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Baked Oatmeals with Plums

Don’t you love Autumn? Here is a simple and delicious recipe for these golden months🍁🌻 That is the start of Vata in Ayurveda, the dosha of air and ether elements, the time of winds, cooler weather, dryness and roughness. That is why we crave for a warm-cozy afternoon, with tea and fresh baked crumbles!
Course Snack
Cuisine Ayurveda
Keyword Ayurveda
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Servings 2 people
Calories 78kcal

Equipment

  • pot
  • pan

Ingredients

  • 2-3 Plums (or 1 apple, deseeded and cut into pieces or a few tablespoons of homemade plum marmalade)
  • 3-4 tbsp Oats
  • 1-2 tbs Seeds like sunflower, pumpkin, flax, sesame
  • Coconut shreds or shaves to decorate
  • 1 tbs Coconut oil or ghee
  • Warming spices like Cinnamon, cardamom, clove, star anise
  • Pure Vanilla and pinch of pink salt
  • If you are not using a marmalade then you can add a natural sweetener like maple or date syrup, about 1teaspoon or 1tbs raisins/mulberries
  • 1 tbs Almond shaves or powder (Optional)

Instructions

  • Set the oven to 160 degrees celsius
  • Brush half the the oil into your heat resistant dish
  • Place the fruits or marmalade on the bottom
  • If you are not using marmalade, drizzle a little maple or date syrup
  • Sprinkle oats, seeds, coconut, almond, spices, vanilla and salt
  • Drizzle rest of the oil on top
  • Bake for about 15-20min or until the opt is golden brown and fruits are cooked
  • Enjoy with a ginger-cardamom-hibiscus tea!

For Marmelade

  • For marmalade, simply cook the cut plums with a little bit of water and spices like cinnamon, clove, star anise, vanilla. You can add 1-2 dates, or raisins to make it sweeter if your plums are not sweet enough. First bring to boil and then simmer until they are soft. Add chia seeds (I added 2 tbs for about 1kg plums) before or after blending the plums in a blender or food processor and mix them all. Pour to jars while they are hot, seal well and let them cool. I keep them in the fridge just in case.
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Chia Pudding with Coconut & Mango https://www.ceylanayik.com/chia-pudding-with-coconut-mango/ https://www.ceylanayik.com/chia-pudding-with-coconut-mango/#respond Mon, 23 Aug 2021 08:20:16 +0000 https://www.ceylanayik.com/?p=3141
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Chia Pudding Recipe

As we enjoy the last days of summer, here is a refreshing, delicious and nutritious pudding, no sugar, dairy or gluten. So this pudding is made with coconut yogurt. I used this time a store bought version but you can make at home (recipe soon!)
Optinally you can add cooling spices that helps digestion and enhancing the flavor like grounded fennel and coriander seeds. This could be an afternoon snack, or replacing your favoritr ice cream, as “iced-frozen” food would slow down digestive power. You can replace mango with red fruits, banana, peach or any seasonal fruit.
What is your favoritr fruit to asd to this pudding?
Course Dessert
Cuisine Ayurveda
Keyword Ayurveda
Prep Time 35 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Servings 4 people
Calories 147kcal

Equipment

  • pot
  • pan

Ingredients

  • 3/4 cup Organic coconut yogurt (or any plant based yogurt)
  • 1/2 cup Mango or any seasonal fruit puree (ideally no sugar, just fresh fruit blended)
  • 1 tbs Chia seeds
  • 1 tbs Almond butter
  • Pinch of freshly grounded coriander and fennel seeds
  • Pinch of vanilla, cinnamon, cardamom and pink salt
  • Coconut shreds and almond butter to decorate

Instructions

  • Simply mix all ingredients and keep them for a few hours in the fridge or better overnight
  • Decorate with coconut shreds and drizzle of almond butter
  • If it is not sweet enough for you, drizzle some date or mapyle syrup
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Strawberry Chia Pudding with Coconut https://www.ceylanayik.com/strawberry-pudding-with-chia-coconut/ https://www.ceylanayik.com/strawberry-pudding-with-chia-coconut/#respond Thu, 24 Jun 2021 19:50:50 +0000 https://www.ceylanayik.com/?p=2711
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Strawberry Pudding with Chia & Coconut

