Spiced Pear Breakfast Porridge
This recipe was inspired by Carla Oat’s The Beauty Chef Guide Recipe Book. I modified the recipe to include Ayurvedic variations per Dosha. Enjoy this warming breakfast on a chilly morning or when nesting in colder climates. This recipe is particularly good for balancing excess Vata and Pitta - symptoms that include constipation, systemic dryness, fiery digestion, excess heat in the body, acid reflux and more.
A few of the magic benefits of pears
They are a great source of fiber. A medium pear boasts about 6 grams of fiber a day. Fiber helps the digestive tract run smoothly and can remove toxins and bad cholesterol from the body.
Source of antioxidants like Vitamin C
Contains potassium which helps flush the body of excess sodium
Oh and a ton more good stuff like electrolytes, magnesium and copper which improves immune functioning and supports brain health
These statistics are from: Well+Good
Just a few of the nutritious goods in this breakfast. Let me know what you think!
Serves: 2
Time: 20 minutes
Ingredients
1 medium pear - half cored and chopped, the other half sliced into slivers
1/2 cup water
2 cups of milk: coconut, almond or macadamia
1/2 cup quinoa, rinsed
1 tablespoon of chia seeds
2 teaspoons of fresh grated ginger
1 teaspoon of ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon of natural vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
Pinch of ground clove
Sweetener to taste (honey or maple syrup)
Dollop of ghee
Optional - Choose your topping(s):
Thin pear slices
Chopped dates
Chopped walnuts
Splash of extra milk - coconut, macadamia or almond
Dollop of melted ghee
Directions
In a medium pot, combine 1/2 cup water and half of the milk choice - 1 cup. Bring to a boil.
Add quinoa, and 1/2 pear cored and chopped. Reduce to low-medium heat. Cover and cook for 10-15 minutes until most of the liquid is absorbed.
Add the remainder of the milk and mix in chia seeds, ginger, cinnamon, nutmeg, vanilla and cloves. Stir.
Remove from heat, let sit for 5 minutes until the chia seeds have rehydrated.
Top with your sweetener, nuts or other delights to enjoy!
Modify for your Dosha
Vata: The sweet taste is grounding for Vata. The best milk choices for Vata include coconut, oat and hemp. Coconut milk is a hydrating substance for systemically dry Vata Dosha. Vata may experiment with soaking 10 almonds in water the night before, and topping the spiced pear porridge with almonds. Another grounding option is to add a chopped date and a add a dollop of melted ghee to the top.
Pitta: The sweet taste is grounding for Pitta’s fiery digestion. Coconut is hydrating and cooling. Best milk choices for Pitta include coconut, hemp, oat or macadamia.
Kapha: It’s best to consume milk in moderation. For Kapha you can do 1.5 cups of water and 1 cup of milk. Rice or Almond milk are good options for Kapha.