Isha’s Coconut Mango Crisp is a little slice of heaven for me. I was 25 years old the first time I tasted a mango. A Pakistani friend I worked with invited me home to experience his wife’s cooking. I watched transfixed as she pulled dough balls from a warming cupboard and proceeded to roll out …
Isha’s Green Gram Sprout Salad is loaded with nutrition and energy. Sadhguru says that, “when one thinks about food sources, and getting the most bang for your nutritional buck, there’s nothing more concentrated than nuts, legumes and seeds because they contain everything needed to become a healthy, vibrant plant.” Isha fills their menus at workshops …
Sāmbhar is everywhere in South India. Isha’s Sāmbhar Sadham is an especially delicious version. What is it? Sāmbhar is a vegetable and lentil stew. It’s usually enjoyed for breakfast with idli or puttu (rice dumplings or rice and coconut cakes). Sadham is Tamil for rice. With the addition of Sadham to Sāmbhar, the dish becomes …
There are a lot of things to do at Isha Yoga Centre , Coimbatore. Even without being enrolled in one of the formal programs, it’s a lovely place to visit. We spent two peaceful days here in 2016. If you go, without having signed up for a program, there’s an array of scheduled activities throughout …
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Sadhguru is founder of Isha Yoga Centre. Here we share more about his life and life at the ashram. When you travel there, you see seven hills on the horizon long before you get close. These are the Velliangiri, the white hills of South India. For Sadhguru, the outline of those hills was a perfect …
This Okra Curry is inspired by the plethora of fresh produce we saw at our stop at a roadside vegetable market near Madurai. The recipe is adapted from our previous cookbook – A Spicy Touch: Family Favourites from Noorbanu Nimji’s Kitchen. You could substitute eggplant, another great Indian vegetable. Both are equally delicious as prepared …
When we think of Tamil Nadu, we think of the ancientness of its temples. And, when it comes to ancient temples we think of the Brihadisvara Temple in Thanjavur (Tanjore) most of all. Some temples, like the UNESCO World Heritage Shore Temple in Mamallapuram, are not used for daily worship. They are places to bear …
He is forever embedded in our minds as the Cashew Man. We learned a lot from him. The day was a body bulging with humidity. Breathlessly still, the air grew palpably heavy waiting to deliver its burden. Our pace slowed as if in sync. We were winding our way along the narrow roads of southern …
Most of our recipes come with a story. Here’s the one behind these tasty Cashew Coconut Ginger Bars. We did not know it until our visit to Tamil Nadu but India grows a lot of the world’s cashews. And, now that we’ve been to South India a few times, we can tell you that along …
We were on our way to Karaikudi in Chettinad when we found ourselves at a vegetable market near Madurai. We stopped to take in the action. Business was brisk. Women were shopping for the next day’s main meal. Colourful blankets, spread on the ground, were de facto kiosks to display produce. Squatting vendors worked to …