Chinese-inspired Fennel Rainbow Noodles (Vegan, Gluten-free, Soy-free, Balances Vata Pitta)

Eating the Ayurvedic way and healthfully does not have to be boring! You can make simple, colorful meals with plantbased ingredients that fully satisfy you! Using only wholesome, unprocessed ingredients, these Chinese-inspired Fennel Rainbow Noodles are a fun, gluten-free, and soy-free option for lunch or dinner to balance both Pitta dosha and Vata dosha.

Many Asian recipes use soy sauce as a base, but soy sauce is not what it used to be! Traditionally, soy beans are fermented for at least a year in order to produce a natural soy sauce. Modern processing uses chemical infusion in order to speed up the process and meet the high demand. Modern soy sauce does not have the benefits of naturally fermented soy sauce. When cooking Asian cuisine, especially if you have any chronic illness or digestive imbalance, soy sauce is best avoided!

I love this recipe because it is still simple to make and has bold, interesting flavors without the soy sauce! I hope you enjoy it!

Recipes like this can help if you want to:

• Enhance fertility and reproductive health
• Soothe the nervous system
• Fight dry, oily, or inflamed skin
• Balance indigestion, diarrhea, and constipation
• Balance hot and dry emotions such as anger and anxiety
• Balance out inflammations in the digestive tract, hyperacidity, or ulcers
• Balance hormones, especially reproductive system
• Improve low blood pressure

Ayurvedic Healing Ingredients

Some of the Ayurvedic energetics of the ingredients in this Chinese-inspired Fennel Rainbow Noodles recipe include:

Fennel seed

A cooling, grounding seed, fennel helps to regulate Vata dosha (Air energy) and Pitta dosha (Fire energy). It helps to stabilize the nerves, mind, and menstrual cycle. It promotes fertility, strength, and healthy lactation. It reduces pain, insomnia, arthritis, ulcers, inflammation, constipation, and diarrhea. It is most known in Ayurveda as a seed that soothes the digestive tract. Thus, it is great as a tea or herb for IBS and digestive imbalance.

Beets

Beets are high in Earth energy, due to their natural sweetness. The “sweet” taste calms both Pitta and Vata dosha. They are excellent liver cleansers and great for building the blood and reducing anemia. They help to increase menstrual flow and reduce cramping.

Ginger

Fresh ginger and dry ginger have different effects on the body. Fresh ginger awakens the digestive fire and increases bodily heat, whereas dry ginger has a cooler, more cleansing effect. Ginger is one of the most potent cleansers of ama, or toxin buildup. Fresh ginger is excellent for reducing cramping, bloating, and anxiety. It also increases fertility. Dry ginger is great for reducing obesity, diabetes, high cholesterol, and high blood pressure.