The 5 most nourishing flowers to grow: plant one at home and the whole family stays healthy
Jasmine
Medicinal value: Jasmine can clear heat and detoxify, and also calm the mind and soothe the spirit, helping with sleep. Many friends like to brew jasmine tea. Today Huahua is sharing a famous Yunnan dish - jasmine scrambled eggs.
Jasmine scrambled eggs
1. After washing the fresh jasmine flowers clean, soak them in salt water for a while, then blanch them, which removes the bitter taste of the jasmine.
2. Prepare 3-4 eggs, beat them, then add a small amount of edible salt.
3. Pour a little cooking oil into the pan, and once the oil is hot, pour in the eggs and stir-fry.
4. Once the eggs have slightly set, add the jasmine flowers and continue stir-frying; after about half a minute to 1 minute it is ready to come out of the pan.
5. A fragrant bowl of jasmine scrambled eggs is done. When time is tight in the morning, you can simply make jasmine scrambled eggs - tasty and time-saving!
Gardenia
Medicinal value: Gardenia can clear the lungs and stop coughing, and it also has a good effect on moving the bowels. Friends who are often constipated can eat some appropriately, such as the simple gardenia egg pancake.
Gardenia egg pancake
1. Pick fresh gardenia flowers, remove the yellow center, and keep only the white petals.
2. Wash the gardenia flowers clean, then blanch them in hot water until cooked, and drain the water.
3. Pour the flour, cornmeal, gardenia flowers and eggs into a large bowl, stir into a batter, and add a small amount of edible salt.
4. Put oil in a flat-bottomed pan, and after heating, pour in the batter, spread it into a thin pancake, and fry until both sides are golden brown.
5. Making a gardenia egg pancake is really simple, isn't it? If you are tired of fried dough sticks and eggs for breakfast, why not try a gardenia egg pancake!
Honeysuckle
Medicinal value: Many friends like drinking honeysuckle tea precisely because it can clear heat and detoxify, and refresh the mind. But besides brewing it as tea, honeysuckle can also be used to make congee!
Honeysuckle two-grain congee:
1. Prepare 50 grams of rice, 20 grams of millet, 3 grams of dried honeysuckle, and 600 milliliters of clear water.
2. After washing the rice and millet clean, put them in a cooking pot, bring to a boil over high heat, then simmer over low heat for another 20 minutes.
3. After the congee has cooked for 20 minutes, add the honeysuckle, stir evenly, then cover and let it sit for 5-10 minutes.
4. The thick, fragrant honeysuckle two-grain congee is ready.
Mint
Medicinal value: Mint tastes cool and refreshing, can reduce internal heat and dispel heat, and refresh the mind. Eating a little when your throat is inflamed from internal heat can bring good relief. When your throat feels uncomfortable, why not make yourself a bowl of mint tofu soup.
Mint tofu soup:
1. After pruning your leggy mint at home, pick the fresh leaves off the branches, remove the stems, wash them clean, drain the water, and set aside.
2. Prepare a small block of tofu and cut it into small pieces, and cut the scallions into small slices and set aside.
3. Heat the pan and pour in oil, add the ginger slices and saute until fragrant, pour in the tofu and fry it briefly, then add an appropriate amount of clear water and bring to a boil; after boiling, turn to low heat and cook for about 20 minutes.
4. After 20 minutes, add the mint and an appropriate amount of salt, turn to high heat and cook for another 2 minutes.
5. Mint tofu soup is fresh and refreshing; friends with an inflamed throat can make a pot themselves!
Aloe
Medicinal value: Aloe is a must-have treasure for women. It can reduce inflammation and kill bacteria, and beautify and care for the skin. I believe quite a few people have used aloe gel. Besides applying it, blending aloe with coix seed into a juice is also very tasty!
Aloe coix seed juice:
1. Prepare about 140 grams of coix seed, wash it clean, then soak it in clear water for 4 hours.
2. Take 25 grams of aloe, remove the outer green skin, and keep only the transparent flesh part.
3. Pour the soaked coix seed and aloe into a high-speed blender, add 1300 milliliters of clear water, and blend into juice.
4. Filter out the residue from the blended juice, pour it into a cooking pot, add rock sugar and cook for about 10 minutes.
5. Aloe coix seed juice has the effects of whitening and removing dampness, and detoxifying and beautifying. Women who love beauty should definitely drink more of it!