Lotus Seed With Longan Tea

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Lotus seed with longan tea is said to nourish the blood, strengthen the brain and good for the complexion.

 

 

LOTUS SEED WITH LONGAN TEA

Preparation time: 4 hours for the soaking

Cooking time:  2 hours (on the stove), 4 hours (in slow cooker)

 

Ingredients:

120 g lotus seeds

15 g dried seedless longan meat

15 g Chinese white fungus

rock sugar or good natural sugar

 

Method:

1. Rinse and soak the lotus and white fungus in cold water for 4 hours.  Remove and drain.
2. Boil 600 ml water into a pot.
3. Add lotus seeds, longan meat and white fungus.
4. Boil over high heat, then over low heat for about 1 hour.
5. Lastly add the sugar and boil till sugar dissolve.
6. Serve

 

 

TIPS:

If you have not enough time in the morning to cook..

Night Before:

 

1.      Soak the white fungus for about 15 minutes and wash.  Wash the lotus seed without soaking and put it together with the white fungus and longan into a slow cooker.  Add the water and  use a timer to allow the lotus seed to soak for 4 hours in the slow cooker before it starts cooking.

2.      Time it to cook for 4 hours.

 

Next Morning:

1. Bring it to a boil.
2. Add rock sugar or good natural sugar

 

 

Herbal Mint Tea

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Mint herbal tea is said to be cooling and soothes the mind. Also acts as beautifying agent that get rid of acne, benefits the complexion.

 

 

MINT HERBAL TEA

Preparation time: 5 mins

Cooking time: 20 mins

 

Ingredient:

 

20 g dried mint leaves

rock sugar or any good natural sugar

 

Method:

 

1. Rinse and drain the mint leaves.
2. Boil 2000 ml of water in a pot.  Add the mint leaves and cover the pot. 
3. Off the stove and leave it  for about 20 to 30 minutes, until the scent of the mint is infused in the tea. 
4. Add  the rock sugar and stir until it melts.
5. Serve.

 

 

TIPS:

Fresh mint leaves can be used to make tea.  Just steep it in hot water in a cup or teapot.

Add natural sugar if prefer sweetness.

 

 

Dates Tea for Breakfast

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DATES TEA

 

Preparation Time: 10 mins

Cooking Time: 2 hrs (on the stove), 4 hrs (in slow cooker)

Serves: 4-6

 

 

Ingredients:
1 handful of Chinese Red Dates
1 handful of Chinese Black Dates
10 Big Sweet Dates (Mud Choh)
1 handful of Black Soya Beans
 Water

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Method:
Wash all the ingredients.
Place all into a Croakpot or Slow Cooker.
Add water.Allow it to cook for about 4 hours over the night by using a timer.

 

 

TIPS:

Cooking on the stove will required less time.  It takes about 2 hours.
Sugar is not required. The tea is naturally sweetened by the dates.

 

Shrimp Congee for Breakfast

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SHRIMP CONGEE

Preparation time: 10 minutes

Cooking time: 45 minutes (on the stove),  3-4 hrs (in slow cooker)

Serves: 2

 

Ingredients:

!00 gm rice

76 g shelled shrimps

76g lean meat (shredded)

salt

corn flour

egg white

ground white pepper

coriander

ginger

 

Method:

1. Soak rice in water for 30 minutes and then drain well.  Rinse the shrimps and set aside.
2. Rinse and shred the meat. Marinate with corn flour, egg white and ground white pepper for 15 minutes.
3. Put rice and water into a pot. Bring to the boil over high heat and then switch to low heat until the rice is mushy.  Add shredded port, shrimps, spring onion, ginger and salt at last.  Boil for 10 more minutes. Serve.

 

TIPS:

If you do not have the time to cook in the morning,

1. Night before: Cook the rice with water in the croak pot or slow cooker.  Use a timer to cook for about 4 hours.  Clean and prepare the prawns and keep it in the fridge.
2. Morning: Transfer the congee from slow cooker into a pot, bring it to boil and add the prawns, meat and seasoning. Further cook for about 5 to 10 minutes.