SLC S21 Week 3 - Herbal Medicine in the Kitchen.
SLC S21 Week 3
Hello everyone, I am very happy to be able to participate in SLC S21 Week 3 in my area of Indonesia there are many common spices that are easy to find here we always use these spices in our regional cuisine which is full of spices so in my place it is very easy to find because spices are kitchen necessities besides that dishes that are rich in spices also have many benefits for the body and also to make our cooking more delicious without having to use flavor enhancers
Here I will share 1 recipe for my regional cuisine that uses spices from my region, here we call it (kuah teucrah) or Acehnese curry. I will use milkfish that I cook with my regional spices.
lime
2 tsp salt
3 cloves of garlic
5 red chilies
4 cayenne peppers
a piece of turmeric
a piece of ginger
1 tsp pepper
1 tsp coriander
5 dried starfruit
2 pandan leaves
curry leaves
sliced shallots
The first step is to marinate the fish with lime juice and salt, let it sit for 3 minutes until everything is absorbed.
After that, prepare the fine spices, including shallots, garlic, pepper, coriander, ginger, turmeric, cayenne pepper, red chili and Acehnese tamarind. Blend all these spices in a blender.
- After that, prepare a pan, pour in a little oil, then sauté the curry leaves, pandan leaves, lemongrass and sliced shallots until slightly wilted. During the sautéing process, it gives off a very fragrant smell. Here, we often use this as an aromatic in food.
- then add the ground spices, then add 300 grams of marinated milkfish, add 300 ml of water, stir briefly until all the spices are evenly mixed and also add 1 tablespoon of finely ground coconut as a natural flavoring.
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- Cook for about 20 minutes on medium heat and add 1 tsp of salt then check the taste to see if it is right if it is, turn off the stove and let it cool
| health benefits of each herbal plant |
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- Turmeric is a herbal plant that has many benefits in cooking, including turmeric can increase the body's resistance because turmeric contains curcumin and turmeric is also an anti-inflammatory. Apart from that, turmeric is also very necessary in cooking as a natural coloring.
Ginger is one of the herbal plants that is often used in making dishes or drinks in Indonesia. Ginger has many benefits that are good for the body, including ginger being used as a natural medicine to relieve menstrual pain and nausea. Ginger is also commonly used as a gout medicine because it has anti-inflammatory properties.
Shallots are one of the kitchen spices that are very necessary in cooking food. Shallots also have many benefits that are good for the body, namely they can improve heart health, lower blood sugar levels. Shallots also have anti-inflammatory properties and are rich in antioxidants.
Garlic is also equally important in the world of herbs and cooking, which has many benefits for the body, including improving brain function, improving digestion because garlic will fight bad bacteria and protect the good bacteria in the intestines.
Coriander is also equally important for cooking and herbs have good benefits for the body, including reducing LDL or bad cholesterol because coriander is rich in antioxidants, using coriander in cooking can make food taste better and be healthy for the heart.
White pepper is one of the spices that must be in the kitchen. One of the functions of pepper is as a natural antimicrobial. White pepper is also good for digestion.
Red chili is one of the ingredients that is often used to make food a little spicy, but the taste of red chili itself is not too spicy, unlike cayenne pepper. Red chili has benefits as, the capsaicin content in chili is healthy for the heart, acts as an anti-cancer.
Cayenne pepper is almost the same as red pepper, but cayenne pepper has a spicy taste, its benefits are also almost the same, the capsaicin content in cayenne pepper helps to lose weight.
This dried starfruit is a typical spice from our region, Aceh. All typical Acehnese dishes use this ingredient. Starfruit is also good for health, including managing high blood pressure and speeding up wound healing.
| There are many spices used in cooking. I will mention 2 spices that I often use. |
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- Cumin is one of the spices that I often use in cooking, white cumin contains fiber, various antioxidant compounds, lowers cholesterol and prevents diabetes. The function of cumin in cooking can strengthen the taste of the food and make the aroma of the food very fragrant, its fragrance is very distinctive.
- Black pepper is one of the kitchen spices, even black pepper is nicknamed the king of spices, black pepper is also widely used in traditional medicine as a medicine for headaches, fever and stomach aches, the benefits of black pepper in cooking are to give a spicy taste, black pepper also removes the fishy smell of food such as eggs and meat
| I went to a specialty spice store in my city, and I will feature common spices here. |
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- Cinnamon is a kitchen spice that has the benefit of reducing blood sugar and helping reduce oxidative stress.
use of cinnamon in cooking
You can boil this cinnamon with a little water because cinnamon is aromatic.
you also saute this cinnamon with a little coconut oil at the beginning stage of cooking sauteing until the cinnamon gives off a fragrant smell
- Turmeric is a kitchen spice that is widely used in cooking. Apart from that, turmeric has anti-inflammatory benefits and can also increase the body's immunity.
Turmeric as a flavor enhancer in cooking. How to add it: You can grind the turmeric or grate the turmeric.
Turmeric is also a natural yellow dye to enhance the color of cooking.
- This red onion is a kitchen spice that is always present in cooking and functions as an anti-inflammatory and improves heart performance.
The use of shallots in cooking is usually sliced shallots for sautéing at the start of the cooking process.
- Star anise is a kitchen spice that exists in the herbal world. Star anise functions as an antidote to bacteria because star anise contains anethole.
How to use star anise in cooking: We can add star anise to soup dishes and also sauté the flowers at the start of the cooking process as an aromatic.
- This nutmeg is one of the kitchen spices that I often use in my cooking. The benefits of nutmeg can improve sleep quality, prevent bacterial infections and maintain dental health.
Using nutmeg in cooking, you can grate a little nutmeg and add it to dishes such as curry, soup and other meat dishes.
| I will make 1 detox drink that I learned from a herbal doctor expert in my area |
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1 thumb turmeric
galangal 1/3 of turmeric
1 stalk of lemongrass
lime / lemon
honey (optional)
- The first step is to peel the turmeric, ginger and galangal skin, then wash all the ingredients and cut them into small pieces, you can also grate them.
- After that, put it in a pan, pour in 200ml of water, then cook until all the ingredients give off an aroma and the color changes to yellow.
- After that, strain all the spices after the water is slightly warm, then squeeze a little lime and add 1 tsp of honey to add to the taste of this detox drink.
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This detox drink is good to drink before going to bed at night, it has many benefits.
- can clean the intestines
- cleanse the kidneys
- smooth menstruation for women
- improve brain performance
This is all I can share on this occasion, I hope you like it and I invite my friends to attend this contest @olesia @sduttaskitchen @stef1
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