The famous Five-Spice is very balancing for vata and often used with dahl dishes and vegetables.

Five- Spice originates from Bengal (Indian state) and is extremely popular.  By the way, Bengal is famous for its very fine cuisine.

Five-Spice blend, a Bengalian treasure

In Bengal the name for five-spice is pancha phoron.  It is very mild and has an interesting taste because of the blend of sweet fennel and bitter fenugreek, along with mustard seeds, black caraway and cumin.