Chinese people not only like to eat, and for the ingredients to eat has a very deep research, four seasons, three meals, each season is suitable for eating different things it. In Chinese medicine, a lot of food is both food and medicine, according to the properties of the food to, not only can make the food better to play out its own delicious, but also let the food into the health of the drug Oh.
Today we share with you this food, is a good thing left by the old ancestors, especially suitable for cold winter tonic, every day insist on eating a little, let you sleep well, good color, great body!
Talking about the food handed down from our ancestors, let's talk about the lotus root powder.
Lotus root powder is a common nutrient in life, but also a kind of convenience food, it is a white powdery substance, is the fresh lotus root for drying and grinding of healthy ingredients, it can be warm water directly brewing can also be used to cook congee, the nutritional value of the lotus root powder is very high, but also the health effects of the extremely good. Lotus root powder is rich in trace elements, including trace elements of potassium, magnesium, sodium and phosphorus content is relatively high, and trace elements of iron and phosphorus in the human hematopoietic function and can improve the activity of blood red blood cells in the human body, it is particularly good effect of replenishment of blood, can make human beings face yellowish and anemia symptoms as soon as possible to reduce.
Modern work pressure, many people will have insomnia symptoms, daily may wish to consume more lotus root powder, lotus root powder has heat nourishing blood, in addition to the effect of peace of mind, to improve the blood insomnia and other symptoms, a small bowl of lotus root powder before going to bed, you can have a peace of mind to sleep effect.
The child's appetite can also eat a little bit of lotus root powder to regulate the stomach, lotus root powder after a series of processing, it is the nature of the fresh lotus root from the cold into a mild, easy to digest and absorb and can be nourished to nourish the stomach and yin, to improve the spleen and stomach weakness, blood dispersal and stomach, often take, light body and benefit from the year.
For the elderly, eat more lotus root powder is also very good, because the lotus root powder can prevent high blood fat, it contains a lot of mucus protein and dietary fiber, these substances into the human body after the body with the bile acid salt and cholesterol and triglycerides and other substances, and put them with the stool out of the body, can effectively prevent the occurrence of hyperlipidemia, and can also play an important role in laxative.
This ginger jujube cake handed down from the old ancestors, with lotus root powder as the base, with blood dates and ginger, not only better nutrition, the taste has also been very good enhancement, the sweetness of the dates and ginger with a slightly spicy together, refreshing appetizing, the more you chew, the more fragrant, nutritious, oh, the morning to eat a few pieces of body warm, especially for those who are afraid of the cold.
The practice is not difficult, you can do more at a time, as a snack to relieve cravings is also very good.
Ginger Jujube Cake
Main Ingredients 500 grams of jujubes, 10 grams of goji berries, 250 grams of lotus root powder
Accessories 40 grams of ginger, 1,300 grams of fresh water, 10 grams of rock sugar
Practice:
Ingredients are ready to go, and the lotus root powder can be purchased directly in the supermarket.
The goji berries are slightly softened.
1300 grams of water, plus 500 grams of jujube poured into the pot, add rock sugar, cook until the rock sugar melts, jujube becomes soft, rise hair.
Pour the red dates with the soup into the wall-breaker, add ginger slices and wolfberries, and beat into a paste.
Strain the red date paste.
Pour the date paste and lotus root powder into a bowl, stir well with an egg pump, stirring until no dry powder particles.
Brush the inside of the container with oil and pour the paste into the basin.
Place in a steamer and steam for 20 minutes.
Insert a toothpick into the pot. If the toothpick doesn't bring out the paste, it means it's cooked.
After cooling, slice and serve. It's sweet and slightly spicy, so you won't get tired of eating more than one piece! Eat a piece when it's cold, it warms up your body.
Tips:
The amount of ginger and red dates does not need to be too precise, according to their own preferences, if you like the rich flavor of red dates, you can slightly put a few more, and if you like the spicy flavor heavier, then put more ginger,
This delicious snack has the effect of tonifying qi and blood and promoting metabolism, especially suitable for those who are afraid of cold. If you like to chew on the grainy texture of ground ginger, the ginger can be left unbroken and chopped directly into the powdered batter.
Lotus root powder in the supermarket, usually with milk cereal and other powdered foods together, if you can not buy, you can also use glutinous rice flour, flour, etc., instead, but different powders made out of the taste will be slightly different.