How to make barley and red bean porridge

Do you know how to make barley and red bean porridge? Let me introduce you to the method of making this porridge.

How to make barley and red bean porridge

If you have a pressure cooker, it is very simple to cook barley and red bean porridge. Wash and soak barley and red bean for two to three hours, bring to a boil over high heat, turn down the heat to the lowest level and cook for 20 minutes after the pressure cooker starts to steam, then turn off the heat and let the air vent naturally. If you don't have time to soak, extend the cooking time to 30 minutes

It should be noted that neither coix seed nor red bean are sticky, so the soup made from them feels different from the rice and millet porridge we usually drink. It has a more watery feeling. You'll get used to it. Never add rice to the soup, because rice is wet and sticky. Although the soup tastes good, it loses the effect of removing moisture.

Barley and red beans are very important

Don't underestimate the simple ingredients of coix seed and red bean. Their effects are extraordinary. Coix seed is listed as a top-grade product in Shennong's Herbal Classic. It can cure dampness, benefit the stomach, reduce edema, strengthen the spleen and stomach, and can lighten the body and benefit the qi if taken for a long time. Red bean also has obvious effects of diuresis, reducing swelling, nourishing the heart, and strengthening the spleen and stomach. Therefore, coix seed and red bean porridge is the best prescription for curing dampness.

Traditional Chinese medicine believes that dampness is the root cause of various chronic and stubborn diseases in modern times. Modern people are under great mental stress, have weak heart qi, and weak spleen and dampness. They need to remove dampness, nourish the heart, and strengthen the spleen and stomach. The best way to do this is to eat barley and red bean porridge.

What are the effects of barley and red bean porridge

Traditional Chinese medicine has its own explanation for its weight-loss effect. In traditional Chinese medicine, edema or obesity means that there is moisture in the body. The water cannot flow with the blood and is retained in the body, causing the body to swell rapidly. Foods with strong dehumidifying properties can help remove the water retained in the human body, thereby achieving the effect of weight loss.

Job's tears are cold in nature, so don't consume too much at one time. In fact, no matter how good something is, you must know when to stop and not go to extremes. Otherwise, we Chinese people value the doctrine of the mean.