Clarified Butter / was Baked samosa

[Guest guest]

Dear Pat,

 

I stand corrected on this. Thank you for bringing this to my attention. I

to the Ayurveda healing model (along with other natural healing

models). Here is a short explanation of the theory but by no means complete.

There are 3 doshas(energies) everyone has. Vata is ether and air. Pitta is

fire and kapha is water and earth. Some people have more of one dosha than the

other. Our lifestyle, food, herbs, environment,exercise can all affect these

doshas. We need to keep the doshas in balance. Ghee is oily and therefore wet

and oil also comes from the earth so it would imbalance or aggravate a person

who tends to be more kapha. A kapha person would tend to gain weight easily.

Kapha is similiar to an endomorph or also similiar to a lineman in American

football. For this type of person, ghee or other oils (especially saturated and

transfatty foods) should be used very sparingly. However, a person who is more

vata would be like an ectomorph. That person would

tend to be thin or like a back in football. This person would tend to thrive

on oils and ghee. This is very simplistic and a lot more goes into diagnosis

and therapies but maybe you get an idea of Ayurveda. Ghee is reputed to be very

good for the skin. Many natural cosmetics are made from ghee.

 

I have eaten food cooked by many Indians. Many cook deep fried food, which

turns into transfats, which are not really good for anyone even though they do

taste good. Indians really salt their food. I have to drink tons of water

after eating food cooked by Most Indians. Salt and deep fried food are recipes

for heart conditions. Some of their sweets are loaded with sugar and syrups

(and often deep fried).

 

I admit that your web findings are confusing. Everyone will have to make

their own decision.

 

GB

 

Clarified Butter / was Baked samosa

 

, Guru Khalsa <greatyoga

wrote:

>

> I agree that things taste better in ghee or clarified butter. It is

alsomuch healthier than

butter since it contains no cholesterol

 

Thanks. I was curious about this assertion - and am now even more

confused :-)

I did a quick search at 7 am and found some links that might help.

 

I quote briefly from each item prior to the link from which it came, so

see below.

 

Best love, Pat

 

 

 

 

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[Guest guest]

> I have eaten food cooked by many Indians.

 

Me too :-)

 

>Many cook deep fried food, which turns into transfats, which are not really

good for

anyone. . . Indians really salt their food. . . Salt and deep fried food are

recipes for heart

conditions. Some of their sweets are loaded with sugar and syrups (and often

deep fried).

 

Well, in any culture you are likely to find those who like their fats and salt -

take the

standard American diet for example ;-) And in many cultures, fatty foods are

brought out

on special occasions to celebrate something or to honour a guest. Even salt is

used in

some places for this very purpose.

 

That said, my experience of Indian meals has not been as yours, in that I have

always been

served excellent meals. But we have Indian members on this list who will be far

more able

than am I to speak for the varied culinary culture of their home country. (I am

not myself

from India.)

 

Best love,

 

Pat

[Guest guest]

Pat,

 

I do love Indian food. I am just relating my experience and what other

Indians have told me. Americans are not exactly models when it comes to eating

fats though.

 

GB

 

 

Well, in any culture you are likely to find those who like their fats

and salt - take the

standard American diet for example ;-) And in many cultures, fatty

foods are brought out

on special occasions to celebrate something or to honour a guest. Even

salt is used in

some places for this very purpose.

 

 

 

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[Guest guest]

> I do love Indian food. I am just relating my experience and what other

Indians have

told me.

 

Me too - we make dishes from India or Sri Lanka three or four times a week, the

rest of

the meals filled in with other asian dishes and perhaps something from Italy or

the

Americas :-) This has changed a bit over the last few years, thanks to people

(like

yourself) on this and other lists. But India predominates bigtime in our

kitchen. Great

spices, eh?

 

As for the fat content, yeah, well, as I say, it can be a cultural thing too -

and ghee is very

important to many people, not just for flavour. I avoid it myself for other

reasons, but

appreciate the tradition.

 

>Americans are not exactly models when it comes to eating fats though.

 

Heh heh heh - ya reckon? And I'm always horrified when I visit relatives and

friends

overseas and see the amount of pastry, butter, cream and goodness knows what

else

trotted out at every meal - generous to a fault.

 

Best love, Pat