Strawberry Coconut Porridge

Cool down for the summer months!

It is strawberry season and berries have wonderful qualities we all can benefit from now in our nutrition! I am all addicted about those little, red berries…full of flavour and freshness!

I want to share one of my most favorite porridge summer recipes with you today. Find tipps for your dosha down below!

„Strawberry Coconut“ Porridge

Dream Team: strawberries and coconut flakes!

Ingredients:

½  cup gluten-free oats

½ cup of shredded coconut, unsweetened

2 Mejdool dates, soaked over night

3-4 cups of plant based milk

Pinch of Himalayan salt

1/2 tsp cinnamon

1/4 tsp cardamom

1 handful of fresh strawberries, stems removed 

1 tbsp natural maple syrup or agave juice

Chia seeds or flax seeds

How to make Strawberry Coconut Porridge:

 Heat the plant milk and add the oats and salt. Stir until nicely cooked, on low heat for about 5 minutes. Chop the dates in small pieces. Add the spices, the shredded coconutand the dates and continue stirring.

Chop some strawberries in small cubes and add them for 2 minutes to your porridge, stir well and let them get warm a bit. If you need more creamy consistency, add more plant milk if needed.

Add the porridge to a serving bowl and top with fresh strawberries and the syrup. Sprinkle with flax seeds or chia seeds!

For the extra vacation feeling: Put your porridge into a coconut bowl and spoon it with a wooden spoon, lay down in a hammock and enjoy it there – to have all the tropical summer vibes you need!

Easy, holistic, vegan!

Vata: This recipe is for you during the summer months, but coconut and strawberries have cooling qualities – be mindful here!

Pitta: This is your breakfast recipe! You could also use coconut milk to get more oft he coconut-cooling qualities during the summer months!

Kapha: Leave the shredded coconut and dates away. Add more strawberry cubes into the porridge and use no or less sweetener. Double the oats.

Ayurvedic facts about strawberries:

• They pacify all three doshas
• Strawberries have a taste of sour, sweet and anstringent
• They are high in fibre, Vitamin C and anti-oxidant – Antioxidants neutralize harmful molecules called free radicals
• They are anti-inflammatory and make our skin glow

Do you like my Porridge recipe? Let me know and share your experiences in the comment below! I also love tags on Instagram!

Enjoy and have a beautiful start into the new week!

Namaste!

Krishnaprema 🙂

Ayurvedic Breakfast – let´s get warm, Vata peeps!

Unique, delicious and healthy – we teach you how to start your day powerful and satisfied! Tips, facts and recipes for the most important meal of the day!

Could this be your new morning Routine?

According to Ayurveda, breakfast is the most important meal of the day. To activate your agni, your digestive fire, your body needs food. Without any breakfast, our body will respond quickly to stress, our blood sugar level is low, concentration won´t come easy and our metabolism need more time to “start.” We will be tired quickly and have binge eating habits for lunch or cravings for sugar and sweets.

Eat Right for your Mind-Body-Type

The important point is to eat right for your Mind-Body-Type, your Dosha. The needs of your body for your diet are very unique! Vata is all about air and aether, you remember that it is mobile, rough and dry? And that we should eat the opposite? Great. This week we start with breakfast ideas for Vata Dosha. This Dosha needs food for grounding, food that is moisture, nourishing and warming!

You will help your unique Body type to activate your agni, breaking down the nutrients, feel grounded but energized and more healthy. If you never tried this before, I highly recommend a few weeks of Ayurvedic breakfast – the effects are there after a few days. Promised!

All About the ingredients

Porridge in every variety is perfect here – it is simple to prepare, it got minerals, protein, carbs and fibers to get your digestion going! But it don´t have to be just oats. You can use Quinoa (perfect for Vata because high in protein), rice (can be also prepared sweet with plant milk) and Tigernuts! Toppings like berries (also warm), banana, cinnamon, cocoa nibs, agave juice or maple syrup are grounding and calming your Dosha. Prepare your breakfast in the evening, when you run out of time in the evening. So you can just warm it up quickly and put on some mouth watering toppings!

Get inspired by this easy and mouthwatering Vata porridge recipe:

“Strawberry-fields-forever” Porridge

Ingredients:

½ cup of gluten-free oats

2 cups of plant based milk

1 pinch of salt

½ teaspoon of cardamom

½ teaspoon of cinnamon

½ teaspoon of sesame oil

Toppings:

1 Cup of fresh or frozen strawberries

1 Hand full of blueberries

1 teaspoon of chia seeds

A handful of almonds, raw

1 tablespoon of maple syrup

Here we go:

1. Heat the sesame oil in a small pot and add the spices there. Enjoy the smell and add plant milk of choice. When it is slightly heated, you can put your oats into the milk. I always use a fist full of oats, cause that is the size of my stomach. Start it slowly in the morning and don´t over eat it! Let simmer on a medium heat and stir well. Add the salt.
2. In the meanwhile, you need another small pan or pot. Chop your strawberries into halfs and start to heat them slowly with the blueberries and the maple syrup on medium heat. (Agave Juice works also well!)
3. The texture of the Porridge should be creamy and not too sticky, if needed, add a bit more plant milk. Let simmer for 5 minutes.
4. Put in a bowl and add the toppings: Start with the berries and the delicious juice, add the chias and the almonds.
5. I had warm cocoa also this morning, spiced up with cinnamon and cardamom as well! Enjoy!

Doesn´t this sound perfectly to start your day with? Here are some pro-hacks to save time in the morning:

• Prepare oats and other grains overnight, your porridge will be much creamier and also faster done!
• Chop your fruits in the evening and add them in a small bowl into your fridge!
• Wake up 15 minutes earlier to find time to prepare and eat a Moment in silence before you leave the house.
• Go seasonal with your toppings to find more variety! The Farmers market can inspire you!
• Try to drink a warm water in the morning first – 30 Minute before you have breakfast. I do this always in the bathroom when I prepare myself for the day.

Can´t wait to share with you some amazing Pitta facts and recipe next Sunday! We will also talk About Kapha and all mixed types! And what about a chart on ingredients for the Doshas? I dive myself now in endless creativity and productivity and wishing everyone a Beautiful start into the new week! Namaste!