Recipes
Recipes, and the reasoning behind them
Everyday Indian food, changed where the change does something — with the mechanism set out rather than asserted.
28 recipes, grouped by the condition each one is used for. Several appear under more than one heading, because several conditions share the same mechanism.
PCOS & PCOD
Methi thepla with curd
The same thepla, with a flour blend and a partner that flatten the glucose rise.
See the recipe →Moong dal chilla
Thirteen grams of protein at breakfast, and the difference shows up at four in the afternoon.
See the recipe →Cinnamon and fenugreek water
Two minutes, modest real evidence, and an honest account of its limits.
See the recipe →Protein and folate bowl
Built for the three months before conception, when the groundwork actually happens.
See the recipe →Thyroid
Palak and lemon dal
The lemon at the end is not a garnish. It is what makes the iron usable.
See the recipe →Selenium and zinc seed mix
A spoon a day for thyroid and immune support — and why two Brazil nuts is the limit.
See the recipe →Iron and vitamin C pairings
Absorption, not intake. Moving your chai an hour often matters more than eating more iron.
See the recipe →Diabetes
Methi thepla with curd
The same thepla, with a flour blend and a partner that flatten the glucose rise.
See the recipe →Moong dal chilla
Thirteen grams of protein at breakfast, and the difference shows up at four in the afternoon.
See the recipe →Cinnamon and fenugreek water
Two minutes, modest real evidence, and an honest account of its limits.
See the recipe →Sprouted moong salad
Eaten ten minutes before the rice, not with it. The sequence is the intervention.
See the recipe →Oats and methi chilla
Beta-glucan for cholesterol, in a savoury form an Indian household will keep eating.
See the recipe →Barley and vegetable khichdi
The same comfort food, with three times the fibre and a different afterwards.
See the recipe →Bajra and vegetable khichdi
Eleven grams of fibre, introduced gradually so it does not get abandoned.
See the recipe →High-protein besan chilla
Twelve grams of protein in fifteen minutes, without eggs or anything unfamiliar.
See the recipe →Roasted chana trail mix
For the four o’clock crash, where most days come apart.
See the recipe →Unsweetened breakfast options
Where the day’s sugar actually hides, and the three swaps that remove it.
See the recipe →Cholesterol
Methi thepla with curd
The same thepla, with a flour blend and a partner that flatten the glucose rise.
See the recipe →Sprouted moong salad
Eaten ten minutes before the rice, not with it. The sequence is the intervention.
See the recipe →Oats and methi chilla
Beta-glucan for cholesterol, in a savoury form an Indian household will keep eating.
See the recipe →Flaxseed chutney
Whole flaxseed passes through undigested. Ground into a podi, it becomes a daily habit.
See the recipe →Barley and vegetable khichdi
The same comfort food, with three times the fibre and a different afterwards.
See the recipe →Unsweetened breakfast options
Where the day’s sugar actually hides, and the three swaps that remove it.
See the recipe →Acidity & digestion
Low-trigger vegetable khichdi
Deliberately plain. What to eat when your gut is having a bad week.
See the recipe →Fennel and coriander infusion
Saunf after a meal, made properly — steeped, not boiled.
See the recipe →Buttermilk with roasted jeera
Thin, not thick, and never chilled. Both details matter.
See the recipe →Tempered curd rice
A live-culture food that costs nothing. One temperature rule decides whether it works.
See the recipe →Weight gain & obesity
Moong dal chilla
Thirteen grams of protein at breakfast, and the difference shows up at four in the afternoon.
See the recipe →Sprouted moong salad
Eaten ten minutes before the rice, not with it. The sequence is the intervention.
See the recipe →Barley and vegetable khichdi
The same comfort food, with three times the fibre and a different afterwards.
See the recipe →Bajra and vegetable khichdi
Eleven grams of fibre, introduced gradually so it does not get abandoned.
See the recipe →High-protein besan chilla
Twelve grams of protein in fifteen minutes, without eggs or anything unfamiliar.
See the recipe →Roasted chana trail mix
For the four o’clock crash, where most days come apart.
See the recipe →Unsweetened breakfast options
Where the day’s sugar actually hides, and the three swaps that remove it.
See the recipe →Blood pressure
Flaxseed chutney
Whole flaxseed passes through undigested. Ground into a podi, it becomes a daily habit.
See the recipe →Barley and vegetable khichdi
The same comfort food, with three times the fibre and a different afterwards.
See the recipe →Potassium-rich kachumber
Most blood pressure advice stops at salt. Potassium is the half nobody mentions.
See the recipe →Magnesium-rich everyday meals
Magnesium sits behind sleep, migraine and muscle cramp. Most of it is already in your kitchen.
See the recipe →Anaemia
Palak and lemon dal
The lemon at the end is not a garnish. It is what makes the iron usable.
See the recipe →Overnight soaked figs and prunes
The most reliable thing we recommend for constipation, and the one instruction people skip.
