1, what is the nutritional value of Laha congee

A bowl of fragrant Laha congee will have what nutrition? Rice and millet: rice, as the basis of Laha congee grains, generally use indica rice, which will make the porridge more viscous, better taste. Rice is rich in carbohydrates, which is the main source of energy for a day. Millet, rich in phosphorus and magnesium, can repair bones and regulate nerve and heart muscle function, ideal for the elderly.

Red beans and mung beans: they are not only rich in B vitamins, but also contains high-quality plant proteins, from the point of view of traditional Chinese medicine, the red beans have the role of nourishing the blood to clear the heat and strengthen the spleen and stomach; mung beans are rich in calcium, phosphorus, iron and other inorganic salts, you can replenish the body electrolytes.

Peanuts and lotus seeds: peanuts, rich in unsaturated fatty acids, its oil is not easy to store in the body, can improve high blood pressure and other cardiovascular diseases; lotus seeds, with the benefit of the kidney and astringent clear, nourish the heart and tranquillity of the role of the heart, lotus seed heart has the effect of removing fire.

Jujube and cinnamon: jujube, has the role of replenishing blood, at the same time in making congee, jujube in the sugar can be for the congee to improve the taste, drink sweet sticky cowardly; cinnamon is the same reason, can improve the texture of the congee, in addition to cinnamon also contains vitamin K, has the role of anti-coagulant.

2, Lapa congee practice is what

practice: the barley, corn ballast, red beans, mung beans, red kidney beans, lotus seeds, peanuts and dates soaked in water in advance; rice, millet and Thai glutinous rice clean; and the above description of the soaked full of a variety of raw materials mixed; add cinnamon meat and the right amount of water into the high-pressure cooker; high-fire cooking to the steam, turn the fire to a slow pressure for 20 minutes, turn off the fire natural exhaust. The first thing you need to do is to turn off the heat and ventilate the air naturally.

3, Laha congee warm tips

3.1, Laha congee ingredients are not standardized, according to the habits of each place, each person's preferences and conditions.

3.2, difficult to cook beans and nuts need to be soaked in water for half a day in advance.

3.3, lily, goji berries such as intolerance of cooking ingredients 20 minutes before starting the pot put.

3.4, with a pressure cooker to save time and energy, if you choose other pots and pans, porridge first with a high fire, and so the rice is almost blossomed to use the fire to cook. Cooking and stirring at the same time, pay attention not to paste the pot.

3.5, the porridge water should be added once enough to cook until soft and sticky.

3.6, according to their own taste preferences to choose the flavor of the congee, seasoning this step should be placed in the end.

The origin of drinking Laha congee

Laha Festival, most popular folk drink Laha congee. There are many stories about the origin of Laha congee. Laha congee is from India. The founder of Buddhism, Siddhartha Gautama, was the son of King Jinyan of Gavilavi country in the northern part of India (now in Nepal). Seeing that all living beings suffered from the pains of birth, old age, sickness and death, and dissatisfied with the theocratic rule of the Brahmins at that time, Siddhartha Gautama gave up his throne and left his home to practise Buddhism. After six years of asceticism, he attained enlightenment under the Bodhi tree on the 8th day of the Lunar month. During these six years of asceticism, he ate only one flax and one rice a day. Not forgetting his suffering, the descendants ate congee on the eighth day of the Lunar New Year to commemorate his death. "The eighth day of the eighth month of the lunar calendar has become the anniversary of the Buddha's death.

"Lapa" is a grand festival of Buddhism. Before the liberation of all over the Buddhist temple for the bathing will be held, chanting, and follow the example of Sakyamuni before he became a Taoist, the shepherdess to offer the legendary story of milk, with fragrant grain, fruits and other congee for the Buddha, called "Lahai congee". The congee was given to the disciples and the faithful, and then it became a custom in the folklore.

What food to eat on Lahai Festival

1, Lahai cake

Lahai cake, a strange term. It seems that before only know Lapa congee, and never heard of Lapa cake this thing. It turns out that this Lapa Gao and sticky cake is not the same, and not like the general independence of the nest, but some like rice dessert type of thing. But this date, sticky rice and other things are the same. Eat up, and rice, jujube fragrance, that kind of mellow fragrance, rhyme and sweet taste, not only nose, but also refreshing the spleen and stomach, when it is a rare delicacy.

2, Lapa noodles

Lapa noodles, that is, Lapa Festival seasonal food. Local traditional noodles, popular in the Guanzhong area of Shaanxi Province, in the north of Shaanxi Province, Chengcheng area, Lahai Festival is generally not congee, the morning of the eighth day of the eighth month of the lunar calendar every year, every family will eat a bowl of Lahai noodles.

3, Lahai rice

Xining Lahai Festival does not drink congee, but to eat wheat rice. On the seventh night of the first day of the month of the new milled wheat kernels, and beef and mutton with cooking, plus green salt, ginger, pepper, grass, Miao incense and other condiments, after a night of simmering fire, wheat kernel rice aroma, very tasty.

Nutritional value of Laha congee

Laha congee is not only a custom and food, but also a good health product. It can harmonize the stomach, tonify the spleen, nourish the heart, clear the lungs, benefit the kidneys, benefit the liver, quench thirst, brighten the eyes, laxative, and tranquilize the mind, all of which have been confirmed by modern medicine.

