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The fact that carrots are useful and very rich in beta-carotene, we know from childhood. But the usual garden carrots harbor a lot of surprises. And in the EU, it is officially recognized as a fruit!
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All so that enterprising Portuguese could legally cook and sell fragrant "fruit" jam - carrot. According to the laws of the European Union, jam can be cooked only from fruits, and it can not be made from vegetables, so I had to write down carrots with fruit.
Few of us have heard of carrot. Although carrots are considered the most common vegetable on the planet, tea from them is a rare guest on our table.
Old people remember that after the war, when real leaf tea was difficult to get, carrot tea for many became a forced replacement.
There are two diametrically opposite methods of its preparation - from tops and from roots. It’s hard to say which one is better. Proponents have one and the other, but they all argue that carrot tea may well replace the usual black.
I prefer carrot leaf tea. In some countries, carrot tops are sold in markets, and in our country, as a rule, they are thrown away. The more interesting is to make a delicious and healthy drink from it.
Useful properties of carrot tea due to the large amount of carotene, which got its name in honor of this root crop (from the Latin carota - carrot).
Carotene is a pigment that gives carrots a yellow-orange color. It is a natural immunostimulant, increases the body's resistance to pathogens.
Carrot tea can be drunk without sugar. Just add some honey. The fact is that the root vegetable itself is sweet due to its high sugar content. So this drink not only quenches thirst, but also tastes good.
Folk healers recommend using it with loss of strength, with chronic constipation. A drink from carrots is useful to take for colds, insomnia. It is able to remove harmful substances from the body.
Tea from this beautiful root vegetable is recommended for men. This will protect them from prostatitis and also from urolithiasis. If you regularly drink carrot tea, you can avoid problems with the gastrointestinal tract.
There is an opinion that tea from carrots improves the immune system, increases tone. It is useful for children because it strengthens bones during their active growth.
Methods of preparing carrot tea from dry carrots
Prepare such a “cook” as follows. The carrot, usually small, is washed, dried and finely cut or rubbed on a grater. Then dried on the batter in the oven or oven in three receptions of 20 minutes.
The temperature of the oven should be 200 degrees. Make sure the raw materials don't burn! The finished product is stored in a dry place in linen bags or tin (glass) cans.
Tea from the fruits of carrots has a pleasant fruity tint. To guess that this is a regular carrot is very difficult. Some people drink this drink with milk.
From the carrot bottom
Carrot tops are harvested in summer, during a period of active growth. It is cut and dried in the fresh air or in the oven. The resulting raw materials should be stored in a vacuum bag or glass jar. The main thing is that the storage tank is well closed.
Carrot top tea It will make it easier to pass the hot days. You can drink it hot or with ice and mint. All other methods of preparing carrot tea have the same brewing technology, but differ in the infusion time and the presence of additional components.
For example, you can mix carrots, fruits or leaves of currants, rose hips and insist for 4 hours. Tea prepared according to this recipe will be useful for colds, vitamin deficiency and general weakness of the body.
Funny fact.The very first carrot was not the traditional orange-red color, but bright purple! Familiar to the whole world sun red carrot was bred by inquisitive Dutch scientists in the XVI century. According to legend, botanists performed their feat in the name of the Orange royal family, whose dynastic color was orange.
A great addition to carrot tea can be carrot cake. The secret of this recipe is the balance of sweet and salty flavors. A juicy cake melts in your mouth.
Share original recipes of carrot dishes with your friends. Bon appetit!
DepositPhotos
All so that enterprising Portuguese could legally cook and sell fragrant "fruit" jam - carrot. According to the laws of the European Union, jam can be cooked only from fruits, and it can not be made from vegetables, so I had to write down carrots with fruit.
Few of us have heard of carrot. Although carrots are considered the most common vegetable on the planet, tea from them is a rare guest on our table.
Old people remember that after the war, when real leaf tea was difficult to get, carrot tea for many became a forced replacement.
There are two diametrically opposite methods of its preparation - from tops and from roots. It’s hard to say which one is better. Proponents have one and the other, but they all argue that carrot tea may well replace the usual black.
I prefer carrot leaf tea. In some countries, carrot tops are sold in markets, and in our country, as a rule, they are thrown away. The more interesting is to make a delicious and healthy drink from it.
Useful properties of carrot tea due to the large amount of carotene, which got its name in honor of this root crop (from the Latin carota - carrot).
Carotene is a pigment that gives carrots a yellow-orange color. It is a natural immunostimulant, increases the body's resistance to pathogens.
Carrot tea can be drunk without sugar. Just add some honey. The fact is that the root vegetable itself is sweet due to its high sugar content. So this drink not only quenches thirst, but also tastes good.
Folk healers recommend using it with loss of strength, with chronic constipation. A drink from carrots is useful to take for colds, insomnia. It is able to remove harmful substances from the body.
Tea from this beautiful root vegetable is recommended for men. This will protect them from prostatitis and also from urolithiasis. If you regularly drink carrot tea, you can avoid problems with the gastrointestinal tract.
There is an opinion that tea from carrots improves the immune system, increases tone. It is useful for children because it strengthens bones during their active growth.
Methods of preparing carrot tea from dry carrots
- Warm the teapot, rinsing it with boiling water.
- Pour two tablespoons of dry ground root.
- Pour a glass of boiling water.
- Cover the teapot with a lid and wrap it with a towel, leave it to brew for twenty minutes.
Prepare such a “cook” as follows. The carrot, usually small, is washed, dried and finely cut or rubbed on a grater. Then dried on the batter in the oven or oven in three receptions of 20 minutes.
The temperature of the oven should be 200 degrees. Make sure the raw materials don't burn! The finished product is stored in a dry place in linen bags or tin (glass) cans.
Tea from the fruits of carrots has a pleasant fruity tint. To guess that this is a regular carrot is very difficult. Some people drink this drink with milk.
From the carrot bottom
- Prepare a tablespoon of top and dried carrots.
- Pour it in the broiler and pour a glass of hot water.
- Leave to insist for thirty minutes.
Carrot tops are harvested in summer, during a period of active growth. It is cut and dried in the fresh air or in the oven. The resulting raw materials should be stored in a vacuum bag or glass jar. The main thing is that the storage tank is well closed.
Carrot top tea It will make it easier to pass the hot days. You can drink it hot or with ice and mint. All other methods of preparing carrot tea have the same brewing technology, but differ in the infusion time and the presence of additional components.
For example, you can mix carrots, fruits or leaves of currants, rose hips and insist for 4 hours. Tea prepared according to this recipe will be useful for colds, vitamin deficiency and general weakness of the body.
Funny fact.The very first carrot was not the traditional orange-red color, but bright purple! Familiar to the whole world sun red carrot was bred by inquisitive Dutch scientists in the XVI century. According to legend, botanists performed their feat in the name of the Orange royal family, whose dynastic color was orange.
A great addition to carrot tea can be carrot cake. The secret of this recipe is the balance of sweet and salty flavors. A juicy cake melts in your mouth.
Share original recipes of carrot dishes with your friends. Bon appetit!
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