Bulgur Mac and "Cheese" (Vegan, VP balancing)

Enjoy this Ayurvedic Bulgur Mac and Cheese, without the cheese! Using pumpkin, tahini, and some other ingredients, you can create a delicious, plant-based cheese that goes great on pasta, whole grains, and even as a pizza topper. The bulgur wheat base allows you to avoid cooking on a hot summer day since it is a parboiled grain that can be eaten after soaking (~5 hours). Ideal for the summer and autumn seasons, this “grounding” recipe helps to calm and pacify both our Pitta and Vata dosha.

Recipes like this can help if you want to:

• Enhance fertility and reproductive health
• Soothe the nervous system
• Balance indigestion, diarrhea, and constipation
• Fight dry or inflamed skin
• Reduce anger and anxiety
• Balance out inflammations in the digestive tract, hyperacidity, or ulcers

Ayurvedic Healing Ingredients

Some of the Ayurvedic energetics of the ingredients in this recipe include:

Pumpkin

One of the most sattvic foods on Earth, pumpkin pacifies all three doshas. This gourd helps to heal digestion, and it is very easy for the body to access its dense nutritional profile, with antioxidants and anti-inflammatory components. It supports natural immunity, healthy blood flow, and healthy blood sugar levels. It also promotes a calm mind.

Bulgur

Bulgur is parboiled and dried cracked whole wheat. It retains all of the fiber and wheat germ in the whole grain, making it excellent for the digestion and easier to digest than processed whole wheat flour. It has a “warming,” Earth energy, which helps to calm the nervous system, heal constipation and diarrhea, and clear dry or inflamed skin.

Tahini

Tahini is a paste made from ground sesame seeds. Very common in Middle Eastern cooking, it adds a lovely savory note to any dish and is commonly used as a healthy replacement for mayonnaise and cream in recipes. It is high in “Earth” energy and promotes stability in the nervous system, bones, and especially the reproductive system. From the Western perspective, it is a good source of plant-based calcium and phytoestrogens, making it great for females with low or irregular periods and weak bones. Nearly 5000 years ago, Ayurveda stated that sesame seeds help to regularize periods and strengthen the bones, as well. They are also great for reducing anxiety and bodily dryness.

Bulgur Mac and “Cheese” (Vegan, VP balancing)

• Author: Kristina
• Prep Time: 5 minutes
• Cook Time: 15 minutes
• Total Time: 20 minutes
• Yield: 1 serving 1x

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Description

This Bulgar Mac and Cheese is vegan, soy free, and nut free! This dish is a perfect Pitta and Vata balancing recipe, especially for keeping grounded in the summer and autumn seasons.

Recipes like this can help if you want to:

• Enhance fertility and reproductive health
• Soothe the nervous system
• Balance indigestion, diarrhea, and constipation
• Fight dry or inflamed skin
• Reduce anger and anxiety
• Balance out inflammations in the digestive tract, hyperacidity, or ulcers

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Ingredients

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For the “macaroni”:

• 1.5 cups of bulgar soaked for 4 hours
• 1/4 cup of green bell pepper (deseeded and chopped thin)
• 1/4 cup of chopped celery leaves (optional)

For the cheese sauce:

• 1/2 cup of steamed pumpkin (should be soft enough for fork to easily pierce)*
• 3 heaping tsp of chunky cooked oatmeal **
• 1 heaping tbsp of nutritional yeast
• 2 tbsp creamy tahini
• 1.5 tbsp lemon juice
• 1/4 tsp salt

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Instructions

1. Place all sauce ingredients in a blender or food processor. Add more cooked oatmeal if you want it chunkier.
2. Add sauce to bulgar and stir in bell peppers and celery leaves. Top with fresh cracked black pepper!

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Notes

*If you are cooking the pumpkin yourself, peel the pumpkin and cut into 1/2 inch-width chunks. Fill a pan with about 3/4 inch of water, place pumpkin, and place lid on top to steam on low-medium heat. Let steam for about 5-7 minutes. Check with a fork if it easily pierces. If ready, remove pieces with a fork and reserve water in pan.

** With reserved water (about 1/2 inch of water), add 2 heaping tbsp of rolled oats. Cook the oats until creamy and remove from heat. Use as much oatmeal as you need to get your desired consistency.