1, "Lapa congee" the main raw material for cereals, commonly used japonica rice, glutinous rice and barley. Japonica rice contains protein, fat, carbohydrates, calcium, phosphorus, iron and other ingredients, has a tonic gas, nourish the spleen and stomach, and the five organs, in addition to the annoyance of thirst, and benefit the function of essence. Glutinous rice has the effect of warming the spleen and benefiting the qi, suitable for those who have low function of the spleen and stomach to eat, for the deficiency of cold diarrhea, deficiency of thirst, urination and other unfavorable has a certain auxiliary therapeutic effect. Chinese medicine that Job's tears have the spleen, lungs, heat, dampness function, often eat on chronic enteritis, indigestion and other diseases also have good effect. Dietary fiber-rich Job's tears have the effect of preventing hyperlipidemia, hypertension, stroke and cardiovascular disease.

2, beans are "congee" ingredients, commonly used soybeans, red beans. Soybean protein, fat, carbohydrates, crude fiber, calcium, phosphorus, iron, carotene, thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, etc., very nutritious, and has a lower blood cholesterol, prevention of cardiovascular disease, inhibit a variety of malignant tumors, prevention of osteoporosis and other health functions. Red beans contain protein, fat, carbohydrates, crude fiber, calcium, phosphorus, iron, thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, etc., Chinese medicine believes that this product has the spleen and dry dampness, diuresis, edema of the function of the spleen deficiency diarrhea, as well as edema has a certain auxiliary therapeutic effect.

3, do not underestimate the "Lapa congee" in the therapeutic role of nuts, peanuts and walnuts are indispensable ingredients. Peanuts have a "fruit of life" reputation, with moistening the lungs, and stomach, cough, diuretic, lactation and many other functions. Walnut kernel has a tonic kidney gas, brain, strong muscles and bones, but also to enhance appetite, hair, walnut kernel contains vitamin E is recognized by the medical profession of anti-aging drugs.

Calorie of Laha congee

As early as more than 1,000 millenniums on the eighth day of the first month of the Laha congee habit, this day is designated as the Laha Festival, this day to drink the porridge is also called Laha congee. Laha congee is also called seven treasures and five flavors of congee, the ingredients used are coarse grains, nuts, vegetables, fruits and so on, not only nutritious and know how to mix and match if you can control the calorie, so Laha congee become a weight loss tool.

Heat and dampness in the body is usually both damp and cold in the body, but also hot hot, if this kind of obese people may have recurrent acne, constipation, mouth sores and other symptoms. For the usual often fish and meat socializing or drinking and smoking, then damp heat obesity symptoms will be more obvious, want to lose weight first of all to discharge the body's dampness and heat, accelerate the detoxification metabolism, the body to restore the slimming will be very fast.

Barley and millet are rich in fiber, and the most important thing is that these two ingredients can enter the spleen, accelerate the body's metabolism to discharge the body moisture and heat. Often drink socializing people with high blood viscosity, and barley and millet can also dilute the blood, to do detoxification and clear the role of blood. Job's tears, millet and glutinous rice soaked in warm water for 20 minutes, and then add red dates together with a small fire simmer for 30 minutes to eat.

LaBa congee is suitable for the crowd

1, pregnant women iron

Pregnant women in the early stages of pregnancy is generally more responsive, do not want to eat, nausea, vomiting, this time to drink congee is a relatively good choice. But for pregnant women porridge should pay attention to the water do not put too much, otherwise it will cause pregnant women too much stomach acid. Pregnant women can drink congee with some sesame sauce rolls, steamed buns and so on. During pregnancy need to supplement calcium, iron and other elements, this congee is undoubtedly a good choice.

2, the elderly digestive

Elderly digestion, absorption has declined, Laha congee is very suitable for the elderly to eat, easy to digest, rich ingredients, rich in nutrients and therapeutic effects of the most suitable for the elderly health, however.

3, women's blood

I am often asked by some women, why the face is not good, not red. Many women have two symptoms of deficiency of blood and gas, porridge is a good choice, Lapa porridge added barley, wolfberries, peanuts, jujubes, cinnamon, etc., to replenish gas and blood. Congee in the rice oil must not be wasted (rice oil is the top of the congee after a good oil skin, it is a good thing for beauty). Often drink congee will really make your face beautiful, but also control weight gain.

4, suffering from gastric diseases should not be eaten

We all know that the eight treasures congee will only do to add a lot of coarse grains, and consumption of coarse grains on the human digestive tract is a test, if the digestive function is good, then the body has a lot of benefits, but suffering from gastrointestinal disorders of the population if consumed will aggravate the phenomenon of the condition, such as gastric ulcers, duodenal ulcers, gastritis, etc. This category of people, if consumed, will not be able to eat the food. If this kind of people eat, you can use fine grain porridge, such as millet, glutinous rice, round-grained rice.

5, allergic patients should not eat

Laiba congee will add some nuts, such as peanuts, cashews, pine nuts, etc., and some people are easily allergic to these foods, especially within six months of the child is more susceptible to allergies. So these people should pay more attention when eating Laha congee.