It’s summer time! It is the season of Pitta, lots of fire and water around. Here is a cooling, refreshing pudding idea, for breakfast or dessert or as a snack. Ayurveda teaches to pay attention if a food is cooling or heating and advises to consume them in the right season and temperature – to support balance and harmony in your wellness.
Coconut for example is a cooling fruit and better be eaten when it is hot-summer. It is not advised to eat& drink coconut during cold weather.
Geneva is going through phases of very hot weather followed by crazy storms! I feel like we are living in a tropical country now!
So I made 2 versions of this pudding, one is simply mixing chia seeds with coconut yogurt and adding strawberry jam I made before and topping with almond butter and date syrup before serving.
The second version is high protein since I added vegan protein powder to boost some energy! Mixing in the jam and almond butter also made it better taste!
I love this pudding with mango puree as well so use mango instead of strawberry or any type of berries.
So enjoy your summer healthy pudding and cool down a bit to balance your Pitta dosha. More cooling ideas are coming as I made many experiments lately with teas and smoothies!
Course Dessert
Cuisine International
Keyword Ayurveda
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Servings 2 people
Calories 128kcal

Equipment

  • pot
  • pan

Ingredients

  • 3/4 cup Coconut yogurt
  • 1 tbs Chia seeds
  • 1 tsp Almond butter
  • Coconut shreds or shaves to decorate
  • Date or maple syrup to taste
  • Pinch of cinnamon, cardamom and fennel powder
  • 1 tbs Vegan Protein Powder (Optional)

Strawberry Chia Jam

  • 1 cup Strawberries (Cleaned)
  • 1 tbs Chia seeds
  • Date or maple syrup to tast

Instructions

  • For the strawberry jam, simply add berries, 1tbs of date or maple syrup and chia seeds into blender, mix and then pour into a pan.
  • Cook for about 15 minutes on low heat.
  • Cool down and place in a jar and store in the fridge for about 1-2 weeks (so make small batches).
  • You can also make the same mix and not cook as well.
  • I prefer cooked fruits for better digestion and it is up to how your digestive fire is.

2 Methods for Your Pudding:

  • 1st method. Simply mix chia seeds with coconut yogurt in a bowl and keep it in fridge overnight. Next morning top some strawberry jam, almond butter and date/maple syrup.
  • 2nd method. Add almond butter, chia seeds and strawberry jam into coconut yogurt, mixed well and add protein powder if you like. Keep it in fridge all night and enjoy next day with some coconut shred decorations.
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Chocolate Covered Dates https://www.ceylanayik.com/chocolate-covered-dates/ https://www.ceylanayik.com/chocolate-covered-dates/#respond Tue, 18 May 2021 10:46:59 +0000 https://www.ceylanayik.com/?p=2255
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Chocodates

Chocolate covered-nut filled dates, a delicious & nutricious & yummmy treat! It is without sugar-sweetener as the dates are already very sweet.
You can make this recipe by melting about 1/3 cup cacao butter and adding 1/3 cup cacao powder – like the homemade chocolate recipe here: How to Make Homemade Chocolate
Enjoy!
Course Dessert
Cuisine International
Prep Time 25 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Servings 4 people
Calories 178kcal

Equipment

  • pot
  • pan

Ingredients

  • 100% or %70-90 cacao chocolate
  • 100% nuts or nut butters (I used unsweetened almond and peanut butters and crashed pistachhios)
  • Orange peel or oil (I used Doterra wild orange just a fee drops)
  • Coconut shreds
  • Good music while you make it 🙂

Instructions

  • Melt the chocolate in a pot over another pot with simmering water (bain marie). Add orange peel or oil and mix well
  • Take out the pit from dates and fill with nuts or butters, close with a toothpick and dip into melted chocolate and then to coconut shreds (or not)
  • Sing and dance as you make it!
  • Keep it in fridge for an hour so and enjoy during day time
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Grilled Apple Delights https://www.ceylanayik.com/grilled-apple-recipe/ https://www.ceylanayik.com/grilled-apple-recipe/#respond Thu, 06 May 2021 17:19:13 +0000 https://www.ceylanayik.com/?p=2175 Oh I love these grilled apples so much! Apples are very cleansing in addition to be being delicious! When you eat them cooked, it is easier to digest, especially when you add some spices like cinnamon, cardamom, ginger.

