Hearty Ayurveda One-Pot Recipe

Warm juicy melange of augmenting and extractive veggies in a stew for a balanced enjoyable meal in one pot. This recipe is your best friend when you have less than an hour to cook, easily made in a rice cooker or instant pot. This is also the perfect Ayurvedic recipe to warm you up during the cold winter months.

Augmenting and Extractive    

Serves: 4

Preparation Time: 40 minutes

You’ll Need:

Rice and Barley

• ½ cup rice

• ½ cup barley

• ¼ tsp. mineral salt

• ¼ tsp. anise powder

• 1½ cup water

Black Eye Peas

• 1-2 Tbsp. ghee or olive oil

• ½ tsp. mineral salt

• 1 tsp. cumin

• ⅛ tsp. asafoetida

• 1 tsp. turmeric

• ¾ cup black eye peas (soaked for 6+ hours)

• Water to cover the beans plus ¼ inch

Sweet Potato and Bok Choy

• 1 Tbsp. ghee or olive oil

• ½ tsp. grated fresh ginger

• 1 tsp. mineral salt

• ½ tsp. thyme powder

• ½ tsp. coriander powder

• ½ tsp. fresh basil

• 4 handfuls sweet potato cut into rounds

• 4 small handfuls chopped bok choy

Here’s How:

Rice and Barley 

1. Add oil and spices in a rice cooker and simmer until the aroma is present. Add the rice, barley and water and turn on. If you are using a stovetop pot, cover and bring all ingredients to a boil then turn to low heat for 30-35 minutes. This may also be cooked together with the black eye peas.

Black Eye Peas

1. Heat oil in a pressure cooker or pot over medium heat. Add salt, asafoetida, cumin and turmeric. Simmer until the aroma is present.

2. Add the beans, stir to coat with oil and spices and simmer for a few minutes. Add water to cover the beans plus ¼ inch. If using a pressure cooker, cook for 25 minutes at pressure and allow it to come out of pressure naturally. If cooking in a pot, bring to a boil covered then turn to a simmer and cook for 35-45 minutes until soft. 

Sweet Potato and Bok Choy

1. Heat the oil in a pan with the ginger and salt, then add thyme and coriander and simmer until the aroma is present.

2. Add the sweet potato and stir with the oil and spices. Add water to cover the bottom of the pan, stir, cover and simmer for 10-15 minutes. Timing will depend on the size of your pieces and your pot. Add the bok choy about halfway through cooking the sweet potatoes and simmer until tender and can be easily pierced with a knife. Add the basil near end of cooking.

For your beautiful Ayurveda One-Pot, bring it all together as a stew for a warming delightful meal. 

Tips and Substitutions:

• It may all be cooked in one pot cooking black eye peas first, add the rice part way through, then a bit later the sweet potatoes and finally the bok choy. Requires a bit more attention but only needs one pot!

• Add a dollop of fresh buttermilk to bring the sour taste. A few drops of lime will also work.

• Substitute various augmenting or extractive vegetables and other spices for a variety of tastes.

• Serve with a chapati or a vata calming cookie.