kheer or payesh

KHEER OR PAYESH AN SATVIK VEDIC FOOD-

Payesh or Kheer is a Satvik and Vedic dish which is basically a integral part of Vedic culture. This tasty rice dessert fits into every occasion. This ancient recipe originated from India.

Ancient India was a land where the food was treated as medicine. The food was prepared according to the season and human health, taste was not the main criteria.   

According to Ayurved, the three dosha’s are mainly responsible for the proper functioning of our body. Kheer or Payesh has a cooling effect on the body, which is helpful in warm temperature when the pitta-dosh dominates our body and can make us ill. That’s why in Pitra-paksha when the warmth in temperature increase‘s we make kheer and offer it to everyone as Prasad.

It is light yet nourishing desert. It has a cooling effect.

Vedic Satvik recipe kheer is a rice pudding, originating in ancient Vedic age, made by boiling fulfat desi Indian cow milk with broken rice and added some sweetener like mishri.  

Alternative names are paasam, payasa, payesh and ksheeram.

A small amount of kheer can be a good source of vitamin A and vitamin C. It’s also a source of calcium and low in cholesterol.

Sadhak should have it in the meal because when we do spiritual sadhna our energy enhances and that hi energy can be maintain and controlled by eating Satvik food,  kheer is best for people having high energy, spiritually or physically both. (Applying coolant like chandan and kesar on fore-head also helps.)
 Point to note that i have not added dry fruits, because of two reason -1. Satvik food should take less time to digest. adding dry-fruits like almond, nuts, etc will take take more time to digest.
2.   after adding dry fruits it will be not be a perfect coolant because dry fruits are warm in nature.

These are some traits or Vedic recipe that helps us to take as per season to keep us fit and healthy.

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SUCHETA SIDAR