Cooked Apples, pear with Cloves
Start the day with a stewed apple to build appetite for lunch, stimulate regular bowel movements, increase vitality, alertness, and provide a light but satisfying start to the day.
This is good for Vata and kapha. For pitta we can leave out cloves.
1 whole fresh, sweet apple, 1 pear cored and peeled
3 whole cloves
small piece of Cinnamon stick
¼ teaspoon of Cardamom pwd
1-2 dates (optional)
Sliverred almonds
1/4 cup of purified water
Directions:
Dice apple into small pieces. Add cloves, Cinnamon, Cardamom, apples and water in a covered pot. Cook apples in 1/4 cup of water until they are soft. Discard the cloves and Cinnamon stick, cool slightly, and enjoy.