Healthy food with 5 rasa in Dhaam festival

In Ayurveda Ahar (food) is considered as one of a major tripod of life. As per Ayurveda a good diet consist of all six rasa and are taken in proper sequence of Madhura followed by Amla, Lavana, Katu, Tiktaand, Kashaya.

Dhaam is a traditional food festival celebrated in Himachal Pradesh which is a good example of complete food as per Ayurveda having all six rasa and is served in proper sequence. The typical menu for dham would start with rice, moong dal and a madra of rajma (red kidney beans) or Chole ( chik pea) which is cooked in yoghurt which is prepared in unique style by adding approximately twenty spices . This is followed by mash dal, topped by khatta (sweet & sour sauce) made of tamarind and jaggery, the dham ends with the mitha bhatt (dessert) (Bhatt means rice in himachali language) – sweet rice or mithdee (made of boondi or bread crumbs etc.). All the dishes served in pattal (plates made of leaves of Bauhinia Vahli) which have good antioxidant properties.

Pattal

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