Hormonal Imbalance
Hormonal Imbalance
Hormonal Imbalance
Plan
1. Analyse my research
2. Search for a recipe that can solve my problem
3. Cook the food using the recipe
4. Reflect on my success with the recipe and overall theme
So the food I’m going to cook is a hormone-balancing Chinese red bean soup for period
cramps. I chose this soup because it isn’t only good for balancing your hormones which is my
main concern but it’s also perfect for PMS. This soup is packed with potassium, magnesium,
and iron and has a lot of anti-inflammatory ingredients.
Ingredients:
¼ cup of dried adzuki beans (red beans) or ½ cup of cooked adzuki beans
3-4 pieces of dried lily bulb
1 piece of dried tangerine peel
1 block of Chinese Black Sugar
2 cups of water
1 tsp goji berries
1 tsp of osmanthus flowers (optional)
1 tbsp tapioca boba pearls
Additionally I will add grass jelly because it’s a good antioxidant that can help lower
high blood pressure and also helps with cooling your body
Instructions:
Soak the lily bulb and raw adzuki beans overnight. On the next day, add the soaked beans and
lily bulb into a pot with the tangerine peel. Pour in 2 cups of clean water and bring everything
to a boil. Cook for 30 mins, and see if the beans are soft to the touch and the lily bulb can
easily be cut by the edge of a spoon. If it’s not soft enough yet, cook for another 10-15 mins.
Once the ingredients are cooked, add in the sweetener of choice (I like to use Chinese black
sugar). Mash the beans a bit to help thicken the soup, then add in goji berries to cook for 10
mins. Separately, cook the tapioca boba pearls according to package instructions. Once the red
bean soup is done, take off the heat and scatter on some osmanthus flowers for garnish. Mix
in the tapioca and add in the grass jelly. Now enjoy:))
For example
Reflection