Volume IV
Pasta & Bakes
Pasta is wheat — sweet, grounding and Vata-pacifying — and needs only one thing to become Ayurvedic-friendly: a sauce without onion and garlic that still tastes rich. Fennel, celery, herbs, tomato in moderation, ghee, nuts and fresh cheese do the work.
| No. | Recipe | Region | Best season | kcal | Protein (g) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.01 | Pasta Primavera with Ghee & Lemon | Italian | Kapha season (late winter – spring), Pitta season (summer) | 408 | 14.9 |
| 5.02 | Garlic-free Basil & Pine-Nut Pesto Pasta | Italian | Pitta season (summer), All year | 517 | 15.2 |
| 5.03 | Spinach & Ricotta Cannelloni in Light Tomato Sauce | Italian | Vata season (autumn – early winter), All year | 356 | 17.4 |
| 5.04 | Potato & Sweet-Potato Gnocchi with Sage Ghee | Italian | Vata season (autumn – early winter) | 339 | 10.3 |
| 5.05 | Baked Macaroni with Butternut 'Cheese' Sauce | North American | Vata season (autumn – early winter) | 341 | 14 |
| 5.06 | Zucchini & Spinach Lasagne | Italian | All year | 364 | 16.9 |
- Vol IV · 5.01
Pasta & Bakes
Pasta Primavera with Ghee & Lemon
Inspired by Pasta primavera
WesternItalianKapha seasonPitta season- Nut-free
- Soy-free
- Vata
- Pitta
- Kapha
408 kcal14.9 g proteinSoftView recipe → - Vol IV · 5.02
Pasta & Bakes
Garlic-free Basil & Pine-Nut Pesto Pasta
Inspired by Pesto alla genovese
WesternItalianPitta seasonAll year- Soy-free
- Vata
- Pitta
- Kapha
517 kcal15.2 g proteinSoftView recipe → - Vol IV · 5.03
Pasta & Bakes
Spinach & Ricotta Cannelloni in Light Tomato Sauce
Inspired by Cannelloni ricotta e spinaci
WesternItalianVata seasonAll year- Nut-free
- Soy-free
- Vata
- Pitta
- Kapha
356 kcal17.4 g proteinSoftView recipe → - Vol IV · 5.04
Pasta & Bakes
Potato & Sweet-Potato Gnocchi with Sage Ghee
Inspired by Gnocchi al burro e salvia
WesternItalianVata season- Nut-free
- Soy-free
- Vata
- Pitta
- Kapha
339 kcal10.3 g proteinVery softView recipe → - Vol IV · 5.05
Pasta & Bakes
Baked Macaroni with Butternut 'Cheese' Sauce
Inspired by Macaroni and cheese
WesternNorth AmericanVata season- Nut-free
- Soy-free
- Vata
- Pitta
- Kapha
341 kcal14 g proteinSoftView recipe → - Vol IV · 5.06
Pasta & Bakes
Zucchini & Spinach Lasagne
Inspired by Lasagne verdi
WesternItalianAll year- Nut-free
- Soy-free
- Vata
- Pitta
- Kapha
364 kcal16.9 g proteinSoftView recipe →