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Buddha bowl

Also called: buddha bowl, grain bowl, nourish bowl

Cooked grains, legumes and vegetables with a tahini-style dressing — wholesome and broadly balancing.

How Buddha bowl affects your doshas

In Ayurveda a food's effect depends on your constitution. This is the lens the app uses to suggest what to favour and ease off.

Effect of Buddha bowl on each dosha
DoshaSuitabilityNotes
Vata Balancing Calms Vata — favour it when Vata runs high.
Pitta Balancing Calms Pitta — favour it when Pitta runs high.
Kapha Neutral Broadly neutral for Kapha.

Taste: Sweet, Astringent  ·  Potency: Neutral  ·  Post-digestive: Sweet  ·  Qualities: Moist

When to go easy

Raw components or lots of legumes can be a little gas-forming for Vata.

Property-derived. Not directly cited classically — classified from its taste, potency and qualities. Weigh it accordingly.

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