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Instant Pot Kitchari Recipe - Easy, Vegan & Gluten-free

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Learn how to make Kitchari in your Instant Pot - a traditional ayurvedic recipe for easy vegan basmati rice with red lentils and spices

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Some of our main allies in thinning the bile and detoxing the gut wall during the Preparation Phase are apples. This is achieved by two potent ingredients in apples, malic acid and pectin.

Malic acid not only thins the bile, it actually helps dilate the bile ducts and the liver’s biliary tubes, which will be used as pathways for detoxification in this cleanse as well as in daily life when we reset your body’s ability to detox naturally and constantly.

Apple pectin is a great detoxifier of the intestinal villi and the gut wall.

Make Apples Part of Your Meals

During the cleanse, give yourself the permission to eat a whole lot more apples than you normally may. Apples have been hybridized to be very sweet. Originally, they were sour and tart. The more sour the apple, the more malic acid it contains. The goal is 3 - 5 organic, non-GMO apples per day.

While Ayurveda recommends spacing fruit consumption apart from that of other foods for reasons of digestive ease, apples are an exception. During the cleanse, they can be eaten directly after a meal. In the case of a blood sugar crash, an apple can be eaten alone as a balancing snack.

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During the beginning of the cleanse, you will incorporate beets in one meal. While cooked or roasted beets still offer some of the benefits, it is raw beets that really pack the punch. Try the Beet Tonic recipe below to dress up your raw beets and reap all the benefits.

Ingredients

1 raw beet, peeled and grated

The juice of half a lemon

Dijon mustard and fresh ginger root (optional)

Method

Combine all ingredients and eat immediately or save covered in the fridge for up to 24 hours. The Beet Tonic can be eaten as a side dish or topping to an entrée, soup, or steamed or raw vegetables

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Ingredients

1-2 c. filtered water for steaming

2 medium celery stalks, chopped

1 whole zucchini, chopped

1 c. string beans, ends trimmed and chopped

1/2 c. fresh parsley

Method

Steam all the vegetables except parsley for about 8 minutes or until bright green, tender but not mushy (try not to overcook, as over-cooking can start to decrease nutrient value).

Combine all the ingredients, including the fresh parsley, in a blender using the remaining steaming water as a thinning agent. Puree until smooth, adding more water as needed to reach your desired consistency. If you have a Vitamix or a similarly powerful blender, you can make the Green Tonic very smooth.

A weaker blender or food processor may result in a chunkier, less unified texture. To support digestion, please drink the Green Tonic at room temperature, warm, or hot – not cold.

Flavor Options

+ Green Tonic Soup (Warm and Savory) | Make it a “soup” by adding garlic, ginger, salt and pepper to taste. Serve warm with a squeeze of lemon.

(This is my favorite way to have this!)

+ Green Tonic Smoothie | Add 1 small beet with a slice of fresh ginger and the juice of ½ a lemon.

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Don't eat until effects of castor oil have worn off.

oats for breakfast with honey.

Begin to incorporate whole foods (not processed back into your diet.

Consider that cooked foods digest easier than raw foods.

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See: Vegan Cleanse Padlet for meal ideas.

For full cleanse benefits, (ideally between 6-7 am) take 1 TBSP of ghee in hot water.

Include beets (or beet tonic) at one meal, green tonic at one meal and green apples after each meal.

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Try to eat 3 meals a day without snacking. You know your body best, so if u do better snacking eat foods that are allowed.

Use a tongue scraper each morning before brushing teeth.

Practicing dry brushing daily helps move toxins through lymphatic system. Video here to walk you through how.

Eat your last meal no later than 7:00 pm.

See Vegan Cleanse Padlet for meal ideas.

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Why Lentils?
Lentils contain 8 grams of protein per 1/4 cup and they are filled with fiber. Other nutrients include iron, potassium and folate. With spices and flavors that appeal to you, you can easily bring them more life!

What you Need:

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See: Vegan Cleanse Padlet for meal ideas.

For full cleanse benefits, (ideally between 6-7 am) take 2TBSP of ghee in hot water.

Include beets (or beet tonic) at one meal, green tonic at one meal and green apples after each meal.

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Eliminate dairy, alcohol and sodas.

See: Vegan Cleanse Padlet for meal ideas.

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See: Vegan Cleanse Padlet for meal ideas.

For full cleanse benefits: (ideally between 6-7 am) take 3 TBSP of ghee in hot water.

Include beets (or beet tonic) at one meal, green tonic at one meal and green apples after each meal.

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Eliminate sugar and animal products.

See: Vegan Cleanse Padlet for meal ideas.

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See: Vegan Cleanse Padlet for meal ideas.

Have a very light dinner.  Take a hot bath or shower before bedtime.

(Winter Cleanse may require 4 TBSP Castor Oil to work effectively)

Take 2 TBSP of Castor Oil in 1/2 cup of warm water and squeeze the juice of 1/2 and orange into the water. Stir to blend then drink and drink all at once. Then bite the other half of the orange for a few seconds. The laxative effect will naturally happen 4-8 hours after taking. Expect to be awakened with the urge to eliminate.Don't eat until the majority of the laxative effect has worn off.

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Eliminate coffee and all processed foods.

See: Vegan Cleanse Padlet for meal ideas..

For full cleanse benefits: Include beets (or beet tonic) at one meal, green tonic at one meal and green apples after each meal.

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Eliminate all caffeine and chocolate.

See: Vegan Cleanse Padlet for meal ideas.

For full cleanse benefits: Include beets (or beet tonic) at one meal, green tonic at one meal and green apples after each meal.

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Eliminate all fruit, fruit juices, dried fruit, fresh

fruit, seeds and nuts.

See: Vegan Cleanse Padlet for meal ideas.

For full cleanse benefits: Include beets (or beet tonic) at one meal, green tonic at one meal and green apples after each meal.

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Begin to incorporate whole foods back into your diet.
Consider that cooked foods are easier to digest than raw.

Raw foods digest well during the day when your digestion is most active.

Cooked foods fare best in the evening 2 hours before sleeping.