You will need
- - the roots of chicory;
- water;
- - coffee grinder or blender.
Instruction
1
Currently sold in stores different chicory: chopped (prior to brewing, it is necessary to grind in a regular coffee grinder), ground coffee, soluble — in the form of a thick paste or powder. Brew chicory in this form are simply recommendations usually indicated on the package. But it is possible to prepare a beverage from the roots of chicory. To cook the roots, rinse, then wipe dry.
2
Fry the roots in a pan on very low heat until until you evaporate all the moisture. During roasting they are specific, but very pleasant smell. The culprit of this fragrance — a bouquet of aromatic substances, called titorial formed during frying the roots.
3
Roasted roots grind in a coffee grinder or blender. Fill with boiling water (1 teaspoon of chicory in a glass of water) and simmer for about five minutes. Then remove from heat and let steep for 5-7 minutes.
4
Chicory drink is ready! You can drink it as coffee with cream, milk, sugar and, if desired, even with lemon.
Useful advice
In the roots of chicory contains a storehouse of nutrients: pectin, choline, glycosides (lactucin, inhibin, chicory), 40 percent of starchy substances inulin, sugar, protein and tannin, ascorbic acid, vitamin K, b vitamins, and organic acids.
A decoction of wild chicory unlike coffee, acts on the Central nervous system calming. In addition, it has anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial and astringent properties. It is proved that increasing the amplitude and slowing the heart rate, chicory improves heart. People who drink chicory, in most cases, easy digestion and good appetite.
In modern domestic medicine on the basis of chicory made a number of anti-inflammatory, cholagogic and wound healing drugs. Not so long ago it was found that the extract of chicory roots reduces the level of blood sugar. This means that the drink from chicory can be successfully applied in the complex treatment of diabetes.
A decoction of wild chicory unlike coffee, acts on the Central nervous system calming. In addition, it has anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial and astringent properties. It is proved that increasing the amplitude and slowing the heart rate, chicory improves heart. People who drink chicory, in most cases, easy digestion and good appetite.
In modern domestic medicine on the basis of chicory made a number of anti-inflammatory, cholagogic and wound healing drugs. Not so long ago it was found that the extract of chicory roots reduces the level of blood sugar. This means that the drink from chicory can be successfully applied in the complex treatment of diabetes.