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Potatoes In Roasted Sesame & Coconut With Lime

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How to Make Potatoes in Roasted Sesame & Coconut with Lime

SERVINGS: 4
PREP TIME: 30 MINUTES
SKILL LEVEL: EASY

STYLE: AYURVEDIC
PREPARATION: BOILED
FOR OCCASION: BRUNCH

INGREDIENTS


SKILL LEVEL: EASY
3 tbsp
3 tbsp
2 whole
1 whole
2 pinch

PREPARATION OF THIS HEALTHY RECIPE

Start the potatoes boiling. Meanwhile roast the coconut shavings and sesame seeds until just browned. When the potatoes are soft, strain. Drizzle lime juice over the potatoes and gently mix in coconut and sesame seeds. Delicious!

How Does This Ayurvedic Recipe Improve Wellness?

CLINICAL AYURVEDIC REVIEW

Enjoy the nutty aroma of coconut & sesame roasting in your kitchen. Crunchy, roasted coconut shavings and sesame seeds are sprinkled over soft potatoes. Then, a splash of lime juice makes this tropical treat irresistible.

Coconut and sesame offer nourishing good fats, strengthen the body, and make this recipe delicious.

Potatoes are heavy for digestion and have a high glycemic index which is good for people who need grounding. Potatoes make people feel sleepy and relaxed.

Although potatoes offer comfort and satisfaction, their high potassium acts as a diuretic and can dry you out. Potatoes are also drying because they have astringent taste.

Lime and salt nourish the kidneys and help them retain water. Lime and salt are an antidote to the dryness of potatoes.

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Your Ayurvedic diet is tailored to your individual body and your specific imbalances. With an Ayurvedic diet you feel joy and satisfaction because what you are eating truly nourishes and balances you. Disease results from diets and lifestyles that are incompatible with your nature. By eating a personalized diet matched to your body, you experience optimal health. See How it Works.

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INCREASES
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Increases These Biocharacteristics (Gunas)

Functional Ayurveda helps you assess imbalances through 20 main biocharacteristics (gunas). Aggravating these characteristics weakens your body and causes imbalance. By knowing which characteristics are habitually imbalanced in your body, you will be able to identify and correct imbalances before you get sick. Every characteristic has an opposite which balances it (i.e. hot balances cold). You restore balance by favoring diet and lifestyle choices that increase the opposite characteristic.

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COLD

ABOUT COLD BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Cold refers to anything that reduces body temperature, metabolism, and blood flow.

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HEAVY

ABOUT HEAVY BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Heavy is identified by sedation, sluggishness, or increased weight.

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CLEAR

ABOUT CLEAR BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Clear refers to anything that cleanses or flushes out wastes, or that digests ama.

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TASTES
Taste Help

The 6 Tastes

Taste is used to sense the most basic properties and effects of food. Each taste has a specific medicinal effect on your body. Cravings for food with certain tastes indicate your body is craving specific medicinal results from food. Taste is experienced on the tongue and represents your body's reaction to foods. Sweet taste causes physical satisfaction and attraction whereas bitter taste causes discomfort and aversion. Kapha should use less sweet taste while Vata and Pitta would benefit from using more sweet taste. One of the first signs of illness is that your taste and appetite for food changes. The six tastes are sweet, sour, salty, pungent, bitter, and astringent. Do you crave foods with any of the tastes below?

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SWEET

ABOUT SWEET BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Sweet refers to anything builds tissue, including macronutrients such as carbohydrates, proteins and fats.

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DOSHAS
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The Three Doshas / Body Types

According to the biocharacteristic theory of medicine, people tend to get sick, over and over again, due to habitual causes and imbalances that are unique to the person. Your body type summarizes this tendency, showing you the 'type' of conditions and imbalances that frequently challenge your health & wellness. Using body type, you can also identify remedies likely to improve your strength and resiliency. Your body type identifies physical and mental characteristics as well as your personal strengths and weaknesses. The calculation of your body type is based on your medical history.

The 3 functional body types (doshas), are Catabolic (Vata), Metabolic (Pitta), and Anabolic (Kapha). Catabolic individuals tend to break down body mass into energy. They are easily stimulated, hyperactive, underweight and dry. Metabolic individuals tend to burn or use energy. They tend to be rosy-cheeked, easily irritated, focused, driven, and easily inflamed. Anabolic individuals tend to store energy as body mass. If they store too much energy, they could gain weight easily and have congestion. Anabolic people tend to be stable and grounded.

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PACIFIES
Pitta pacifying Vata pacifying
AGGRAVATES
Kapha aggravating
HAS THE FOLLOWING
Subtaste:
Crunchy

STRONG CRUNCHY

Makes an audible noise when you eat them. Can provide fun texture variation.

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HERBAL ACTIONS
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Medicinal Benefits, Uses & Herbal Actions of Potatoes in Roasted Sesame & Coconut with Lime
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Experiences vary according to the person and constitution. Individual results may vary. The list of herbal-actions below has not be approved by the FDA and should not be used to treat a medical condition.

