How are you tonight? Hopefully you are always in good health. This time I will take a closer look at the fruit that is often mistaken for jackfruit. Yes, breadfruit.
Who would have thought that this fruit with the Latin name Artocarpus, has a myriad of benefits. Among them are to treat kidney disease, and lower cholesterol levels.
Breadfruit, who doesn't recognize this fruit with its distinctive shape? Yes, breadfruit is indeed very familiar to the Indonesian people. This shrub is very easy to find on the side of the road or in the yard. When it's in season, you can find a lot of breadfruit hanging from one tree.
The fruit is round and green, with a rough texture. Be careful when picking it, because the sap produced is very sticky and difficult to remove if it sticks. Breadfruit is usually processed by steaming or frying, then eaten immediately.
But where I live, there are also those who process it into dawet, and also porridge. The way to make breadfruit dawet is the same as making dawet in general. However, the breadfruit is boiled first and mashed, then mixed with flour and various spices, then kneaded. The dawet sukun dough is then boiled until the water is absorbed. When it is cooked, the dawet sukun is then made using a special mold. Unlike the usual dawet which is green, this one has a very attractive pink color. Usually my mother uses liquid palm sugar, not forgetting the coconut milk that is poured into the glass.
Not only delicious as a variety of dishes, sukun certainly has hidden properties that are beneficial for health.
Let's explore it more deeply.
If asked, besides facial skin, what other part of the body is the most maintained by everyone. Maybe many of you will answer hair. If not paid attention to, then dirt will appear on the scalp which is usually called dandruff.
In addition to disturbing the appearance, dandruff also makes the scalp itchy. Lack of care, wrong shampoo, and oily scalp are factors that cause dandruff to appear. You don't want this to happen to you.
Well, I have a solution to get rid of dandruff.
Prepare the following ingredients:
We need breadfruit
And lime
Easy, right? Let's just make it.
Prepare the peeled breadfruit
Then clean it from the sap, my friend.
Then cut it into small pieces
Then boil it until soft
While waiting for it to boil, prepare the lime
Cut the lime and squeeze it in a bowl, then set aside
Check the boiled breadfruit, if it is cooked, remove it and drain it
Wait for it to cool for a while, then put it in a blender container
Add lime juice and a little water
Mash it at medium speed
Finally, pour it into a bowl
Done
Good luck trying it at home.
Breadfruit contains omega 6 fatty acids which are healthy for hair follicles, and are effective in reducing excess oil on the head. Likewise, lime reduces oil and cleanses your scalp.
Use it as a mask on your scalp every two days, until the dandruff is gone.
Welcome to a healthy scalp.
Overcoming Cholesterol
Friends, relaxing with friends is definitely fun. But what if we don't realize what we eat adds to the list of diseases in the body. One of them is the use of excessive cooking oil which can trigger excessive cholesterol. Now, diseases don't choose age, old or young, they can be victims.
One way to avoid it is to adopt a healthy lifestyle by exercising diligently. Well, to support this lifestyle, there is nothing wrong if we increase our nutritional intake that is not only delicious, but also beneficial for lowering cholesterol. Like the following concoction. This time we use breadfruit, granulated sugar, cinnamon powder, nutmeg powder, and plain yogurt
Let's Mix:
Peel the breadfruit first and clean it from the sap
After that, cut it into small pieces
Then boil it until it boils and the breadfruit becomes softer
When it's done, turn off the stove and drain it, then put it in a blender
Add yogurt, one spoon of cinnamon powder, one spoon
Add yogurt, one spoon of cinnamon powder, one spoon of nutmeg powder, and one teaspoon of granulated sugar
Mash it until smooth.
When it's mixed well and becomes liquid, pour it into a glass.
Done.
Have fun trying it at home.
Breadfruit contains essential amino acids and tannins that can ward off bad cholesterol in the body.
Drink it regularly three times a day for a healthy body.
Have fun trying it.
Greetings always compact.
By @midiagam