# Vata Kitchari

Vata Kitchari is a traditional Ayurvedic dish that helps balance vata dosha and is great for an Ayurvedic cleanse.

- Servings: 1 servings
- Total time: 45 min
- Cuisine: Indian
- Category: Breakfast
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 1 cup basmati rice
- 0.5 cup yellow mung dal
- 3 tbsp ghee
- 1 tsp cumin seeds
- 1 tsp mustard seeds
- 1 tsp grated ginger
- 4 cups water
- 2 pinches hing (asafoetida)
- 0.5 tsp sea salt
- 0.5 tsp turmeric
- 1 stick kombu
- 1 pinch chopped cilantro
- 1 spoonful ghee
- 1 squeeze lime
- 1 dash hingvastak

## Instructions

1. Wash rice and mung dal.
2. Soak rice and mung dal overnight.
3. Melt ghee in a pot.
4. Sauté cumin seeds and mustard seeds for 1-2 minutes.
5. Add grated ginger and sauté.
6. Add soaked rice and mung dal.
7. Add 4 cups of water.
8. Add hing (asafoetida), sea salt, and turmeric.
9. Add kombu.
10. Bring to a boil, then cover and cook until tender (30-45 mins).
11. Add a pinch of chopped cilantro.
12. Add a spoonful of ghee.
13. Add a squeeze of lime.
14. Add a dash of hingvastak.

## Equipment

- sieve
- pot
- spoon

## Source

- Original video: https://youtu.be/HP_dAPqyrnU
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/c19e851a-f08a-43db-b69a-90f23e45df49
- Extracted: 2025-03-05

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