Thanks for this post. I was the one a week or so ago who was complaining about the $8.00 minimum FedEx shipping fee it now costs for MAPI to ship you anything. And that's on top of the $16.00 cost for Vata Churna, which is the only thing I buy from them. And that's $16.00 for is, obviously, less than $2.00 RETAIL of spices.
The shipping charge was the final straw. I'd be more than happy to pay the $16.00 overinflated price if that's all it was. But no way with the shipping charge. I tried to put together my own concoction working from the ingredients listed but it wasn't quite right...so I am really looking forward to trying what's listed here for the Vata Churna! --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj <vajradh...@...> wrote: > > Posted, with permission, from TM Free > > Why pay more, make your own. > > "There is some talk on FFL about the high cost of the churnas (dosha- > balancing spice mixtures) produced by MAP*. I am not a member of FFL > but I have the recipes for these churnas (as well as the teas) so I > thought by posting them here under this open thread that someone from > FFL might see them and post them over there > > Vata Churna: > 6 parts cumin > 3 parts ginger > 2 parts fenugreek > 2 parts turmeric > 1 part turbinado sugar > ½ part salt > ½ part asafoetida (hing) in a rice flour base > > Pitta Churna: > 6 parts coriander > 4 parts fennel > 3 parts cumin > 2 parts turbinado sugar > 1 part cardamom > 1 part ginger > 1 part turmeric > ½ part cinnamon > ½ part salt > > Kapha Churna: > 7 parts ginger > 3 parts pepper > 1 part turbinado sugar > 1 part coriander > 1 part turmeric > ½ part salt > ½ part cinnamon > > Vata Tea: > 5 parts licorice root > 2½ parts ginger > 2 parts cardamom > 1 part cinnamon > > Pitta Tea: > 1 part cardamom > 1 part licorice root > 1 part ginger > ½ part cinnamon > ½ part dried rose petals > > Kapha Tea (don't have proportions but ingredients are always listed > from most to least): > ginger > cloves > pepper > cardamom > turmeric > > I particularly like the Vata churna and tea...some of you might enjoy > these also." >
