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Living Local - Living Yoga Recipe: Our Favorite Simple Homemade Pasta

4/12/2020

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The Living Local - Yoga Ecology retreat has always been one of our favorites.  To live with intention starts very much with the food we eat.  One staple recipe from this retreat is a homemade pasta that we make with 'Niwas-grown wheat-ground flour, local eggs and oil (we try to procure as-local-as-possible sunflower/safflower oil). 

You can also make this recipe with any local flour or eggs and dress it up in whatever way possible.  In this photo here, we made local pesto (we can provide another recipe for this soon!) and always include as many local veggies as possible.  Here we have local tomatoes, grated zucchini and roasted patty-pan squash.  Divine!

Ingredients:
  • About 2 1/2 cups local flour (if you are grinding your own, try to make it as FINE as possible)
  • Salt
  • 4 eggs
  • About 1-2 tablespoons oil

Directions:
  1. Place the flour in a large mixing bowl and make a well in the centre.
  2. Break the eggs into the well and add the oil as well.
  3. With a fork, lightly beat the eggs and oil, gradually mixing them with the flour.
  4. When the dough becomes too thick to work with using the fork, continue with your fingertips and then your hands.  You may also need to add a little bit of warm water also.​
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5.   Knead the dough on a floured surface for about 10 minutes. The dough will become smooth and elastic. If the dough is sticky, dust it lightly with flour and continue kneading.
6.     Let stand for 30 minutes before rolling. If rolling the dough by hand, use a pasta-specific rolling pin if you can and roll it very thin. Cut in 1 cm strips for fettuccine.​
7.  Try to procure a pasta machine, This helps!  Always follow the machine instructions for rolling and cutting.
8.    To cook pasta, this should be done right before serving, with all the sauce and fix-ins ready and waiting!  Cook in a pot of boiling water (we like to add a bit of salt as well).  Fresh pasta only needs 2-3 minutes generally, as compared to dried packaged pasta which requires close to 10 minutes.  You will know the pasta is ready after it floats, and a taste test of course!
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Living Yoga Recipe: Veggie Chilli (with Chocolate!)

24/10/2019

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- By Sn Shivani Howe 

INGREDIENTS:

  • 2 sweet potatoes (250g each)
  • 1 level teaspoon cayenne pepper , plus extra for sprinkling
  • 1 heaped teaspoon ground cumin , plus extra for sprinkling
  • 1 level teaspoon ground cinnamon , plus extra for sprinkling
  • olive oil
  • 1 onion
  • 1 red pepper
  • 1 yellow pepper
  • 2 cloves of garlic
  • 1 bunch of fresh coriander (30g)
  • 2 x 400 g tins of beans, such as kidney (red or black),  pinto, cannellini
  • 2 x 400 g tins of quality plum tomatoes
  • Handful of dark chocolate chips

METHOD:
  1. Peel and chop the sweet potatoes into bite-sized chunks, and bake or steam until easily "pokeable" with a sharp knife.  :)
  2. Peel and roughly chop the onion then peel and finely chop the garlic.  
  3. Heat 2 tablespoons of oil in a large pan over a medium-high heat, add the onion, and garlic, and cook for 5 minutes until onion is clear and then add sweet potato and roughly chopped peppers and cook until sweet potato and peppers have seared in the oil.
  4. Sprinkle with a pinch each of cayenne, cumin, cinnamon, sea salt and black pepper.
  5. Pick the coriander leaves, finely chopping the stalks.
  6. Add the coriander stalks and spices, and cook for a further 5 to 10 minutes, or until softened, stirring occasionally.
  7. Drain and add the beans. Tip in the tomatoes, breaking them up with the back of a spoon, then stir well.
  8. Bring to the boil, then reduce to medium-low and leave to tick away for 25 to 30 minutes, or until thickened and reduced – keep an eye on it, and add a splash of water to loosen, if needed.
  9. Stir a decent handful of dark chocolate chips and most of the coriander leaves, then taste and adjust the seasoning, if needed.
  10. Scatter over the remaining coriander. Delicious served with soured cream, guacamole and rice or tortilla chips.
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Living Yoga Recipe: Turmeric Latte

15/10/2019

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 - By Om Shanti Pelkonen

There is now snow on the ground at ‘Niwas, the earliest we’ve had.  We’ve been staying warm in preparation by chopping wood, harvesting within the garden, making compost, warming ourselves by the fire, Asana (of course!) and now also more regular Turmeric Lattes.  

