Bitter gourd has the effect of clearing heat and detoxifying, and it is a good ingredient for cooling off in the summer. However, if the bitterness of bitter gourd is not handled well, it will affect the taste. Many people are at a loss. So today, I will introduce the method of making bitter gourd porridge!
[Name]
Bitter Gourd Porridge
[Ingredients]
100g bitter gourd, 20g rock sugar, 2g salt, 100g glutinous rice.
[Instructions]
1. When preparing, remove the seeds from the bitter gourd and cut it into small cubes. Put it into the pot with washed glutinous rice and add an appropriate amount of water.
2. Boil it over high heat, then add rock sugar and salt, and simmer over low heat until it becomes a thin porridge.
[Effects]
Bitter gourd has the function of clearing heat, detoxifying, and clearing the mind. It is very suitable for summer consumption.
[Nutritional Value]
Bitter gourd is the most common summer dish for clearing heat. It is called "bitter gourd" because it is bitter. It can clear heat, detoxify, improve eyesight, and treat heat-related diseases, heatstroke, diarrhea, red eyes, swollen and painful furuncles, and ulcers.
Bitter gourd is also a vegetable used to cool off and relieve heat in summer. Bitter gourd is rich in vitamins B, C, calcium, iron, etc. Li Shizhen said that bitter gourd has the effects of "dispelling evil heat, relieving fatigue, clearing the mind, improving energy, and strengthening yang".
Research has found that it has a significant hypoglycemic effect and has a certain therapeutic effect on diabetes. It also has certain antiviral and anticancer effects.
