Pitta Pacifying Cucumber Dal Recipe

Cucumber dal is a delicious way to include cucumber in your diet; this recipe is a nice pitta diet for you.

Cucumber is a widely used vegetable in Ayurveda. It is beneficial for insomnia, thirst, headache, urinary problems, liver detoxification, and more.

Botanical Name – Cucumis sativus
Family – Cucurbitaceae

Ayurvedic Properties Of Cucumber

Cucumber is sweet in taste, cold in potency, and helps to pacify Pitta.

Read more: Why You Should Eat Cucumbers (Health Benefits, Recipes, Skincare)

Here’s a simple healthy dal recipe with cucumber.

Cucumber Dal Recipe

Ingredients

1 cup cucumber (sliced)
1 cup mung beans (cooked and mashed)
1/2 tsp garlic (chopped)
1/2 cup grated coconut
1 tsp cumin seeds
asafoetida, pinch
1 tsp mustard seeds
curry leaves, a few
2 green chilis
1 tsp coconut oil

Directions

Heat a saucepan and add a spoonful of coconut oil. Drop in the mustard seeds and curry leaves and heat until they pop. Now add the sliced cucumber and sauté well. Add 1/2 cup of water and cover. Cook until the cucumber can be pierced with a fork.

In a blender, add the grated coconut, cumin seeds, garlic, and green chili and blend until smooth. Now add this paste to the cooked cucumber mixture. Add the cooked dal and mix well. In the end add a pinch of asafoetida. Add salt to taste. Serve hot with rice, Indian flatbread, or chappati.

This is a super simple pitta diet but is very tasty and nutritious. Even my 2-year-old enjoys this recipe!

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