Quenches Thirst

QUENCHES-THIRST

An herb or substance that relieves thirst.

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Nerve Relaxant Grounding

NERVE-RELAXANT-GROUNDING

Encourages feelings of stability and heaviness. Makes you feel settled, mentally relaxed. Mildly sedates the nervous system to ease stress. Can bring a spacey or anxious person back to earth. Reduces agitation, irritation, stress and racing thoughts.

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Makes You Tired

MAKES-YOU-TIRED

Induces drowsiness and promotes sound sleep.

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Wakes You Up

WAKES-YOU-UP

Invigorates the body and nervous system, increases energy.

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Sedative

SEDATIVE

Sedative herbs create a sense of calm in the mind and body by specifically calming or quieting the nervous system. Excellent for anxiety, stress and chronic pain.

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Satisfies Stomach

SATISFIES-STOMACH

Provides a sense of gratification and fullness in the stomach.

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Stimulates Energy

STIMULATES-ENERGY

This category groups thyroid and adrenal stimulating herbs.

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Refreshing

REFRESHING

Stimulates and wakes up the body, leaving it feeling cool, fresh, and energized.

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Builds Stamina

BUILDS-STAMINA

Promotes strength, endurance and resistance in the body. Rebuilds weak tissues after a time of depletion.

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Nutritive

NUTRITIVE

An herb that is strengthening and nourishing.

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Tonic

TONIC

A tonic herb restores function through strengthening tissue. This can happen through a combination of nourishing the tissue, and invigorating tissue metabolism. The tonic should not be withering, as in caffeine.

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Diaphoretic

DIAPHORETIC

An herb that induces sweating, often by dilating blood vessels close to the skin.

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Blood Tonic

BLOOD-TONIC

An herb that produces more blood cells in the body, or otherwise improves blood cell quality or hemoglobin content. Helpful for anemia and other types of deficiency.

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Antioxidant

ANTIOXIDANT

An antioxidant is a molecule that inhibits oxidation. Oxidation is a chemical reaction that can produce free radicals that lead to a chain reaction causing damage or death to cells. Antioxidants terminate these oxidation reactions.

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Cholagogue

CHOLAGOGUE

Cholagogues stimulate the production & release of bile from the liver & gallbladder. This refreshes and cleanses these organs, as well as increases bile in the small intestines.

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Livotonic

LIVOTONIC

An herb that strengthens the liver. It is helpful for people with a history of substance abuse, chronic liver issues from hepatitis and hemolytic anemias. Generally, liver tonics are oily, cool, sweet, mildly sour, or contain beta-carotene.

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Constituents:
Soluble Fiber,
Rutin

RUTIN

Rutin is a flavonoid with anti-oxidant, anti-inflammatory and anti-cancer properties. Commonly used to treat conditions such as varicose veins, hemorrhoids, and high blood pressure.

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, Carbohydrate,
Phytates

PHYTATES

Phytates prevent absorption of nutrients. They are commonly found in all seeds, including nuts, grains, and beans. Sprouting greatly reduces phytate content, as well as long, slow cooking with vinegar.

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, Zinc,
Polyphenols

POLYPHENOLS

Polyphenols are powerful antioxidants seen in many fruits and vegetables. There are more than 8,000 types.

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, Potassium, Protein, Vitamin C,
Calcium

CALCIUM

Calcium nourishes bones and muscles. A muscle cell is activated when calcium enters the cell. It relaxes when the calcium is secreted.

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, Fats,
Flavonoids

FLAVONOIDS

Flavonoids are a colorful type of polyphenol. As all polyphenols, they have a strong antioxidant effect. Many flavonoids have an anti-inflammatory, and/or antiallergen effect.

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Magnesium

MAGNESIUM

Helps muscles relax. Laxative.

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Aromatase Inhibitor

AROMATASE-INHIBITOR

Blocks estrogen synthesis by inhibiting conversion of progesterone and testosterone into estrogen.

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Iron

IRON

Iron is necessary for the transport of oxygen in red blood cells.

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Foods with a Similar Nature to Potatoes in Roasted Sesame & Coconut with Lime

Acai

Acai has these Actions in Common

Antioxidant, Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Refreshing, Cholagogue, Nutritive, Wakes-you-up, Livotonic, Quenches-thirst

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Lamb

Lamb has these Actions in Common

Builds-stamina, Nutritive, Makes-you-tired, Satisfies-stomach, Blood-tonic, Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Tonic

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Beef

Beef has these Actions in Common

Blood-tonic, Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Tonic, Livotonic, Nutritive, Makes-you-tired, Satisfies-stomach

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Buffalo Milk

Buffalo Milk has these Actions in Common

Makes-you-tired, Quenches-thirst, Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Satisfies-stomach, Builds-stamina, Nutritive, Tonic

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Hemp Seed

Hemp Seed has these Actions in Common

Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Sedative, Builds-stamina, Nutritive, Tonic, Makes-you-tired, Satisfies-stomach

