Monday 9 May 2016

Dang-gui and Egg Soup

Dang-gui and Egg Soup 

SYMPTOMS:

Deficient blood and qi, pale and dizziness for women especially after monthly menstruation or giving birth.

THERAPEUTIC EFFECTS:

Benefit qi and promote blood, moisturize skin.

INGREDIENTS:

  • Egg -  (2 to 4)
  • Angelica Sinensis (dang gui) 當歸 - 8gm
  • Astragalus (huang qi) 黃耆 - 40gm
  • Pitted red dates 去核紅棗 - 20gm

1.   Boil eggs and remove shell. 

2.   Rinse herbs and put all ingredients in a soup pot with about 4 cups of water. Bring to a slow boil and lower heat to simmer for 30 minutes to one cup of soup.

3.   Add salt or sugar to serve. Eat eggs with soup.  

USAGE:

Not suitable when having cold, fever or loose bowel.


Monday 2 May 2016

Curry Cumin Potatoes

Place whole potatoes into a saucepan with water to cover. Bring to a boil, and cook until just tender. Drain, and cut potatoes into quarters. Heat oil in a large saute pan over medium-high heat. Saute the cumin, turmeric, and curry powder for 1 minute. Add potatoes, and saute until toasted.