All you have to do is grill the apples with some coconut oil or ghee, in a toaster or oven and when they are soft, sprinkle some magic!

Just like the sweet potato recipe a few posts before, you drizzle molasses, or maple syrup, almond butter or tahini, coconut shreds, sesame, vanilla, top with pecans or walnuts. You can also grill the pecans/walnuts slightly with the apples.

This week, I am on a strict Post Covid cleansing program where I stopped eating any snacks! This is to really fire up my digestion, increase the power of Agni (digestive energy). So I am drooling looking at this delicious snack now and can’t wait to eat it again once I am stronger in my tummy!

Do you love snacking like me? Well be careful if your digestion is not strong enough, if you keep having bloating-gas or a white coating on your tongue which might be a sign of “ama” i.e. accumulated toxins. You might need to do a cleanse and see and Ayurvedic specialist.

I am starting my 1-to-1 Ayurvedic Integrative Nutrition Coaching as of next week, so contact me if you need help!

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Sweeet Potato Delights https://www.ceylanayik.com/sweet-potato-meal-recipe/ https://www.ceylanayik.com/sweet-potato-meal-recipe/#respond Wed, 28 Apr 2021 12:33:45 +0000 https://www.ceylanayik.com/?p=2033
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Sweet Potato Delights

😍 I discovered sweet potatoes so late in my lofe and now I am a huge fan! And when I learned that it is one of the best things for Vata dosha, a warming, sweet and soft and complex carb, easy to digest. You can cook with savory or sweet dishes.
Course Side Dish
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Calories 88kcal

Ingredients

  • Sweet Potato
  • Coconut

Instructions

  • All you need is to bake or grill sweet potato slices with some coconut oil brushed on them. 
  •  I usually make them in a toaster (known as panini grills here in Switzerland).
  • If you bake them in oven, it takes about 15-20 min at 180degrees celcius.
  • When they are soft enough for you, place them in your serving dish. 
  • You can spread tahini or almond butter on top, sprinkle some cinnamon and vanilla, even cardamom if you like.
  • Decorate with peacans or walnuts and serve slightly warm with or without some coconut or regular cream.
  • If you want more sweetness, drizzle some maple syrup or carob/grape moulasses.
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Freestyle Berry Tart Recipe https://www.ceylanayik.com/best-berry-tart-recipe/ https://www.ceylanayik.com/best-berry-tart-recipe/#respond Wed, 28 Apr 2021 11:48:21 +0000 https://www.ceylanayik.com/?p=1997
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Freestyle Berry Tart

Berry season is soon! Here is a simple delicious tart, and no gluten-sugar-dairy needed. Just mix the ingredients on the 3rd photo, decorate as you like and bake! Sometimes I like to be free style in the kitchen, no recipe, no measurement. Just my intuition of what I need, want and have at hand. On that day, I needed something sweet, not too hard, good looking and irrestibly smelling 😀
All ingredients are fitting well into Vata and Pitta Dosha needs, easier on the tummy than many snacks or desserts around.
You can couple it with a bit of coconut cream or strawberry puree. Enjoy!
Course Dessert
Cuisine International
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Servings 4 people
Calories 189kcal

Equipment

  • pot
  • pan

Ingredients

  • Coconut Oil on the Tray
  • Oat Meal
  • Ground Almonds
  • Coconut Shreds
  • Coconut Milk
  • Cinnamon
  • Pinch of Salt
  • Vanilla
  • Nutmeg

