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Kapha-Reducing Barley & Bitter Greens

Kapha-śamana Yavāgū

Serves 2
Kapha

A light, dry, pungent porridge for sluggish Kapha — congestion, heaviness, water retention, slow metabolism. Barley, bitter greens, and warming spices stimulate agni and reduce kledaka.

Specifically pacifies Kapha

Ingredients

  • ·1/2 cup pearl barley, soaked 2 hr
  • ·2 cups chopped kale or mustard greens
  • ·1 tsp mustard oil (or ghee, sparing)
  • ·1/2 tsp brown mustard seeds
  • ·1/2 tsp ginger, grated
  • ·1/4 tsp black pepper · 1/4 tsp trikatu
  • ·Pinch turmeric · pinch rock salt
  • ·3 cups water · 1 tsp honey (after cooling)

Method

  1. 01Warm oil; splutter mustard seeds, add ginger, trikatu, pepper, turmeric.
  2. 02Add drained barley and water; simmer 35 minutes until just soft (still chewy).
  3. 03Stir in greens for the last 3 minutes; salt.
  4. 04Cool to warm; drizzle honey at the table.

Nutrition notes

Per serving (≈): 220 kcal · 7 g protein · 42 g carbs · 4 g fat · 9 g fiber. Beta-glucans from barley support lipid metabolism; bitter greens stimulate bile flow.

Practitioner note

Skip honey if older than 1 day or warmed above body temperature.

Source · Pole, Ayurvedic Medicine (2nd ed., 2013); Bhāvaprakāśa · Yava Varga.

Information only — not medical advice. Verify quantities, allergies, and contraindications with a qualified Ayurvedic practitioner or physician before use.