Traditional Chinese medicine believes that dampness is very dangerous for our body. Red bean and coix seed porridge has good effects in dispelling dampness and can also help with weight loss. Today, I will teach you how to make delicious red bean and coix seed porridge!
【Name】
Red bean and coix seed porridge
【Ingredients】
Red beans, coix seeds, lily bulbs, red dates (seedless), lotus seeds
【Instructions】
1. Wash the red beans and coix seeds in a 1:1 ratio (or according to your preference), soak them for two to three hours. If you don't soak them, you can cook them a little longer.
2. When the red beans start to boil (cracks appear on the beans), you can add red dates, lily bulbs, and lotus seeds.
3. After another fifteen minutes, add rock sugar or brown sugar.
4. When the sugar cubes dissolve, it's done.
5. A pot of delicious red bean and coix seed porridge is ready to serve.
【Cooling effect】
Since a lot of water is used when cooking the porridge, the soup can last for half a day, which is perfect for drinking as tea. If it's summer, you should try to finish it in the morning as it may spoil in the afternoon due to the heat.
The settled coix seeds and red beans can still be eaten. If you don't like the texture, you can mix in some white sugar. Isn't it great that you can use it as both tea and rice?
【Anti-edema effect】
The "anti-edema" effect of coix seeds and red beans is also interesting. We should not think that edema is only caused by water retention. Out of ten people, at least five or six have a larger body size, which is also considered as edema, known as corpulence in body posture.
In the view of traditional Chinese medicine, whether it is obesity or edema, it means that there is dampness in the body and the fluid cannot flow with the Qi and blood, staying between the body cells, causing rapid swelling. This is the case for both edema and obesity, with only different degrees. Medicines or foods with strong dampness-dispelling properties can eliminate the fluid stagnation in the body, thus reducing edema.
Therefore, red beans are essential for treating edema. And practice has proved that red bean and coix seed porridge has good weight loss effects, which can help with weight loss without harming the body. Especially for middle-aged and elderly obesity, the effect is particularly good.
