How to make barley, red bean and lotus seed porridge and what are its effects?

In life, due to work fatigue, not eating on time and so on, many people unknowingly suffer from stomach problems. Stomach problems make it difficult to digest food, so porridge becomes the choice of many people. There is a kind of food in life that is very good for nourishing the stomach, that is - barley, red bean and lotus seed porridge.

How to make barley, red bean and lotus seed porridge

Ingredients: about 10 lotus seeds, 25g coix seeds, 15g red beans, and 15g glutinous rice.

Efficacy analysis: Lotus seeds are sweet and slightly cool in nature. They nourish the heart and kidneys, strengthen the spleen and stop diarrhea, and treat palpitations and insomnia. The "Ben Jing" records that they are mainly used to nourish the middle, nourish the spirit, and strengthen the qi and strength. Lotus seeds are good at replenishing the deficiency of the five internal organs, promoting the flow of qi and blood in the twelve meridians, and making the qi and blood flow smoothly without rotting. Coix seeds are sweet and light in nature and cool in nature. They have the effects of strengthening the spleen and removing dampness, nourishing the lungs and clearing heat. Glutinous rice is a mild tonic that has the effects of replenishing deficiency, replenishing blood, strengthening the spleen and warming the stomach, and stopping sweating. It is suitable for nausea, loss of appetite, diarrhea caused by spleen and stomach deficiency and cold, and sweat deficiency, shortness of breath and weakness caused by qi deficiency, and abdominal distension during pregnancy. Red beans are mild in nature, sweet and sour in taste, non-toxic, and have the effects of nourishing and strengthening, strengthening the spleen and stomach, promoting diuresis and removing dampness, clearing away heat and detoxifying, promoting lactation and replenishing blood. Red beans are rich in iron and have the effect of replenishing blood. They are a good tonic for women during their menstrual period.

practice:

1. Rinse lotus seeds, red beans and coix seeds with water, and soak them for half an hour (soaking saves time for cooking porridge later).

2. Add appropriate amount of water to the pot and bring to a boil (porridge cooked in boiling water will cook faster and will not stick to the pot).

3. Add the soaked lotus seeds, red beans and coix seeds.

4. Cook over high heat for half an hour, then add the washed coix seeds (lotus seeds, red beans and coix seeds are harder to cook, so add the coix seeds later so they can cook simultaneously).

5. Cook over medium heat for half an hour, and start stirring with a spoon (stirring with a spoon can make the porridge cook more evenly and make the porridge thicker).

6. Cook until it becomes sticky and serve.

Tips: Cook it as long as possible for better results.