Ayurvedic Diet: Spiced Steamed Veggies for Kaphas

Ingredients

1 tbsp mustard oil

1 tbsp finely chopped ginger

2 cloves garlic, finely chopped

1 tbsp turmeric

2 tbsp mustard seeds

1 tsp cardamom powder

2 tsp coriander powder

2 cups cauliflower floretts

2 cups broccoli floretts

1 cup arugula

1/4 cup pumpkin seeds

Directions

Warm the oil in a large saucepan and sauté the ginger, garlic, turmeric, mustard seeds, cardamom and coriander, stirring frequently until fragrant (about one minute or two). Add the cauliflower and broccoli and a little water cover, and simmer until vegetables have softened a bit (about 5 minutes). Stir in the arugula and cook until wilted (about one more minute).
Serve over cooked barley; sprinkle with the pumpkin seeds.

Recipe created especially for The Dr. Oz Show by food stylist, Ulli Stachl.