Delicious and Vegetarian
We serve Indian vegetarian food suitable for western tastebuds and tummies. Our menu has been approved by Ayurveda doctors and nutritionists, ensuring proper nutrition and suitability for an immersive yoga or Ayurveda retreat. The meals served in the ashram are traditional home-cooked meals in India, but less spicy and less oily, to give a truly authentic Indian experience. Most of our guests go back home with inspiration to eat more fresh, plant-based meals. We are happy to invite you into the kitchen to see our cooks in action and to learn how to cook on your own.
All meals come with either herbal hot drinks or fruit juices.
Chai Tea or Herbal Coffee are served only once a day along with breakfast.
Filtered drinking water is available at four different locations in the ashram. Please bring a water bottle to fill in anytime.
We do not serve meat, fish, or eggs.
All food is prepared with filtered water in our clean and spacious kitchen, where we give utmost importance to hygiene. Some of the foods are grown in our own organic farm in the ashram, without the use of any chemicals or pesticides. We are hoping to grow all food in our eco-farm in a near future, until then we buy the seasonally grown vegetables from local farmers. As a principle we try to avoid any food from super markets or packaged food.
We will be happy to accommodate guests with certain food allergies, or vegan, gluten-free diets etc. Meals include: salads, vegetables, lentils/beans, rice/millet/wheat items, soups/hot drinks, and desserts occasionally. So there is enough variety to choose from.
All meals are served in Buffet-style and you can take as much as you want.
Food Schedule:
06:30 am: Hot Lemon Ginger / Herbal Drinks
09:00 am: Breakfast (Fruits / Salad, Occasional Snacks / Chai Tea or Herbal Coffee)
01:30 pm: Lunch (Dosa/Idly or varieties of Millets/Rice, Lentils/Legumes, Vegetable Curries, Herbal Drink)
07:00 pm: Dinner (Salad, lighter Lentil Curries, Vegetable Curries, Soup and Desserts are served twice a week)
We also have a variety of nuts, dry fruits and healthy snacks in our boutique for purchase.
For Ayurveda guests, our Ayurveda doctors will recommend if a specialized diet is appropriate for you after the in-person consultation. For the majority of Ayurveda guests, our main menu is suitable. For specific conditions and treatments, a specialized diet may be prescribed.
We understand that Indian and vegetarian food may be new to your stomach and we ensure that you are getting the right nutrition. If anything doesn’t suit your tummy, we will provide porridge, kichari, and/or boiled vegetables.
Guests with specific conditions that restrict certain nutrients are recommended to bring the appropriate supplementation they may require.