The steps to make tamarind porridge are as follows:
1. Put tamarind in a basin and soak it in hot water for 10-15 minutes to make it soft.
2. Take out the greenish-black foreign matter from the end of the soaked mussels, wash it with water and drain it.
3. In a pot add the right amount of oil, add ginger, stir-fry the mussels in the pot for 3-5 minutes and then fish out, which will help to remove the fishy odor.
4. Prepare the rice after washing, add the right amount of water, porridge with a low fire, about 40-60 minutes after the rice was paste into the tamarind, salt and other seasonings, simmering with a low fire for 5-10 minutes can be.
Can you add carrots to mussel porridge
You can add carrots in moderation. Mussels are dried seafood mussels, carrots are a common vegetable, the two from the essence of the raw and no conflict, and will not react, used to cook congee together with a more delicious flavor, nutrients are more rich, but it should be noted that the two together with the amount of congee should not be too much, because of mussels taste sweet and warm, and carrots taste sweet, cold, together with the amount of too much, if it is easy to produce stimulation of the stomach and intestines, resulting in Diarrhea, abdominal pain and other discomforts, it is generally recommended that the amount of carrots added to the porridge is no more than 100g.
What are the benefits of the porridge
Tonifying the kidneys
From the point of view of traditional Chinese medicine, tamarind is warm and has the effect of tonifying the kidneys and benefiting the essence, which can be helpful for the treatment of dizziness, deficiency of yin and the rise of the liver and yang.
Lowering cholesterol
The mussel is a shellfish mollusk that contains a substance that can lose serum cholesterol, which is preventive of elevated cholesterol in the body, and most of the fatty acids contained in the mussel are unsaturated fatty acids. Iron supplementation Tempe is rich in iron, moderate consumption of tamarind porridge can supplement the body's need for iron, dizziness, blurred vision and other symptoms brought about by ischemia are alleviated.
Enhancement
The mussels contain protein, vitamin B, calcium, iron, phosphorus and other nutrients, moderate consumption of mussel porridge can replenish the body's required nutrients to improve their own immunity, and enhance the physical body has a certain degree of help.
Precautions for eating tamarind
1. tamarind is a kind of shellfish, if the people themselves are allergic to seafood should not be eaten, so as to avoid local redness, itching and other discomfort.
2. When consuming tamarind, it is necessary to cook tamarind before consuming it, because the environment where tamarind lives is prone to harbor bacteria and other harmful substances, and tamarind is highly heat-resistant, generally needing a temperature of 80 degrees Celsius or higher.
3. Eating mussels should not be consumed with alcohol, so as not to consume too much, resulting in the body to produce a large amount of uric acid, inducing gout.
4. Mussels should not be consumed with food with high oxalic acid content, such as: spinach, beets, celery, etc., because mussels contain calcium, which will react with oxalic acid to generate calcium oxalate precipitation, affecting gastrointestinal health, abdominal pain, constipation and other discomforts.