When the weather changes from dry and cold to wet and warm, my throat and digestive system usually goes through a change too. As the Chinese really based everything on the idea of 'Yin & Yang', there are certain categories of food that we believe can do good to our body when we are under the weather!
Mung Bean is said to have a cooling effect and my mom always make this sweet soup when the
Ingredients :1/2 cup mung beans (washed)
a pinch of salt
water (enough to cover the mung beans)
2 pandan leaves, tied into a knot
1 cup coconut milk
1/2 cup ...
Ingredients :500g Green Beans Sliced into about 2″ pieces
(Traditionally they are sliced lengthways, then cut in half)
2-3 Carrots Sliced into rounds...
Ingredients :1 pound shredded smoked ham
1 pound dry navy beans, washed
6 medium potatoes, peeled and cubed
1 large onion, diced
6 medium carrots, sliced 1/4 inch ...
Ingredients :For Soup:
1 can reduced salt black beans, drained but not rinsed (we want to keep the starch of the beans to thicken the soup); 15.5 oz can
1 can orig...