Satvik Food: What It Is, Why It Matters, and How We Cook It at Maatre

The Bhagavad Gita describes three qualities of food (sattvic, rajasic, and tamasic) corresponding to the three gunas that govern all matter and experience. Satvik food promotes clarity, lightness, and equanimity. Rajasic food agitates. Tamasic food dulls.

I (Divine) am the original fragrance of the earth, and the heat in fire.

Food is a very important part of the yogic life and spiritual practices that we follow at Maatre, hence it is completely satvik and detoxifying. It is prepared fresh from scratch and eaten at the times prescribed in Ayurveda. We do not use any packaged, processed or mass produced ingredients.

From our garden and the farmers around us

Our vegetables, spices, oil, ghee, pickles and grains are grown in our kitchen garden or sourced from the farmers around, and prepared with a lot of love by a local family under the guidance of Heena herself. Chulhe ki roti and sil batte ki chutney are things you will always remember for their fresh, earthy flavours.

The flavours come from local Kumaoni cuisine (lentils, beans, fresh vegetables, fruits and Madua, the local finger millet, made into rotis), from South Indian dishes like dosa, idli and chila, and from healthy bakes such as cakes, cookies and pizza made with millet and whole wheat flour.

Do try our fresh herbal tea, made from the tulsi, lemongrass and flowers planted around the campus, whenever you visit.

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