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Annapurna Kitchen

Volume V

Batch Cooking for the Eastern Kitchen

Steamed vegetable dumplings beside a celadon bowl of congee with ginger and sesame

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Component, Make ahead, Keeps, Use in
ComponentMake aheadKeepsUse in
Kombu dashi (2.01)2 litres3 days refrigerated; 1 month frozen in cubesMiso soup, okayu, noodle broths, nimono
Charred-ginger spice stock2 litres4 days refrigerated, 3 months frozenPho, thukpa
Cooked rice1 day's portionsCool quickly, refrigerate, reheat once only, eat within 24 hFried rice, congee, onigiri
Frozen rinsed rice for congee4 portions1 month frozenQuick 30-minute jook
Ginger–soy dip (9.03)1 jar1 week refrigeratedDumplings, tofu
Furikake (9.04)1 jar2 weeks airtightRice, congee
Peanut–sesame sauce (9.05)1 jar5 days refrigeratedGado-gado, tofu, noodles
Jiaozi / momos (uncooked)50 pieces2 months frozen on a tray, then baggedCook from frozen, +3 minutes
Soaked adzuki and mungNight before—Morning soups and sweets
Asazuke (9.01)Small batch3 daysSmall side portions
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Sources and further reading

  1. The Ayurvedic Institute — Food guidelines for basic constitutional types
  2. Yoga International — Ayurveda's guide to health in every season
  3. Wikipedia — Buddhist cuisine (five pungent vegetables; temple cooking in China, Korea, Vietnam and Japan)
  4. Japanese Taste — What is shōjin ryōri? A guide to traditional Buddhist vegan cuisine
  5. Wikipedia — Congee
  6. Just One Cookbook — Japanese rice porridge (okayu): water ratios
  7. Satyori — Soy sauce: Ayurvedic properties
  8. Satyori — Sowa Rigpa vs Ayurveda
  9. ThaiJO journal article — A comparative study of therapeutic methods of Jivaka Komarabhacca and Thai traditional medicine
  10. Liebherr FreshMAG — Cooling food: the teachings of TCM and Ayurveda
  11. Wikipedia — Okinawa diet
  12. World Health Organization Europe — Five recommendations to reduce salt intake (2022)
  13. Singapore Food Agency — Inorganic arsenic in hijiki seaweed
  14. HealthLinkBC — Healthy eating guidelines for people taking warfarin
  15. Bauer J. et al. — Evidence-based recommendations for optimal dietary protein intake in older people (PROT-AGE), JAMDA 2013
  16. American Heart Association — The changing nutritional needs of older adults (2024)
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