Instructions

  • Decorate As You Like
  • Mix Them All & Bake!
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Orange & Cinnamon Soaked Honey https://www.ceylanayik.com/orange-cinnamon-soaked-honey/ https://www.ceylanayik.com/orange-cinnamon-soaked-honey/#respond Tue, 27 Apr 2021 21:26:07 +0000 https://www.ceylanayik.com/?p=1980
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Orange & Cinnamon Soaked Honey

Spring is the season of regeneration and nature’s abundance but also a heavy time, sometimes with clouds, rain and fog. There is something called, “spring fatigue” which is real and we feel the earth and water elements getting heavier in us, too. Ayurveda advises to go for drying and heating spices to stoke your digestive fire. Sipping ginger tea with your meals and adding zesty warming spices to your foods to help digest, assimilate and eliminate waste.
In the Spring, Ayurvedic spices such as ginger, cinnamon, clove, basil, oregano, black pepper, turmeric, cumin, coriander, cayenne, asafoetida (hing) and fenugreek offer flavor, aroma, healing wisdom and most of all, fire to your foods and digestion.
This delicious honey sauce combines 3 amazing flavours, honey-orange and cinnamon. Simply soak your cinnamon sticks and orange slices with honey, overnight. The next morning you can enjoy this delicious honey, eat orange slices with the skin -as it is not bitter anymore. I even sucked the cinnamon sticks!!
You can put this honey over your porridge, your afternoon snacks, to your golden milk in the evening. Rest is up to your creativity.
Honey is a miracle sweetener, which has a heating effect, decrease mucus and is perfect for Kapha and spring season. Combined with cinnamon, another drying and firing spice, plus orange which is a heating fruit with its sweet and sour taste, you have your own magical elixir for Spring energy!
Course Drinks
Cuisine International
Keyword Ayurveda
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Servings 1 person

Equipment

  • pot
  • pan

Ingredients

  • 2-3 tbsp Honey
  • 2-3 Cinnamon Sticks
  • 1/4 Orange (Sliced)

Instructions

  • Place orange slices and cinnamon sticks in a jar
  • Pour over honey and seal your jar
  • Keep overnight and use the honey and orange for your porridge, drinks, yogurts, etc.
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Artisanal Chocolate | Homemade Sugar-Free https://www.ceylanayik.com/sugar-free-chocolate/ https://www.ceylanayik.com/sugar-free-chocolate/#respond Fri, 19 Mar 2021 09:01:42 +0000 https://www.ceylanayik.com/?p=1693
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Homemade Chocolate Recipe

An easy and delicious homemade chocolate recipe to make your own artisanal chocolate without any sugar!
Course Snack
Cuisine International
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Servings 4 people
Calories 320kcal

Equipment

  • pot
  • pan
  • Silicon spatula, porcelain or glass bowl
  • Silicon moulds or paper liners

Ingredients

  • 100 g 100% Dark No Sugar Chocolate
  • 1 tbsp Maple Syrup (Or agave syrup or raw unprocessed sugar or dried date powder)
  • Adjust if you like sweeter
  • 1tsp Vanilla Extract and Little Pinch of Cinnamon (Optional)
  • 1 pinch Sea Salt (Optional / plus more to taste)
  • 1 / 2 tsp Orange Peel or A Few Drops of Orange Essential Oil (Optional)
  • 2 tbsp Toasted Mix of: Coconut, Sesame, Pumpkin or Sunflower Seeds, Pecans or Walnuts, Coconut Shaves, Dried Mulberry

