I love to make yoghurt at home. Here is a simple recipe you can try too. Do let me know how you get on in the comments, below.

Ingredients:

1 litre whole milk

2 tbs of ‘live culture’ yoghurt

Method:

Heat the milk in a pan and bring to a boil. 

Transfer the milk in to a thermos or steel pot; you can also use a natural clay terracotta pot if you have one. I use this as it keeps the mixture warm to turn into yoghurt. 

Leave to cool until it is hand hot (approx. 46C)

Add the 2 tbs of yoghurt and mix well. Cover the pot and leave in a warm place for approx. 8-10 hours.

You could leave it to rest inside the oven on a very low heat. I just keep it overnight inside my microwave (turned off).

I love making healthy juices as a supplement to my diet. I love the taste, and feel so much better inside when I drink one of my health juices.

To get started with juicing at home I would recommend investing in a good juicer – it doesn’t have to be expensive! A Juicer will ‘juice’ your fruit/veg and separate the pulp from it; you throw out the pulp and drink the juice! Simple. 

Here are a few good options for juicers:

• Breville juice fountain
• Phillips Quick Clean Juicer
• Omega VRT350
• Aicok 800w Juicer Machine
• VonShef 400w Juicer Machine

The above range of Juicers are all good quality and at different price ranges to suit your budget. All my juice recipes are created using a juicer. I usually use my blender to make smoothies or my Nutribullet which is also a blender that blends. It has all the pulp in it regardless of how much you blend it. It can’t turn into juice unless you separate the juice from the pulp.

My cooking inspiration has been Madhur Jaffrey and her recipe books are so super easy to follow; my all time favourite book of hers is, World Vegetarian Cookbook which is an Indian food recipe book. I love her style of writing, the stories she tells as she reveals each recipe. You can buy a copy on Amazon here: https://amzn.to/307HnhZ

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When diet is wrong, medicine is of no use. When diet is correct, medicine is of no need. — Ayurvedic Proverb

Ever since I have changed over to a diet based on Ayurvedic principles, my life has changed! I have felt more healthier, stronger and lighter. I have more energy and I know the food I am putting into my body is showing in the brightness of my skin and literally the spring in my step. I have grown up with Ayurveda but somewhere from my teens throughout my twenties I made bad choices that come with a hectic lifestyle; with grief; with toxic living. Since re-introducing Ayurvedic recipes into my diet I have felt so much better from inside. So in this blog you will hear me talk about foods and spices you can eat to heal and nourish your body from the inside out. I want this to be a two way conversation, so message me, leave a comment, join me on social media and lets stay connected. Namaste.