Kitchari (Healing Rice & Mung Beans)
Ayurveda's go-to 'reset' meal: rice and split mung beans simmered soft with turmeric, ginger, and cumin into a gentle, easy-to-digest porridge. Anti-inflammatory and kind to the gut.
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Ingredients
- 1 cupsplit mung beans (or red lentils)
- 1 cupwhite rice
- 1 tbspginger (grated)
- 1 tspturmeric
- 1 tspcumin
- 1/2 tspcoriander
- 6 cupswater
- 2 tbspoil or ghee
- 1/4 cupcilantro
- salt (to taste)
Instructions
- 1
Rinse the mung beans and rice together until the water runs clear.
- 2
Bloom the spices: warm the oil and fry the ginger, turmeric, cumin, and coriander for a minute until fragrant.
- 3
Add the rice, mung beans, and water. Simmer, stirring occasionally, until everything breaks down into a soft, soupy porridge, about 30-35 minutes.
35:00 - 4
Season with salt, finish with cilantro, and eat warm. Loosen with water for a thinner consistency.
Notes
Easy on the stomach by design — split mung beans are among the most digestible legumes. Turmeric + ginger make it gently anti-inflammatory. Add diced carrot or chayote for more vegetables. Photo: Adobe Stock (#448098883), licensed.
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Anti-Inflammatory Reset
A gentle, restorative day of cooking, heavy on turmeric, ginger, and garlic. The bone broth is the long, slow base — get it going first (it will simmer for hours and the kitchen will thank you). Use some of it to loosen the kitchari as it cooks soft. Wind down with a warm cup of golden milk.
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