Instructions

  • Arrange your mould or paper muffin liners or just a baking sheet
  • Place your nuts and seeds into a nonstick pan and toast them about 5 minutes making sure they do not burn but just brown slightly. Set them aside and let them cool
  • Add about 4cm of water to a saucepan and boil. Then set a medium glass or ceramic mixing bowl on top, making sure it fully covers the top and it's not touching the water
  • To the mixing bowl, add chocolate and let melt – 2-3 minutes
  • Once melted, add the sweetener and mix until it dissolves, use a silicone spatula or wooden spoon to mix until combined, turn off the heat
  • Take the bowl aside on a flat surface. Add vanilla, cinnamon (optional), and sea salt, orange zest and whisk to combine until there are no clumps
  • Adjust the flavor as needed. It’s up to how you prefer your chocolate
  • Pour chocolate to cover them and top with more sea salt (yes salt makes a big difference to taste) or more pistachios/cacao nibs (optional)
  • Carefully, with your tip of fingers!, add the nuts, seeds and berries on your melted chocolate, spreading them evenly
  • Transfer chocolate to the refrigerator to set – about 10-20 minutes
  • Enjoy straight from the refrigerator. Store leftovers in a well-sealed container in the refrigerator for 1 week, or in the freezer up to 1 month
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Irreristible & Gluten Free Chocolate Cake https://www.ceylanayik.com/gluten-free-chocolate-cake/ https://www.ceylanayik.com/gluten-free-chocolate-cake/#respond Thu, 18 Mar 2021 13:00:56 +0000 https://www.ceylanayik.com/?p=1630 Is it possible to make a gluten free chocolate cake without white flour, white sugar and butter?? Yesss!!! The original recipe is from a website I love, Honestly Healthy. I have her book with the same name, and enjoy the recipe, advises, tips a lot! Living the clean and alkaline way without compromising on the taste is the secret of this book! Strongly advise it. I will not repeat the recipe here but I will tell you the changes I made and you can make according your taste and ingredient availability. I made this cake 3 times and tried different ways, they all come up nicely!

One thing you should remember though, in order to clean your diet from the white sugar and flour, you must get ready for a change in your taste buds. This takes time and be patient with getting used to eating coconut flour or maple/agave syrup cakes. If you want, you can try with raw cane sugar first and then gradually start using the sugar substitutes. However, do not use aspartame as it has so many side effects that you might better use the sugar itself! I have been cooking “sugar free” for about 20 years now and I know well enough how to play around with different substitutes. The best ones are maple syrup and sometimes honey or grape molasses (which is not known enough in the western world).

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Gluten Free Chocolate Cake Recipe Suggestions

So if you want to play around with recipe like I did, here are some suggestions:

  1. Raw Cacao: The unprocessed cacao is a bit different then the ones we are used to. It is less sweet and more sour. It is not bad, but different! You can give it a try, as it is more nutritional then the processed one. First time I did with raw and second time I used normal cacao powder, Cailler’S NO SUGAR one.
  2. I used both almond milk and regular cow milk, both are delicious! It is highly alkaline and has lots of other benefits for your body!
  3. For the vegan butter, I used Coconut butter/oil, which you can find in supermarkets or the bio ones. This is a taste that took some time to get used to! So you may want to try half butter, half coconut butter if you need some time to get used like me!
  4. Instead of agave syrup, I used maple syrup-which is a better option, more natural and less GI. I also added pekmez (grape molasses), which you can find in Middle Eastern stores. In Switzerland they make vin cuit, which is another version made with pear and it is delicious!
  5. So here we are with a delicious, wet, mousse-truffle like cake, not the usual taste but to me and my friends, it is yummy! One challenge for me is my 7 year old son, who did not enjoy this cake as much as I did but I am on a journey and will find a way to satisfy this little gourmet one day! Work-in-process for a healthy and gourmet life and love this way so much!

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Pistachio & Orange Truffles https://www.ceylanayik.com/pistachio-orange-truffles/ https://www.ceylanayik.com/pistachio-orange-truffles/#respond Sun, 21 Feb 2021 11:53:24 +0000 https://www.ceylanayik.com/?p=817
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Pistachio & Orange Truffles

This delicious truffle is no sugar-gluten, and it is vegan. It is full of healthy fats, protein, a balanced sweetness, softness and crunchiness! It is good for Vata Dosha in autumn. And you can replace pisctachios with soaked almonds or pumpkin seeds for Pitta dosha.
Course Dessert
Cuisine International
Keyword Truffles
Prep Time 35 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Servings 3 people
Calories 287kcal