Turmeric is an important part of the Ayervedic health system and contains curcumin which has been proven to have significant antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties.  Turmeric is known as Haridra in Sanskrit, which roughly translates to “that which improves skin complexion.”  Turmeric balances all three Doshas and is helpful in expelling increased Pitta.  

There are numerous recipes out there for making a perfect Tumeric Latte. Our go-to is generally to use coconut or soy milk, and to sweeten it with ‘Niwas honey.  It is really important to use pepper and an oil within your Turmeric Latte as this helps the body absorb the important curcumin within the turmeric.

Here is an online recipe that you can play with: http://www.everydayayurvedacookbook.com/ayurvedic-turmeric-milk-recipe/. 
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Lastly, don’t hesitate in adding fresh ginger, nutmeg and/or cinnamon as well.  Just don’t forget the pepper and oil! 
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Living Yoga Recipe: Vegetable Korma

1/2/2019

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Priyatma and I recently concocted a beautiful (and tasty) korma paste and paneer dish last month.  So much joy and happiness was experienced in cooking with a friend and fellow student. I’ve pieced together a tasty and easy korma dish, adapted from Jamie Oliver's and the Hare Krishna veg cookbook. Enjoy!
 
FIRST
For the Paste:

Toast (in a dry pan) and set aside:
- 2 teaspoons cumin seeds
- 1 teaspoon coriander seeds

SECOND
Combine in a food processer or blender the toasted seeds and the following:
• 2 cloves garlic
• Thumb-sized piece fresh ginger
• ½ tsp cayenne pepper
• 1 tsp garam masala
• ½ tsp salt
• 2 tsp melted coconut, almond or peanut oil (add more if needed to make a paste)
• 1 large tbsp tomato paste
• 3 tbsp shredded unsweetened coconut
• 2 tbsp almond flour
• Small bunch cilantro

THIRD
For the Korma Dish:
You can now add the paste you made above with 1 can of coconut milk according to any vegetable curry recipe of your choice.

For example, try frying 1 large onion in coconut oil, toss in another thumb-sized piece of ginger, another bunch of cilantro (or the stems from the paste), some cubed paneer and butternut squash.  When the squash softens, add in the paste and can of coconut milk. Once it starts bubbling, throw in 1 or 2 handful of peas.
Serve with rice, naan or cauliflower rice, sliced almonds and/or plain yoghurt.  Serves 6.

Enjoy with friends and family!
 
- compiled by Om Shanti Pelkonen
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Living Yoga Recipe: Simple Potato & Corn Chowder

1/1/2019

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Ingredients:
  • 2-3 cups potatoes diced small
  • 1 cup carrots diced small
  • 3 stalks diced celery
  • 1 medium onion chopped
  • Pinch of salt
  • 2 cups kernel corn
  • Vegetable stock
  • ½ cup butter
  • 2 tbsp flour
  • Milk and cream
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Directions:
  1. Fry onions and celery in 1/4 cup butter until translucent. Add potatoes and carrots. Fry another 5 minutes. Add 6 cups of stock and bring to a boil.  Reduce heat and simmer 20 minutes.
  2. Meanwhile, whisk 2 cups milk with 2 tbsp flour until flour is dissolved. Pour milk and flour mixture into cooked vegetables/stock. Add any combo of milk/cream to the soup up to another 1L.  Add another ¼ cup of butter.
  3. Stir in corn at the very end.  Opt: add another cube or 2 of vegetable stock for flavour. Enjoy!
 
~ compiled by Om Shanti
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