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Sesame Seeds

Sesame Seeds has these Actions in Common

Blood-tonic, Nutritive, Tonic, Builds-stamina, Satisfies-stomach, Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Stimulates-energy

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Tahini

Tahini has these Actions in Common

Blood-tonic, Nutritive, Tonic, Builds-stamina, Satisfies-stomach, Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Stimulates-energy

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Almonds

Almonds has these Actions in Common

Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Stimulates-energy, Blood-tonic, Nutritive, Tonic, Builds-stamina, Satisfies-stomach

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Jackfruit

Jackfruit has these Actions in Common

Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Refreshing, Wakes-you-up, Nutritive, Satisfies-stomach, Quenches-thirst, Tonic

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Beets

Beets has these Actions in Common

Blood-tonic, Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Stimulates-energy, Cholagogue, Nutritive, Livotonic, Satisfies-stomach

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Potato

Potato has these Actions in Common

Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Sedative, Antioxidant, Nutritive, Makes-you-tired, Satisfies-stomach

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Herb Supplements with a Similar Nature to Potatoes in Roasted Sesame & Coconut with Lime

Amalaki

Amalaki has these Actions in Common

Quenches-thirst, Refreshing, Stimulates-energy, Tonic, Wakes-you-up, Antioxidant, Blood-tonic, Nutritive

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Punarnava

Punarnava has these Actions in Common

Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Stimulates-energy, Tonic, Antioxidant, Blood-tonic, Builds-stamina, Cholagogue

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Ashwagandha

Ashwagandha has these Actions in Common

Builds-stamina, Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Nutritive, Sedative, Tonic, Antioxidant, Blood-tonic

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Eleuthero Ginseng

Eleuthero Ginseng has these Actions in Common

Blood-tonic, Builds-stamina, Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Stimulates-energy, Tonic, Wakes-you-up

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Holy Basil Leaf (Tulsi)

Holy Basil Leaf (Tulsi) has these Actions in Common

Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Refreshing, Sedative, Stimulates-energy, Blood-tonic, Diaphoretic

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Regular exercise

Regular exercise has these Actions in Common

Wakes-you-up, Builds-stamina, Diaphoretic, Refreshing, Stimulates-energy

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Rhodiola

Rhodiola has these Actions in Common

Builds-stamina, Sedative, Stimulates-energy, Tonic, Blood-tonic

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Oats, Fresh Milky Seed

Oats, Fresh Milky Seed has these Actions in Common

Nutritive, Sedative, Tonic, Blood-tonic, Nerve-relaxant-grounding

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Breathing Exercises

Breathing Exercises has these Actions in Common

Blood-tonic, Builds-stamina, Refreshing, Stimulates-energy, Wakes-you-up

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Breath of Fire / Shining Skull (Kapalbhati Pranayama)

Breath of Fire / Shining Skull (Kapalbhati Pranayama) has these Actions in Common

Wakes-you-up, Blood-tonic, Builds-stamina, Refreshing, Stimulates-energy

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Bellows Breath (Bhastrika Pranayama)

Bellows Breath (Bhastrika Pranayama) has these Actions in Common

Blood-tonic, Builds-stamina, Refreshing, Stimulates-energy, Wakes-you-up

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John Immel, the founder of Joyful Belly, teaches people how to have a healthy diet and lifestyle with Ayurveda biocharacteristics. His approach to Ayurveda is clinical, yet exudes an ease which many find enjoyable and insightful. John also directs Joyful Belly's School of Ayurveda, offering professional clinical training in Ayurveda for over 15 years.

John's interest in Ayurveda and specialization in digestive tract pathology was inspired by a complex digestive disorder acquired from years of international travel, as well as public service work in South Asia. John's commitment to the detailed study of digestive disorders reflects his zeal to get down to the roots of the problem. His hope and belief in the capacity of each & every client to improve their quality of life is nothing short of a personal passion. John's creativity in the kitchen and delight in cooking for others comes from his family oriented upbringing. In addition to his certification in Ayurveda, John holds a bachelor's degree in mathematics from Harvard University.

John enjoys sharing Ayurveda within the context of his Catholic roots, and finds Ayurveda gives him an opportunity to participate in the healing mission of the Church. Jesus expressed God's love by feeding and healing the sick. That kindness is the fundamental ministry of Ayurveda as well. Outside of work, John enjoys spending time with his wife and 7 kids, and pursuing his love of theology, philosophy, and language.

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Because of the dryness, potaotes are considered good for Kapha.
- Kimberly Kubicke, Asbury park, NJ
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This dish was delish! It felt a little plain, but I'm just getting started with aryuvedic foods, so I'm used to adding cheese or some other flavoring. I might have added three pinches of salt. Side note: In the picture the potatoes look browned, like they were sauteed or roasted instead of boiled. I might try baking the potatoes next time, as I think that would add a deeper flavor. I also added lime zest as well as lime juice.
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