Ayurvedic breakfast drink

Name: Ayurvedic breakfast drink
Prep time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: Serves 1
Cuisine: Indian recipes
Ingredients: 14 whole almonds (use only 8–9 if blending with milk or it becomes too rich); 3 medium-sized dates; Few strands of saffron (optional); 220ml water, or half water, half rice milk, or any other milk; Pinch of cardamom powder (made by grinding the seeds of one green cardamom pod)

Easy
February 2010

Easy
February 2010

Serves 1
Takes around 20 minutes, plus overnight soaking

Anjum Anand’s nourishing Ayurvedic drink – made with almonds, dates and cardamom – is excellent if you had a heavy dinner the night before or feel sluggish.

Find out more about the Ayurdevic diet, here.

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Ingredients

14 whole almonds (use only 8–9 if blending with milk or it becomes too rich)
3 medium-sized dates
Few strands of saffron (optional)
220ml water, or half water, half rice milk, or any other milk
Pinch of cardamom powder (made by grinding the seeds of one green cardamom pod)

14 whole almonds (use only 8–9 if blending with milk or it becomes too rich)
3 medium-sized dates
Few strands of saffron (optional)
220ml water, or half water, half rice milk, or any other milk
Pinch of cardamom powder (made by grinding the seeds of one green cardamom pod)

Method

Soak the almonds and dates overnight in hot water.
In the morning, drain and peel the almonds. If using the saffron, infuse in 1 tablespoon of hot water for 10 minutes.
Tip the almonds into a blender with the dates and water or milk (if using cow’s milk, ideally bring to boiling point and cool before using). Blend, then stir in the saffron water and strands (if using) and the ground cardamom and serve.

Method

Soak the almonds and dates overnight in hot water.
In the morning, drain and peel the almonds. If using the saffron, infuse in 1 tablespoon of hot water for 10 minutes.
Tip the almonds into a blender with the dates and water or milk (if using cow’s milk, ideally bring to boiling point and cool before using). Blend, then stir in the saffron water and strands (if using) and the ground cardamom and serve.

delicious. tips

If you blend the drink with water, use the extra amount of almonds but if using milk, the smaller quantity will be fine. From Anjum’s new book Eat Right for your Body Type.

Recipe By

Anjum Anand

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