Simple Rice Congee (Peya)

Name: Simple Rice Congee (Peya)
Prep time: 3 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 43 min
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: indian
Ingredients: 1/3 cup basmati rice; 3 cups water; 2 thin slices fresh ginger; 1 pinch salt

Rice slow-simmered in extra water to a silky porridge — the traditional convalescent food when digestion needs maximum gentleness.

Breakfast · 43 min (3 prep, 40 cook) · serves 2 · indian · best in all

reduces Vatareduces Pittaneutral for Kapha

Tastes: sweet. Qualities: warm, moist, light. vegan · gluten-free

Ingredients

1/3 cup basmati rice
3 cups water
2 thin slices fresh ginger
1 pinch salt

Method

Rinse the rice and simmer with water and ginger, partially covered, 35–40 minutes.
Stir toward the end until silky; season lightly.
Serve very warm, optionally with a few drops of ghee.

Agni note. Peya is the classical food for a weakened agni — nourishment with almost no digestive cost.

Classical references: Charaka Samhita — Sutrasthana 27 — Annapanavidhi (ingredient properties) · Charaka Samhita — Sutrasthana 26 — Viruddha ahara (combining rules) · Lad Textbook Of Ayurveda — Modern kitchen adaptation

Source: AyurVeda Companion editorial — classical tradition. pending provider validation

Educational Ayurvedic cooking guidance, not medical advice. If you are managing a diagnosed condition, are pregnant, or take medication that interacts with food, check with your clinician first.