Kitchari is great if you're feeling sluggish, emotionally unsettled, have weak digestion and gas, stomach discomfort, acidity, ulcers, when you may be cleansing, for those lazy nights when you're uninspired, or even when you're feeling healthy and strong.You may add vegetables to your dish, however, if you want the medicinal benefits of kitchari it is best taken by itself with medium grain rice.

This is the Indian version of rice pudding - I grew up eating this at home and it was also served as desert at special occasions and ceremonies. 

It is made on the stove top vs the oven. It is delicious, rich and creamy with the cardamom and almonds giving it a distinctive texture and flavor.

Like most Indian recipes - many families have their own versions - this is mine

All parts of the nasturtium plant are edible: flowers, leaves, stems and young seed pods (mature seed pods have a very hard, unpleasant seed inside). All of these parts have a distinct peppery flavor similar to radishes. That bite is strongest in the seeds and lightest in the flowers. The leaves can sometimes have a very slight bitter taste that isn't present in the rest of the plant.

While the whole nasturtium plant is edible, each part has various uses, like using the stems in place of chives or large leaves as wraps.