Category : Ayurveda

Calming Tea

Calming Tea for those frayed nerves
Feel relaxed with this tea, a few hours before bed time. It helps you sleep better when the nerves are relaxed and Vata is under control.

Ingredients:
  • A few blades of lemon grass leaves
  • A tiny bunch of chamomile leaves
  • ¼ tsp ashwagandha powder
  • 2 cups water
  • A few drops of honey

    Method:
  • Heat water in a pan.
  • Add lemon grass leaves boil till it is reduced to 1 cup.
  • Simmer the mixture while adding chamomile leaves.
  • Add Ashwagandha Powder
  • Strain into a cup or glass, add honey and serve.

    Sleep inducing shake before bed time
    This shake or as it is called ‘Gasgase Paayasa’ in Karnataka, India, is a traditional sleep aid. It has been used as a relaxant especially following the homely Abhyanga ritual as a stress buster and sleep aid.

    Ingredients
  • 2 table spoons poppy seeds
  • 1 tea spoon Jaggery
  • 1 pinch Cardamom (powdered)
  • 4 teaspoons grated Coconut
  • 2 cups of Milk

    Preparation
    Heat the poppy seeds in a pan until they splutter but ensure they do not get overheated
    Allow the poppy seeds to cool. Grind the poppy seeds with jaggery and coconut
    Boil milk and bring it to simmer.
    Now add the ground mixture gradually and slowly and allow the shake to simmer and gently boil on simmer
    Keep stirring to ensure the mix does not bottom on the pan.
    Drink this shake when it is yet warm.

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