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red lentil quinoa recipe

Warm, nutritious, delicious - great for a cold rainy fall day. A fast easy way to make a complete meal in one pot: Use about 1/4 to 1/3 cup per person of red lentils and 1/4 to 1/3 cups of quinoa. Then add a teaspoonful or more of ghee and spice mix ( see previous blogs) and salt ( Soma salt is best) and 1 bay leaf - saute for a few minutes until you hear the quinoa seeds start to crackle. This will coat everything with ghee and spices. Add water - Double the amount 2.5 to 1 like rice if you want a casserole consistency and if you want a soup - then add 3 to 1. But if you add too much water it will not be dense enough and loose it flavours. Once the mix has cooked for about 10 minutes you can add some veggies or not. I find zuccini and diakon either grated or chopped in small bits work best. At the very end add some parsley or fenugreek leaves ( dehydrated available at Indian grocers) and last but not least some lime juice to add a bit of sour taste. That way you will have all 6 taste

Digestive Disorders

Persistent Diarrhea. First lets look at the intelligence of the colon walls. They keep what the body need and then excrete what the body does not need. However at time this intelligent organ gets confused, overloaded and irritated. Let start with basics. Simple easy to digest breakfast - cooked apple with cloves. See previous entries as to the benefit of this simple and easy to digest start to the day - this gently nudges the digestive system while providing Malic Acid which cleans the liver and also cloves which has many beneficial effects on the digestion: it promotes enzymatic flow and boost digestive functioning. They can be beneficial for gastric irritability and dyspepsia. Cloves have even been known to treat cholera a severe disease of diarrhea: About 4 grams of cloves are boiled in 3 liters of water until half the water has evaporated. This water, taken in draughts, will check severe symptoms of the disease. If you find that you are having watery stools you might consider star