: Six Great Grains- Amaramth;- Not yet a household grain, but will be some day. The “ mystical grain of the Azetcs” has high quality more of the amino acid “ lysine” than any other grain, plus significant amounts of iron and magnesium. Look for it in new health-food products like cereal and pasts.
Receipe Add 1 cup Grain to 3 cups water. Bring grain and water to a boil and cook 25 minutes Yields 2 1/2 cups.
Barley: Rich in B vitamins and minerals, including calcium and iron. Choose unhulled. Whole-hulled or flaked burley. Unfortunately,”pearl barley” has he hull removed, taking with it some of the nutrients.
Add 1 cup dry barley to 4cups boiling water and boil 45 minutes Yields 4cups
Buckwheat High in protein. Also a good source of Iron and B vitamins, especially B6 and contains rutin, a bioflavanoid, which may help to keep small blood vessels healthy. Kusha is the most popular form of buckwheat. To make,beat 1 egg with 1 cup fine buckwheat. Put mixture in a skillet and stir constantly over medium heat for 2 to 3 minutes, separating grains and coating them with egg , Add 2 cups boiling water and 1 teaspoon margarine or butter. Cover skillet tightly, lower heat to simmer and cook for 5 minutes or until liquid isabsorbed. (Coarser buckwheat grains will take a little longer.)
Bulgur: A traditional food in Middle East and Asia . Kermels of wheat have been partially dehulled, cooked and cracked,with minimum loss of nutrients: B vitamins, iron ,calcium and fiber. Soak 1 cup of bulgur in 3 cups water for 2 hours ,or overnight. Or add 1 cup of bulgur to 2 cups of boiling water and boil 15 minutes yields 21/2 cups.
Rice brown: Has far more fiber, B vitamins,vitamin E, iron magnesium and zinc than does white rice. Add1 cup of rice to21/2 to 3 cups of water bring to boil, then reduce heat and simmer 45 minutes or until water is absorbed.
Wheat : Rice in many of the B vitamins,vitamin, E iron, potassium magnesium, zinc and protein. You can cook up a pot of whole wheat breakfast cereal. But normally you’d get your whole wheat in the form of breads and other baked goods
Note: Using a pressure cooker will cut cooking times in half . In general, use twice as much water as grain in a pressure cooker.
THE FOUR STREAMS OF YOGA.;- There are a large number of methods of yoga, catering to the needs of different persons in society to bring about the transformation of the individual .They are broadly classified into four streams . They are work, worship, philosophy and psychic control.
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