This past weekend I was attending a 2-day-pregnant-yoga-course at Atmajyoti yoga school in Stockholm. It was wonderful. I first started practicing yoga when we spent a month in India one year ago and I have been doing yoga almost every day during my pregnancy. When I came home from the yoga-course, smelling like lavender oil (yep, we got massage too), I cooked this warm hearty Yoga Pot with a taste of fennel! And I dream about this yellow Le Creuset to cook it in, since all we have are boring black pots.
36 weeks pregnant
Yoga Pot
Serves 4
1 tbsp coconut oil or olive oil
1 yellow onion (chopped)
2 cloves garlic (chopped)
2 tbsp fresh ginger (chopped)
1/2 tsp dried chili
1 tsp cayenne pepper
1 tsp cinnamon
1 broccoli (in large pieces)
2 large carrots (in large pieces)
1/2 fennel (sliced)
1 small zucchini(in large pieces)
2 cans plum tomatoes
1/2 cup red lentils
1 handful fresh spices, coriander (cilantro) and timian
1 can kidney beans or chickpeas
Heat coconut oil in a pot, add onion, garlic, ginger and all the spices. When soften add broccoli, carrots, fennel and zucchini and let it saute for around 5 minutes. Add tomatoes, lentils and the fresh spices and let it boil for at least 45 minutes. Add beans and let it boil for 5 more minutes. Eat as it is or serve it with brown, black or red rice!
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This is totally singing to me right now. The perfect combination of veggies, pulses, aromatics and spices. Lovely!
you look gorgeous! i too am a yoga and pilates fan, it inspires me to eat well during the day too. Recipe looks great ~
Although consistent with spices, it keeps a very airy touch. Very appetizing.
This recipe looks delicious! Your blog is wonderful! I hope to make this to eat after a yoga class sometime next week!
nice photos with great recipe!
i bet this veggi dish must be super flavorful with all those spices and
Oh I just LOVE that photo!!!!!!!!!!!
Im dreaming over that same le Creuset too. someday.
Wonderful recipe, I’d love a large bowl of it right now!
Your web-site is beautiful. Congratulations to you on maintaining your health and yoga practice during pregnancy. I started with my husband earlier this year, and we both love it. It has so many wonderful benefits, and does make you more mindful of the fuel your body needs. Hoping you and baby are well, take good care.
Swede
such a beautiful picture!! xoxo
gorgeous, all around. I truly appreciated my yoga practice while pregnant, it kept me aware of my body, and kept my posture in check and my muscles relaxed. Such a good thing to do.
Sitting here eating my smoothie (raspberry, banana, linseed, psyllium seed) as a yoghurt topped with our gluten free muesli and reading your comments; A BIG thank you to everyone for all your sweet comments! They made my day! Hope you’ll enjoy the pot and yoga ;) /Luise
I’m positively enamored by everything in this post. Thank you for sharing, I need to make this yoga pot to warm me up on these chilly winter days! Good luck on the final portion of your pregnancy. I adore your blog, and look forward to the next post! Your blog is like candy, but better. :)
Very inspiring! I’ve just started doing yoga for the first time and I love it!
Hej! Vilken härlig sajt ni har! Jag har bott i några år i Kanada och fick där upp ögonen för extra virgin coconut oil. Efter att ha hittat er sajt märker jag att även ni har en fäbless en kokosolja. Jag har försökt att hitta det i Stockholm, men har inte lyckats…var köper ni det? Har bara hittat en engelsk sajt som säljer det med dyra fraktkostnader till Sverige… Har ni några tips?
FÖ blir er yoga pot min nästa middag. Ser supersmaskigt ut! :)
Hej Pernilla!
Tack! Härligt att ha bott i Kanada ;)
Du kan köpa kokosolja på flera olika ställen, framför allt i hälsokostbutiker.
Jag har till exempel köpt det i Gryningen, Götgatbackens hälsokost, Goodstore och Lifeland. Jag köper oftast märket ‘Cocosa’, det har bra pris och kvalitet och finns både med och utan kokossmak. Ibland köper vi även från danska ‘urtekram’ eller ‘Pukka’ men de kostar lite mer.
Lycka till!
/Luise
You are one gorgeous pregnant lady! I hope I look half as good as that one day.
Yummy recipe! It works so well for my veg head hubby and me =D Your picture looks amazing! Love your blog as well.
To make this soup a little more hearty – husband and college kid friendly, I topped it with a fried egg (in coconut oil) and grilled gluten free bread with melted goat cheese. YUM! Everyone loved it :)
Oj, vilken fantastisk bild på dig, Luise<3 Tänk.. nu är hon ute:)
I love yoga and I love pots! (what?) This looks amazing. Making it soon!
I am also a yoga addict and the more yoga I do the more I want to eat super healthy food! I just discovered your blog today and it’s really one of the best vegetarian food blogs out there. Thanks for the inspiration!