See the recipe →Iron and vitamin C pairings
Absorption, not intake. Moving your chai an hour often matters more than eating more iron.
See the recipe →Constipation
Low-trigger vegetable khichdi
Deliberately plain. What to eat when your gut is having a bad week.
See the recipe →Fennel and coriander infusion
Saunf after a meal, made properly — steeped, not boiled.
See the recipe →Overnight soaked figs and prunes
The most reliable thing we recommend for constipation, and the one instruction people skip.
See the recipe →Bajra and vegetable khichdi
Eleven grams of fibre, introduced gradually so it does not get abandoned.
See the recipe →Buttermilk with roasted jeera
Thin, not thick, and never chilled. Both details matter.
See the recipe →IBS
Low-trigger vegetable khichdi
Deliberately plain. What to eat when your gut is having a bad week.
See the recipe →Fennel and coriander infusion
Saunf after a meal, made properly — steeped, not boiled.
See the recipe →Buttermilk with roasted jeera
Thin, not thick, and never chilled. Both details matter.
See the recipe →Tempered curd rice
A live-culture food that costs nothing. One temperature rule decides whether it works.
See the recipe →Fatty liver
Sprouted moong salad
Eaten ten minutes before the rice, not with it. The sequence is the intervention.
See the recipe →Oats and methi chilla
Beta-glucan for cholesterol, in a savoury form an Indian household will keep eating.
See the recipe →Barley and vegetable khichdi
The same comfort food, with three times the fibre and a different afterwards.
See the recipe →Unsweetened breakfast options
Where the day’s sugar actually hides, and the three swaps that remove it.
See the recipe →Piles
Overnight soaked figs and prunes
The most reliable thing we recommend for constipation, and the one instruction people skip.
See the recipe →Bajra and vegetable khichdi
Eleven grams of fibre, introduced gradually so it does not get abandoned.
See the recipe →Buttermilk with roasted jeera
Thin, not thick, and never chilled. Both details matter.
See the recipe →Joint pain
Flaxseed chutney
Whole flaxseed passes through undigested. Ground into a podi, it becomes a daily habit.
See the recipe →Turmeric and black pepper preparation
The pepper is not a garnish. Without it, most of what you drink is not absorbed.
See the recipe →Calcium-forward everyday meals
Bone protection from ragi and til, without buying anything unfamiliar.
See the recipe →A low-purine day
Purines matter less than most gout advice suggests. Fructose and fluid matter more.
See the recipe →Osteoarthritis
Flaxseed chutney
Whole flaxseed passes through undigested. Ground into a podi, it becomes a daily habit.
See the recipe →Turmeric and black pepper preparation
The pepper is not a garnish. Without it, most of what you drink is not absorbed.
See the recipe →High-protein besan chilla
Twelve grams of protein in fifteen minutes, without eggs or anything unfamiliar.
See the recipe →Calcium-forward everyday meals
Bone protection from ragi and til, without buying anything unfamiliar.
See the recipe →A low-purine day
Purines matter less than most gout advice suggests. Fructose and fluid matter more.
See the recipe →Gout
Buttermilk with roasted jeera
Thin, not thick, and never chilled. Both details matter.
See the recipe →Potassium-rich kachumber
Most blood pressure advice stops at salt. Potassium is the half nobody mentions.
See the recipe →A low-purine day
Purines matter less than most gout advice suggests. Fructose and fluid matter more.
See the recipe →Migraine
Potassium-rich kachumber
Most blood pressure advice stops at salt. Potassium is the half nobody mentions.
See the recipe →Magnesium-rich everyday meals
Magnesium sits behind sleep, migraine and muscle cramp. Most of it is already in your kitchen.
See the recipe →Warm milk with nutmeg
Part preparation, part ritual. We are clear about which part does the work.
See the recipe →Acne
Selenium and zinc seed mix
A spoon a day for thyroid and immune support — and why two Brazil nuts is the limit.
See the recipe →Unsweetened breakfast options
Where the day’s sugar actually hides, and the three swaps that remove it.
See the recipe →Tempered curd rice
A live-culture food that costs nothing. One temperature rule decides whether it works.
See the recipe →Psoriasis
Flaxseed chutney
Whole flaxseed passes through undigested. Ground into a podi, it becomes a daily habit.
See the recipe →Turmeric and black pepper preparation
The pepper is not a garnish. Without it, most of what you drink is not absorbed.
See the recipe →Walnut and seed omega mix
Five walnuts a day — and why the ratio to omega-6 matters more than the amount.
See the recipe →Hair fall
Palak and lemon dal
The lemon at the end is not a garnish. It is what makes the iron usable.
See the recipe →Selenium and zinc seed mix
A spoon a day for thyroid and immune support — and why two Brazil nuts is the limit.
See the recipe →Iron and vitamin C pairings
Absorption, not intake. Moving your chai an hour often matters more than eating more iron.
