you normally eat and what they have tasted through your breast milk then simplify and reduce the amounts slightly. Every family always finds their own variation.

Kitcheree (4 large servings)

Ingredients

  • 1 cup red lentils
  • 1 cup basmati rice
  • 1 T cumin seeds
  • 1/2 T fennel seeds
  • 2 T grated fresh ginger
  • 6 cardamon pods, crushed
  • 1 t turmeric
  • 1/4 t asofetida/hing (optional)
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 3 T ghee
  • 1/4 cauliflower
  • 1 sml zucchini, finely chopped
  • 1 sml sweet potato peeled, finely chopped
  • 8 cups hot water
  • 2 vegetable stock cubes

Additional, add 5 mins before serving:

  • 1 cup cherry tomatoes halved
  • 1/2 cup parsley

Preparation

Rinse lentils and rice a few times or until the water is clear, then drain. Place all spices measured out onto a plate and prepare all the veggies and water.

Heat ghee – add cumin, ginger, cardamom pods, and when the cumin turns medium brown, add the turmeric and asafetida. If you don’t use asafetida then cook the kitcheree with kombu (seaweed) to help remove the wind and add B vitamins also.

Within 5 seconds add the vegetables, rice, and lentils. Cook, stirring for 2 minutes.

Add all the water and bring to the boil. Cook over a low heat, partially covered and stirring occasionally for 40-60 minutes, or until the rice is tender and dal is soft and breaking down, and the liquid is absorbed.

You can add the tomato and parsley if you plan to serve now. Drizzle with a little ghee, garnish with some fresh parsley and a squeeze of lemon and even a dollop of yoghurt.

She Births® Recipe: The Queen of Dishes

www.shebirths.com.au

You may also like:

  • FourthTrimester-thumbnail
    Fourth Trimester Postpartum Success: Self-Care and Baby Care

Filed Under: Healthy Recipes Tagged With: fertility nutrition, recipes for pregnancy

A little about me …

Katrina Zaslavsky is an inspired international author, speaker and voice for women. A public health professional turned mum on a mission and now Birth Goddess founder, magazine editor, certified Coach and Practitioner of NLP, Hypnotherapy & more, Katrina is making positive waves across the globe and committed to being a part of the Positive Birth Revolution and empowering women for the journey into motherhood.

Katrina Velgush: View My Blog Posts

Primary Sidebar

Product Search

Shop Online

  • My account
  • Cart
  • Checkout
  • Frequently Asked Questions
  • Shipping Information
  • Terms and Conditions
  • Returns & Refunds

Popular Products

Empowering Birth Magazine ~ Conscious Choices
$6.99

Get it NowQuick View

Birth Goddess Labour Audio
$17.95

Get it NowQuick View

Empowering Birth Magazine – Premiere
$6.99

Get it NowQuick View

Empowering Birth Magazine ~ Hormones
$6.99

Get it NowQuick View

Empowering Birth Magazine ~ Fertility
$6.99

Get it NowQuick View

Birth Goddess Pregnancy Audio
$12.95

Get it NowQuick View

Birth Gift Set – Book and Cards
$59.90

Get it NowQuick View

CALM essential oil roller
$15.00

Get it NowQuick View

Birth Goddess Cards
$29.95
5.00 out of 5

Get it NowQuick View

Empowering Birth Magazine ~ Holistic Pregnancy
$6.99

Get it NowQuick View

Empowering Birth Magazine ~ Mind Body & Soul
$6.99

Get it NowQuick View

Empowering Birth Magazine ~ Celebration
$6.99

Get it NowQuick View

Empowering Birth Magazine ~ Nurture
$6.99

Get it NowQuick View

Empowering Birth Magazine ~ Postnatal Bliss
$6.99

Get it NowQuick View

A Modern Woman’s Guide to A Natural Empowering Birth
$34.95
5.00 out of 5

Get it NowQuick View

Empowering Birth Magazine ~ Rise and Shine
$6.99

Get it NowQuick View

Empowering Birth Magazine ~ VBAC
$6.99

Get it NowQuick View

Empowering Birth Magazine ~ Gentle Beginnings
$6.99

Get it NowQuick View

Empowering Birth Magazine ~ Love
$6.99
5.00 out of 5

Get it NowQuick View

Birth Goddess Coaching
$147.00 – $720.00
5.00 out of 5

Select optionsQuick View

Birth Goddess Empowered (9mths Private Coaching+ Full Product Range)
$904.00 $799.00

Get it NowQuick View

Empowering Birth Magazines – All Issues (15 Digital Issues)
$104.85 $98.00

Get it NowQuick View

Empowering Birth Magazine ~ Intimacy
$6.99

Get it NowQuick View

Empowering Birth Magazine ~ Ripe and Ready
$6.99

Get it NowQuick View

Birth Goddess Ultimate Birth Kit (Book + Affirmation Cards + 15 digital Mag Issues)
$169.75 $149.00

Get it NowQuick View

Birth Goddess Coaching – Full Journey (9mths private support)
$720.00 $695.00

Get it NowQuick View

Birth Goddess Resources

  • Positive Birth Stories
  • Healthy Recipes
  • Birth Goddess Blog
  • Birth Resources
  • Events
  • Reviews
  • Empowering Birth Magazines
  • Birth Products

About Katrina

Tags

Baby (3) bath during labour (2) Birth (9) birth book (5) Birth Goddess Cards Reviews (3) birth plan (3) birth support (2) breathing through contractions (2) calm birth (3) confidence for motherhood (4) conscious pregnancy (4) doula (2) easy natural birth (6) Empowering Birth Magazine (16) Empowering Birth magazine reviews (10) empowering mindset for birth (3) Fertility & Conception (4) fertility nutrition (2) homebirth midwife (2) hospital birth (2) husband support in labour (2) hypnobirthing classes (2) meditation (2) midwife (3) midwifery care (2) Motherhood (3) Mum book reviews (66) natural birth (3) natural hospital birth (3) new generation of strong women (2) overcome birth fear (2) overcoming fear and tension during childbirth (4) positive birth story (6) Postnatal Care (4) Pregnancy (18) preparing for natural birth (5) Professional book reviews (47) recommended reading (4) stress-free birth (4) timing contractions (2) VBAC (2) VBAC Support (11) Video Reviews (11) water birth (2) waters breaking (3)

Search Articles @ Birth Goddess

Footer

Prenatal & Birth Professionals

Do you work with pregnant or birthing women? Find out how you can empower your clients for a positive birth with our tools & resources.

  • Wholesale
  • Affiliate
  • Sponsorship
  • Speaking
  • Media
  • Contribute
© 2023 Copyright Birth Goddess ~ All Rights Reserved. Log in