Recipes And Plan

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1. Can you give recipes for raw foods that you tried?
2. I plan to do a 10 day raw diet. Can you give a typical daily plan?

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Can you give recipes for raw foods that you tried?

My philosophy is to make it simple and not deviate from the natural state as far as possible. So most of the recipes involve one or more of just peeling, soaking, sprouting, cutting, mixing, blending. I am against making juices or smoothies and prefer to eat fruits in their whole state. I do use blending as a process to enable me make chutneys and in very rare cases burphies.

Item	Recipe	Comments
Hot agent	green chilly, red chilly, jalapeno, black pepper	Just definition. Not for eating directly
Spice	Cumin, clove, mace, nutmeg, star anise, cardamom, ajwain, cinnamon,	Just definition. Not for eating directly
Herb	Cilantro, Mint, Basil, Parsley, dil	Just definition. Not for eating directly
Green Peel	tender peels of ridge gourd, bottle gourd, chayote, persian cucumber, snake gourd	Just definition. Not for eating directly
Sprouts	green gram, sunflower seeds, Sesame seeds, bengal gram, lentils, whole masoor dal, peanuts	Soak the seeds in water overnight. Next day wash and drain water. Put the seeds in a wide mouthed container and cover with a wet towel. Keep in oven or dark place. Wait for 2-3 days for sprouts to come and store the sprouts in fridge
Unpeeled Fruits	apricots, persimmons, guavas, pears, apples, kiwis, strawberries, grapes, berries, some mangoes, cherries, peaches, plums	The more tree ripened, the better. Preferably eat them whole biting into them.
Peeled fruits	Bananas, Papayas, pineapples, pomegranates, melons, oranges, water melons, some mangoes,	Preferably peel and cut just before use. Avoid making smoothies/juice as fruits generate vitamins when cut. These vitamins have very short life.
Sun dried fruits	Apricots, raisins, dates, mangoes, cherries	Ensure that the fruits are not sweetened, or dehydrated or freeze dried or sulphured
Sun dried nuts	hazel nuts, cashew nuts, peanuts, almonds, brazil nuts, walnuts, pine nuts, sesame seeds	Ensure that the nuts are not roasted or salted. Cashews are strictly not raw. They are boiled as part of the harvesting process.
Dried Fruit (or honey) and Nut	any dried fruit (or honey) + any dried nut	This makes a great dessert. They can either be eaten whole or blended together. If blended, they are similar in taste to Indian burphies
Nut Chutney	grind "any nut + any spice + any hot agent + salt + lemon juice"	Nut chutney can be used as vegetable dips or as salad dressing
Green Chutney	grind "any herb + any green peel + any hot agent + salt + lemon juice"	Green chutney can be used as vegetable dips or as salad dressing
Veggie sticks	sweet potatoes or carrots or celery or green peas in pods or turnips or raddish or beet root or zucchini or cauliflower	Peel the skin and cut veggies into one/two inch and one cm wide sticks. Dip in chutney and eat.
Green Salads	Chutney over tender coarsely cut "spinach or kale or dil or mustard leaf or any lettuce or cabbage"	Greens contain chlorophyll and play a major role in healing process.
Veggie salads	Finely grated vegetables + finely grated hot agent + lemon juice + olive/coconut oil + salt marinate the salad for an hour before use	Use the same vegetable as used for veggie sticks
Salsas	Finely cut (tomatoes or mangoes or pineapples + jalapenoes + onion) + salt + lemon juice.
Guacamole	Finely cut (tomatoes + jalapenoes + onion) + salt + lemon juice + fork-crushed avocados.
Kosambari	Any sprouts + grated persian cucumbers + fresh grated coconut + finely cut jalapenoes + lemon juice + salt.	This is one super food I recommend as I am in control of all stages of the growth of sprouts

I plan to do a 10 day raw diet. Can you give a typical daily plan?

I want to experience freedom and not restriction. So I will avoid using restrictive words like diet, control e.t.c. Positive benefits of the raw food gets negated by the stress induced out of restrictive feeling. On the other hand, if I enjoy the process even if I am not 100% raw, the joy over-rides reduced benefits if any. If I feel like eating cooked food, I eat it after applying the 5 point corrections explained. For eg, dharwad peda with a piece of pear, payasam with grated apple, ice cream with fruits or vada with raw chutney or pullav with veggie salad/raitha. Over a period of time, the body will automatically start refusing foods that it does not relish and I will automatically start craving raw food.

Before starting this journey, stock enough fruits (preferably those in season), raw nuts, sun dried fruits, edible vegetables and sprouts. At office have enough of the following handy
- fruits outside the fridge (banana, apple and avocado atleast)
- 2 types of chutneys in fridge
- a little each of various dried nuts
- a little each of dried fruits
- cut veggie sticks in the fridge

Following table gives a typical day's plan. My body is my indicator and I identify my set of foods, by eating with awareness. Each person's individual plan may vary based on his/her body.

Period	significance	What to eat
4 am to 12 noon - elimination phase	body is trying to eliminate wastes after a whole night of healing	Any amount of ripe fruits and during each eating eat till the stomach feels full. Supplement with Kosambari if needed.
12 noon to 8 pm - Digestion phase	The sunlight and physical activity helps in digestion	Cooked food if at all, by applying correction techniques discussed. Vegetable sticks with chutney or salsa or guacamole and continue with dry fruits and nuts.
8 pm to 4 am - healing phase	the body is at rest and can focus on healing, which is additionally aided by chlorophyll	Kosambari, veggie sticks, Green salads, Veggies salads. Home made curd may be used as dressing in the worst case, with correction factors.

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