See the recipe →Walnut and seed omega mix
Five walnuts a day — and why the ratio to omega-6 matters more than the amount.
See the recipe →Alopecia areata
Palak and lemon dal
The lemon at the end is not a garnish. It is what makes the iron usable.
See the recipe →Selenium and zinc seed mix
A spoon a day for thyroid and immune support — and why two Brazil nuts is the limit.
See the recipe →Walnut and seed omega mix
Five walnuts a day — and why the ratio to omega-6 matters more than the amount.
See the recipe →Menopause
Flaxseed chutney
Whole flaxseed passes through undigested. Ground into a podi, it becomes a daily habit.
See the recipe →High-protein besan chilla
Twelve grams of protein in fifteen minutes, without eggs or anything unfamiliar.
See the recipe →Calcium-forward everyday meals
Bone protection from ragi and til, without buying anything unfamiliar.
See the recipe →Walnut and seed omega mix
Five walnuts a day — and why the ratio to omega-6 matters more than the amount.
See the recipe →Fertility support
Palak and lemon dal
The lemon at the end is not a garnish. It is what makes the iron usable.
See the recipe →Walnut and seed omega mix
Five walnuts a day — and why the ratio to omega-6 matters more than the amount.
See the recipe →Protein and folate bowl
Built for the three months before conception, when the groundwork actually happens.
See the recipe →Pregnancy nutrition
Palak and lemon dal
The lemon at the end is not a garnish. It is what makes the iron usable.
See the recipe →Calcium-forward everyday meals
Bone protection from ragi and til, without buying anything unfamiliar.
See the recipe →Iron and vitamin C pairings
Absorption, not intake. Moving your chai an hour often matters more than eating more iron.
See the recipe →Protein and folate bowl
Built for the three months before conception, when the groundwork actually happens.
See the recipe →Anxiety
Magnesium-rich everyday meals
Magnesium sits behind sleep, migraine and muscle cramp. Most of it is already in your kitchen.
See the recipe →Warm milk with nutmeg
Part preparation, part ritual. We are clear about which part does the work.
See the recipe →Walnut and seed omega mix
Five walnuts a day — and why the ratio to omega-6 matters more than the amount.
See the recipe →Insomnia
Magnesium-rich everyday meals
Magnesium sits behind sleep, migraine and muscle cramp. Most of it is already in your kitchen.
See the recipe →Warm milk with nutmeg
Part preparation, part ritual. We are clear about which part does the work.
See the recipe →Walnut and seed omega mix
Five walnuts a day — and why the ratio to omega-6 matters more than the amount.
See the recipe →Stress
Roasted chana trail mix
For the four o’clock crash, where most days come apart.
See the recipe →Magnesium-rich everyday meals
Magnesium sits behind sleep, migraine and muscle cramp. Most of it is already in your kitchen.
See the recipe →Warm milk with nutmeg
Part preparation, part ritual. We are clear about which part does the work.
See the recipe →ADHD
Roasted chana trail mix
For the four o’clock crash, where most days come apart.
See the recipe →Magnesium-rich everyday meals
Magnesium sits behind sleep, migraine and muscle cramp. Most of it is already in your kitchen.
See the recipe →Walnut and seed omega mix
Five walnuts a day — and why the ratio to omega-6 matters more than the amount.
See the recipe →Low immunity
Turmeric and black pepper preparation
The pepper is not a garnish. Without it, most of what you drink is not absorbed.
See the recipe →Selenium and zinc seed mix
A spoon a day for thyroid and immune support — and why two Brazil nuts is the limit.
See the recipe →Ginger and tulsi kadha
Symptom relief, made properly. Not a treatment for infection, and we say so.
See the recipe →Tempered curd rice
A live-culture food that costs nothing. One temperature rule decides whether it works.
See the recipe →Asthma
Turmeric and black pepper preparation
The pepper is not a garnish. Without it, most of what you drink is not absorbed.
See the recipe →Selenium and zinc seed mix
A spoon a day for thyroid and immune support — and why two Brazil nuts is the limit.
See the recipe →Ginger and tulsi kadha
Symptom relief, made properly. Not a treatment for infection, and we say so.
See the recipe →Allergies
Buttermilk with roasted jeera
Thin, not thick, and never chilled. Both details matter.
See the recipe →Ginger and tulsi kadha
Symptom relief, made properly. Not a treatment for infection, and we say so.
See the recipe →Tempered curd rice
A live-culture food that costs nothing. One temperature rule decides whether it works.
See the recipe →Tonsillitis
Low-trigger vegetable khichdi
Deliberately plain. What to eat when your gut is having a bad week.
See the recipe →Turmeric and black pepper preparation
The pepper is not a garnish. Without it, most of what you drink is not absorbed.
See the recipe →Ginger and tulsi kadha
Symptom relief, made properly. Not a treatment for infection, and we say so.
See the recipe →