Ayurvedic Diet Chart for Monsoon Season
Stay healthy and balanced during the rainy season with this Ayurvedic monsoon diet plan. Designed to pacify aggravated Vata and Kapha doshas, this seasonal food guide includes immunity-boosting, easy-to-digest, and warming meals perfect for the humid weather.
| Ayurvedic Monsoon Breakfast Ideas |
| Ginger or cumin infused warm water |
Little millet upma |
| Boiled whole moong beans |
Ragi upma |
| Soaked fenugreek seeds |
Rice chapati |
| Room-temperature honey water |
Oats porridge |
| Barley chapati |
Dates and cinnamon herbal tea |
| Monsoon Lunch Recommendations (Ayurvedic) |
| Black pepper and pumpkin curry |
Moong bean curry with brown rice |
| Green gram (mung) soup |
Barley-coriander vegetable pulao |
| Mixed grain chapati (ragi, jowar, bajra) |
| Pointed gourd and ginger curry |
Brown rice kanji (gruel) |
| Cow ghee-cooked asparagus curry |
Amaranthus leafy vegetable hotchpotch |
| Healthy Ayurvedic Snacks for the Rainy Season |
| Herbal ginger tea |
Basil-cinnamon tea |
| Air-popped popcorn (amaranth, rice, corn) |
Amla candy (dried Indian gooseberry) |
| Savory barley or daliya upma |
Puffed rice or puffed barley |
| Light & Warm Ayurvedic Dinner Options |
| Ragi or rice roti |
Barley flour chapati |
| Red or brown rice gruel |
Savory daliya (broken wheat) |
| Bitter gourd vegetable curry |
Pulao with fenugreek leaves and French beans |
| Sponge gourd curry |
Jowar-ragi one-pot meal |
Foods to Avoid During the Monsoon Season (According to Ayurveda):
Excessive consumption of fluids, cold water, and refrigerated or chilled drinks.
Refined oils and deep-fried foods (samosa, pakora, chips).
Heavy, stale, fermented, or preserved food items.
Heavy dairy products like paneer, cheese, and preserved milk-based items.
Foods made from black gram (urad dal) and split urad preparations.
Bakery products (cakes, pastries, bread).
Processed foods, canned fruits, tinned beans, and packaged snacks.
Refined flour (maida) and foods with strong sour or pungent tastes.
Salted snacks, sauces.
Pickles, dips, and chutneys.
Carbonated drinks, soda, and foods containing baking soda (soda bicarb).
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Recommended Ayurvedic Foods for the Monsoon:
Black pepper, ginger, cinnamon, cardamom - promote digestion and fight infections.
Hot water, ginger-cumin-coriander infused water, and honey water.
Bottle gourd, sponge gourd, beetroot, pumpkin, bitter gourd, and asparagus.
Multigrains, moong beans.
Brown rice and red rice.
Ragi.
Cow milk and cow ghee in moderate amounts.
Amla (Indian gooseberry) and pomegranate are both rich in antioxidants.
Barley and oats.
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