Equipment

  • pot
  • pan

Ingredients

  • 1/2 and 1/3 cup Raw Unsalted Pistachios
  • 3 tbsp Orange Zest
  • 1/2 cup Coconut Shreds
  • 1 tbsp Freshly Squeezed Orange Juice (Some more if needed)
  • 4 Medjool Dates (Pitted and chopped)
  • 2 teaspoon Coconut Oil and Some More for Rolling (You can also use some water for rolling)
  • Pinch of Spice Blend: Ground Ginger, Fenugreek, Cinnamon, Cardamom, Nutmeg (I used ground cumin and coriander seeds instead of fenugreek)
  • Pinch of Pink Salt

Instructions

  • Soak half cup of pistachios in water for 10min
  • Meanwhile toast the 1/3 cup pistachios in pan, stir occasionally for about 5 minutes
  • I placed the toasted pistachios, 1 tbs orange zest, soaked and drained pistachios, coconut oil, orange juice, dates, salt altogether in blender and pureed until smooth. Taste and adjust the seasoning, sweetness, etc. You can add a drizzle of honey or maple syrup but dates were already pretty enough for me
  • Lightly oil or wet your hands and make little balls of the mixture
  • Mix 2 tablespoons of orange zest with coconut shreds and place them in a little bowl
  • Roll the pistachio balls in this mix, cover well and set aside
  • Serve immediately or if you can wait, better keeping in fridge for about an hour
  • Serve with a cup of delicious Ayurvedic tea mixture, like mine: pouring boiling water over a few cardamom, cloves, 1-2 star anise, a cinnmon stick, pinch of vanilla power and sometimes a little piece of ginger

Notes

Inspired from the amazing Ayurveda Teacher Laura Plumb, from her great book Ayuveda Cooking for beginners. There is another great version on her wesbite, too. Pistachios can be one of my most favorite tastes in life! And when you combine it with orange, cinnamon, coconut, what else you want in life?
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Seasonal Spicy Fruit Compote https://www.ceylanayik.com/seasonal-spicy-fruit-compote/ https://www.ceylanayik.com/seasonal-spicy-fruit-compote/#respond Sat, 20 Feb 2021 18:15:01 +0000 https://www.ceylanayik.com/?p=763
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Seasonal Spicy Fruit Compote

Cooking your fruits with some spices is the best way to heal when your belly is bloated, you have some cramps and gas. Plus it becomes a delicious dessert on its own, or you can serve with some nut butter or coconut or regular cream on top, voila, here is your healthy snack.
Course Breakfast
Cuisine International
Keyword Ayurveda
Prep Time 25 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Servings 3 people
Calories 150kcal

Equipment

  • pot
  • pan

Ingredients

  • Seasonal fresh fruits like apple, pear or in summer peach, apricots, plums. Also pumpkins go great.
  • Dried Fruits: Raisins, Dates, Figs, Apricots…
  • Optional: Walnuts, Almonds or Peacans
  • 1 tbsp Orange Zest
  • Ghee or Coconot Oil (I rarely add this)
  • Spices of your choice like cinnamon (powder and stick), star anise, clove, ground ginger, cardamom
  • Water

Instructions

  • Chopt the fruits, deseed and clean. I keep the skins
  • If you are using ghee add it to pan, melt and add spices, saute for 1 minute
  • If you are not using the ghee just add the fruits, orange zest, spices, dried fruits and nuts
  • Add a little water not covering the fruits and even less. Stir them all well
  • Bring to boil and reduce heat to low, simmer for 5-10 miuntes checking the fruits
  • Serve warm, add coconut cream or almond butter with it. Use the remaining for your morning porridges or crepes

Notes

I also make a big batch, put them into jars while it is hot and preserve them for future usage. Adding a few spoons of the juice and some pieces of the fuits to your morning porrdige will be soo yummy and enriching. This easy delight will give warmth to your heart and ease to your tummy!
Enjoy, Afiyet olsun (in Turkish)
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