Black beans and other cooling dishes on hot days

(Baonghean.vn) - Black beans are neutral, sweet, have relatively high nutritional value, contain protein, fat, rich minerals, in addition, black beans have a very good cooling effect. Here are some easy-to-make cooling dishes from black beanshelp the body cool down on hot days:

Black beans are neutral, sweet, and have relatively high nutritional value.

1. Black bean sweet soup:

Ingredient:300g black beans; 80g white sugar; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1 can coconut milk (200ml); 1 teaspoon tapioca starch.

A cup of cold black bean tea is a great choice on a hot day.

Making:

- Rinse black beans with water, pick out the beans floating on the water surface.

- Soak black beans overnight in cold water, add a little salt while soaking.

- The next day, pour into a basket to drain, pour cold water over the beans.

- Cook until beans are soft, slowly pour sugar into the pot of beans, cook over low heat to let beans absorb sugar.

- Mix coconut milk with a little salt, sugar and a teaspoon of tapioca starch, simmer until the coconut milk thickens.

- When the beans are soft, scoop them into a bowl and serve hot, add 1 to 2 tablespoons of coconut milk on top.

1. Black bean and lotus seed sweet soup:

Ingredient: 300g dried lotus seeds; 1/2 small bowl of black beans; 2 tablespoons of small tapioca pearls (also known as tapioca); Rock sugar (depending on your taste);

A small teaspoon of salt; If you want the dessert to be creamier, you can add a little canned coconut milk; 1 small piece of ginger.

A bowl of black bean and lotus seed sweet soup, mixed with the aroma of ginger.

Making:

- Clean black beans, remove damaged beans, soak beans overnight with a small spoon of salt.

- The next day, wash the black beans again, put them in a pot and simmer until soft, then add rock sugar and simmer over low heat to let the sugar soak into the beans. To save time, you can use a pressure cooker to simmer.

- Wash the dried lotus seeds, boil a pot of water, add the lotus seeds, simmer, cook until the lotus seeds are soft and mushy, then turn off the heat.

- Put small tapioca pearls in a bowl of water, soak for about 10 minutes until they expand, then pour into a basket to drain.

- Pour lotus seeds and black beans into a pot, simmer over very low heat, season with sugar according to your taste.

- Put small tapioca pearls into the pot, cook for about 2 minutes, turn off the heat.

- When scooping the dessert into bowls, add some thinly sliced ​​ginger on top. (Can be served hot or refrigerated)

3. Black bean sticky rice for breakfast:

Ingredient: 300g black beans; 3 small bowls of sticky rice; 2 teaspoons of salt; 2 tablespoons of sugar; 2 teaspoons of cooking oil;

Sesame, roasted peanuts; 1 teaspoon salt, 1 teaspoon sugar.

Black bean sticky rice for breakfast

Making:

- Wash black beans, remove any damaged beans. Soak beans overnight.

- Clean sticky rice, soak beans in cold water overnight, add a small spoon of salt to the bowl of beans.

- Pour beans into the pot, add cold water, add a small spoon of salt, boil until the beans are soft. Turn off the stove, pour the beans into a basket to drain.

- Mix beans and sticky rice, pour into the steamer. (If you like it sweet, add 1 teaspoon of sugar to the sticky rice pot, stir well, cover tightly).

- Boil for about 10 to 15 minutes, drizzle cooking oil evenly over the surface of the sticky rice, use chopsticks to stir evenly (you can add coconut milk depending on your preference). Steam until the sticky rice is cooked and the beans are soft.

- Sesame, peanuts, crushed, mix in sesame bowl a little salt and sugar.

- Scoop sticky rice into bowls, sprinkle sesame and peanuts on top.

Thu Phuong (synthesis)