Barley Eucheuma Seaweed Cooling Drink

 

 

Cooking barley drink is very common home remedies drinks for kidney and bladder ailments for years. This home remedies has been used in treating the urinary trace problems naturally, neutralize the acid in the urine, as a diuretic cooling drink for getting rid of excess body fluid especially for pregnant women, and help to reduce of body heat. It is also a rich nourishing drink for beautiful skin.  

A difference taste of Barley water 

Adding more or bundle of Pandan Leaves not only add fragrant to the drink, when cook with pearl Barley has the medicinal effect to cut down the uric acid, aid gout, cholesterol and fats.

Adding Lime or Lemon juice, honey to Barley water gives kidney a flush, for bladder infection.

Eucheuma Cottonii Seaweed ~ Sea Bird Nest to Barley Water

Adding Sea Bird Nest to the cooked Barley drink, this creates high fiber content and rich nutrients (Refer sea bird nest or Eucheuma Cottonii Seaweed nutrients)  healthy drink for treating ailments like water retention, sweling legs, lower limbs odema, urinary trace infection problems, overactive bladder problem, improves bowel movement and ease constipation, and this helps in vitalize the kidney as well.

Making this recipe is quite simple. When cooking a pot of barley water, think about adding a bit of Eucheuma Cottonii Seaweed (Sea Bird Nest) into the cooked barley. Remember do not over cook the Sea Bird Nest (to remain its nutrients and enzyme content).

Ingredients:

Ingredients A: (to cook Barley water with pandan leaves )

• 8 Pandan Leaves
• 1 cup of Barley
• 80g rock sugar
• Water 1800ml

(cook for about 1 hour)

Ingredients B:

Eucheuma Seaweed - 20g (washed and cleansed)

Preparation:

1. Washed, rinsed, soaked Eucheuma Seaweed overnight, or for cleaned and washed Sea Bird Nest only needs 5 - 6 hours of soaking time. Remember to change water several times with running water and continue soaking.

2. Drain water away. Cut Sea Bird Nest into smaller length or blend it with juice blender.

Method:

1. Place in ready cooked barley soup in the pot and bring to a boil.

2. When boil, stir in Ingredients B - the Eucheuma Seaweed (or blended) to cook for about 3 - 5 minutes.. Simmer it for another 5 minutes. Done.

3. You may cook it till dissolved. Add in a little bit of lemon juice makes the taste wonderful. When cold, it turns into Jelly form.

  

 3. Serve in hot or chilled as you desired.

Tips:

• How to keep soaked Eucheuma Cottonii Seaweed (Sea Bird Nest). Usually I soaked Eucheuma Seaweed in large amount and leave it in refrigerator (can keep up to 1 week) for later consumption.