Scope

The Hindu Compliance System gives direction on cooking science which is compiled from Bhaga Shastra. Bhaga Shastra classifies foods into rajasik, tamasik and satvik types. Rajasik food makes one feel agitated, aggressive, lustful and egoistic. Tamasik food makes a person lazy, sleepy and depressed. Satvik food gives clarity to the person and brings him peace of mind leading to bhakti (devotion), tripti (fulfilment) and ananda (bliss).


Six types of tastes are described in the Bhaga Shastra – salt, sweet, sour, hot, bitter and pungent. It states that every meal should include all these tastes so that the appetite is satisfied and the tongue is neutralized by all the tastes being together. As per the instructions in Bhaga Shastra, in order for all parts of the body, mind and brain to function properly, a balanced diet of all these tastes is a must.


Further, the purpose of having all six tastes is to balance the tridoshas in the body, namely vaata (acidic), pitta (alkaline) and Kapha (phlegm). Every ingredient used in Hindu cooking is classified as per its dosha properties.


For thousands of years, Hindus have been cooking food that is organic, nature friendly and with numerous benefits.  This standard will help organizations, businesses like hotels, restaurants etc. to cook the food as mentioned in Hindu Scriptures.

Ingredient and Process of Cooking

Following ingredients are required for making Appam :

  • Pure water – 1 padi
  • Semolina – ½ padi
  • Salt – ½ palam
  • Jaggery – 40 palam
  • Wheat flour – ½ padi
  • Boil 1 padi water in a stove. Put semolina in the boiling water and stir well without forming lumps and close it. After it is cooked ¾th, add salt, jaggery and mash well. Add wheat flour and mash well. Remove from fire and keep it on a tray.
  • Knead everything together in the tray. Take a lemon sized ball and keep it on the palm of the hand in an oiled banana leaf and spread it round in shape. Fry it in ghee or oil and cook it well. This appam can also be made with rice flour.
  • You can use jackfruit or white pumpkin to make this appam. Cut these fruits into smaller pieces and boil. After it is almost done, add salt, jaggery and mash well. Remove from fire. Add ½ padi wheat flour and knead well. Follow the procedure for the rest of the appam.

References

Hindu Bhaga Sasthiram: Click Here

Hindu Compliance Body

The Hindu compliance body was established under the executive order of The Supreme Pontiff of Hinduism, dated August 14, 2020, order number 10010, under the title Reviving the Hindu Compliance System and Body to create, promote, spread and teach the standard procedures for all products and services that are in compliance Hindu Shastras.

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