BANANA STEM SOUP, VAZHATHANDU SOUP, KELE KI DANDAL KI SOUP

BANANA STEM SOUP/VAZHATHANDU SOUP/ KELE KI DANDAL  KI SOUP

Banana stem soup is made with  banana stems and little  barley.  Banana stem and the barley has got various medicinal properties.  Banana stem juice consumed in the empty stomach in the morning cures kidney stone. Barley water is given when fever is there and helps in flushing out the toxins from the body through urine.

Let us have a look at the recipe now:

Ingredients:

1 cup banana stem  finely chopped

1 tbsp barley

2 tbsp finely chopped beans

1 tbsp grated carrots

½  lemon

1 tsp ghee

Chaat masala, black pepper powder, black salt, salt as per taste.

Coriander, mint leaves ½ tsp

Method:

Wash both barley and banana stem and pressure cook the same with water above the level of banana stem.

In the meanwhile, heat ghee and sauté the chopped beans, it should be crunchy.

When the pressure comes down, grind the  cooked banana barley in a mixer.  Strain the same and discard the portion in the strainer.  Add one cup of water and boil the soup.

Remove from the gas, add the beans, carrots, chaat masala, black salt, salt, pepper powder, lime juice, mix well. Garnish with mint/coriander leaves and serve hot.

NOTE:  You can also use onion, fresh cream etc.

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Health benefits of Banana stem:

Banana stem is rich in fiber and helps weight loss.  Due to rich content, it helps body to feel full faster.  The intake of food gets reduced by including banana stem to diet.  It can be taken in the form of juice, but eating it as a whole provides more benefits. Including it once or twice a week can help people looking for ways to cut down extra pounds.

Like banana, banana stem is also rich in potassium and vitamin B6.  Vitamin B6 helps production of chemicals such as hemoglobin and insulin. Again, it improves the ability of body to fight against infection. Potassium helps effective functioning of muscles including cardiac muscles, prevents high blood pressure, helps nerve impulses and maintains fluid balance within the body.

It is a diuretic and helps detoxify the body. Some believe that banana stem can prevent and treat kidney stones. This is fact under study and the effectiveness has not been proven by the western world.

Health benefits of Barley

Barley is a plant. The grain of barley is used to make medicine.

Barley is used for lowering blood sugar, blood pressure, and cholesterol, and for promoting weight loss. It is also used for digestive complaints including diarrhea,stomach pain, and inflammatory bowel conditions.

Some people use barley for increasing strength and endurance. Other uses includecancer prevention and treatment of a lung problem called bronchitis.

Barley is applied to the skin for treating boils.

In foods, barley is used as a source of vitamins, carbohydrates, proteins, and fatty oils.

In manufacturing, barley is used as a food grain, natural sweetener, and as an ingredient for brewing beer and making alcoholic beverages.

How does it work?

The fiber in barley might lower cholesterol and blood pressure in people with high cholesterol. Barley may also reduce blood sugar and insulin levels. Barley seems to slow stomach emptying. This could help keep blood sugar stable and create a sensation of being full, which might help to control appetite.

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