{"id":3480,"date":"2016-01-10T17:35:17","date_gmt":"2016-01-10T15:35:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ajurveeda.ee\/kitcheri-2\/"},"modified":"2026-09-17T19:22:36","modified_gmt":"2026-09-17T16:22:36","slug":"kitcheri","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ajurveeda.ee\/en\/kitcheri\/","title":{"rendered":"Kitcheri \u2013 an Ayurvedic complete meal and the staple dish of a mono-diet"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kitcheri is a complete meal that is simple to prepare and easy to digest, and can be varied using different seasonal vegetables. Kitcheri is the staple dish of the <a href=\"https:\/\/ajurveeda.ee\/en\/home-panchakarma-a-step-by-step-guide\/\">home-based panchakarma<\/a> mono-diet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">This is how I make kitcheri<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The night before, I soak some washed white basmati rice and yellow mung beans. Soaking isn\u2019t essential, but it does speed up the cooking process. I allow 30 g of yellow mung beans and 30 g of basmati rice per person per meal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I usually prepare three portions of kitcher in the morning and eat it for both lunch and dinner, and I also serve it to clients who have booked a lunch appointment with me. In the evening, I supplement it with oven-roasted vegetables if necessary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kitcher made with yellow mung beans is easier to digest than the version made with green mung beans. If you want to use green mung beans, you must soak them overnight. You can also use red lentils instead of mung beans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To prepare, heat one teaspoon of ghee in a saucepan for every one to three people, add a piece of grated ginger about the size of half a thumb, \u00bd tsp cumin seeds, \u2153 tsp mustard seeds, \u2153 tsp fennel seeds and \u2155 tsp asafoetida, followed by the drained rice and mung beans. I heat the mixture, stirring gently, and add water so that there is about 1.5 times as much water: if there is 4 cm of rice and mung beans at the bottom of the pot, then the total water level should be 6 cm, or 2 cm above the level of the rice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I leave the kitcher to simmer whilst I prepare the vegetables to add \u2013 carrots, pumpkin, peppers and other seasonal vegetables work well, for example. I add the vegetables and mix the spices in a cup: \u2154 to one teaspoon of Himalayan salt, \u00bd teaspoon of turmeric and \u00bd teaspoon of ground coriander, which I then add to the stew. The kitcher is ready in about 15 minutes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">When to eat kitcher<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kitcher is ideal for weight loss, cleansing the body and as a mono-diet. In this case, you can eat kitcher for all three meals of the day and prepare your daily portion in the morning \u2013 but do make a fresh portion every day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Eat kitcher even when you\u2019re ill or feeling down, or when you want to replenish your energy. Children also enjoy eating kitcher.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">One portion of kitcher<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>30 g yellow mung beans<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>30 g white basmati rice<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1 tsp ghee<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1 tsp salt<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u00bc tsp turmeric<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u2155 tsp asafoetida<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u2153 tsp cumin seeds<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u00bc tsp fennel seeds<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u2153 tsp black mustard seeds<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u00bd tsp ground coriander<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kitcheri is a complete meal that is simple to prepare and easy to digest, and can be varied using different seasonal vegetables. 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