Wash and peel the wax gourd, and cut it into cubes 1.5cm square for later use. Wash coix seed and lentils separately. Put 2.5 liters of cold water into a casserole, add lentils and coix seed after boiling with high fire, boil again, and cover with low fire for 30 minutes. Add diced wax gourd to the pot, cover and cook for 20 minutes, add rock sugar and stir well. It can be drunk immediately after the flameout, or it can be cooled to room temperature and put into the refrigerator for refrigeration, with better taste.
Tip: Cooking soup with natural mineral water can supplement minerals and trace elements. At the same time, the trace elements in natural mineral water can also play a good nutritional complementary role with the ingredients in soup. Coix seed, also known as Coix seed and Coix seed, is a very common Chinese herbal medicine and a common food in the kitchen. Coix seed is oval, about 0.5 cm long, with smooth side and longitudinal grooves. Coix seed is rich in protein, vitamin B 1, vitamin B2 and dietary fiber, and has high nutritional value. From the point of view of TCM health preservation, Coix seed has the effects of promoting diuresis to reduce swelling, invigorating spleen to remove dampness, relaxing muscles and tendons to remove arthralgia, clearing heat and expelling pus. In addition, coix seed can moisturize and whiten skin, which is a very popular beauty food. Lentils, also known as Emei beans and sheep eye beans, are white mature seeds of lentils, which we often eat. Lentils are rich in protein, vitamins and trace elements.
It is also good to add a little more sugar to those who like it sweet, and a little less sugar to those who like it light, or add a little honey. Its sugar content is less than ordinary sugar, but it increases the taste of honey, and there are some other nutrients, which have the effect of beauty beauty and are delicious.