Healthy Tuna Grain Bowl with Turmeric Sweet Potatoes and Spicy Yogurt Dressing

This healthy grain bowl is loaded with fresh ingredients and vibrant flavors, thanks to the tangy, spicy yogurt sauce and turmeric-roasted sweet potatoes. Plus, you can easily make this dish from pantry staples and long-lasting freezer items. Serve with an extra squeeze of lime juice for a nutrient-packed and sustaining meal. Level: Easy Total: 40 min Active: 30 min Yield: 4 servings Ingredients 2 medium sweet potatoes, peeled and diced into 1-inch pieces  2 tablespoons toasted sesame oil  3/4 teaspoon ground ginger  3/4 teaspoon ground turmeric Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper  3 cups frozen cooked brown rice (about 24 ounces)  1/4 head red cabbage, thinly sliced (about 2 cups)  2 small carrots, trimmed and peeled into paper-thin ribbons  2 large limes, halved, 1 half cut into wedges for serving  3/4 cup nonfat plain Greek yogurt  1 tablespoon fish sauce  2 teaspoons chili paste, such as sambal oelek  1 1/2 teaspoons hon...
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Basil - a spice with which every meal becomes royal

Basil is definitely far more than a spice and ornamental plant, it is a fantastic help from a natural pharmacy for a range of ailments, from relieving cramps to eliminating restlessness and nervousness

Basil - a spice with which every meal becomes royal


Basil (Ocimum basilicum L.) is an aromatic annual plant, a well-known spice but also a medicine. The original homeland of basil is India and Iran, where it thrives as a perennial plant. Basilicon is a Greek word and means ruler (king) so some say that basil meal is a royal meal.

More importantly, basil is a scientifically tested herb and its spicy, fragrant but also healing effect has been proven. This means that basil is not only a seasoning dish and an ornamental plant, it also helps our health.

The lower the basil varieties, the more aromatic they are. Our Mediterranean basil has a mild lemon flavor and is a favorite spice. Dried whole or chopped leaves and basil flower tips are the spice and fresh leaves are the best. Basil contains 0.3-0.8 percent essential oil with the main ingredient methyl avicol in the leaves, reminiscent of anise, saponins, thymol, bitter substances, tannins.

Medicinal action

Basil in food or as a tea beverage helps:

for inflammation of the internal organs,
promotes digestion,
it opens the appetite,
removes inflammation, cramps and catarrh of the stomach and intestines and digestive gases.

Basil tea also helps with:

colds,
cough,
asthma and
respiratory diseases in general
Specifically, essential oils have a disinfectant and antibacterial effect. If tea is drunk before bedtime, it relieves sleep and calms it, eliminating restlessness and nervousness.


Basil in 101 ways

Two drops of basil essential oil in a teaspoon of honey will remove the nausea and calm the urge to vomit (a similar effect on nausea and vomiting has ginger).
In India, basil leaves are rubbed by insect bites, and considered an aphrodisiac. Our grandmother's old recipes recommend that we put basil twigs along the bed to spread the annoying mosquitoes.
If your hair or skin is oily or you have a rash and / or redness on your skin, prepare basil tea and bathe in it. rinse your hair.
You can combine basil with fennel, sage and blueberries to calm the inflammation of the stomach and intestines and reduce nausea.
Combining it with the resilient will provide you with restful sleep, a good rest and relief from stress and tension.
You can also mix it with tear gas, thyme and some other herbs to help with asthma and bronchitis.

Tip

Boil all teas in one liter. Put two tablespoons of tea per liter of water, sweeten with honey and drink in sips, little by little throughout the day. In this way, the medicinal substances will be better absorbed in the body and achieve their full healing capacity. If you are preparing tea for indigestion, be sure to drink it unsweetened.

Basil as a spice

Basil is a seasoning for many sauces, pastas, vegetables, tomato, pea and bean dishes. We put it in soups, fresh salads, spreads, in the liquid for cooking fish and on fried fish. Ideal with cheese and garlic as an appetizer spread.

Rub it with your fingers as a metal knife takes away most of the essential ingredients from basil. Add it as a spice to the dish at the end of cooking so that valuable and medicinal ingredients do not fall apart by long cooking. You can buy basil in nurseries and place it in a sunny, light and warm place in your home and water it. Nurture him and be careful with him, and he will triple that with his beauty, smell and healing ability.

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