Calming Kichari

For a 3 day cleanse you probably want to make the recipe below twice. Once for the first 2 days, and once for day 3. The left over Kichari can be consumed for dinner on day 4 and 5. It allows you to come out of the cleanse nicely.

<aside> 🍛 This is a classic dish that grounds you, calms you, and sustains you all at the same time. I’ve added the healthy bitterness of greens to cooling herbs and spices to mellow the mental heat of a busy day. When you feel like your mind is orbiting a bunch of tasks, have a leisurely sit-down with a bowl of this, and I guarantee you will feel calmer.

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Ingredients

Makes 8-12 portions | enough for 2 days

6 cups water

1 cup basmati rice

½ cup yellow split mung beans, soaked overnight or at least a few hours

1 Tbsp Calming Spice Mix*

2 cups kale, Swiss chard, or collards, coarsely chopped into strips

½–1 tsp salt

½ cup fresh cilantro leaves, for garnish

1–2 Tbsp ghee

½ tsp cumin seeds

*Calming Spice Mix

The where have you been all my life go-to spice mix from Kichari until happily ever after

1 Tbsp coriander seeds

1 tsp fennel seeds