Butterfly Pea Flower Tea || Blue Tea || How to prepare herbal blue tea || Sanku pushpam Tea || 4 varieties of Blue Tea

Butterfly Pea Flower Tea || Blue Tea with step by step pics and tips.  This blue tea is caffeine free herbal tea, it is very popular tea in  Asian countries like Thailand,Vietnam, Thailand, India and Malaysia. This butterfly pea flower is also known as Blue pea, Asian Piegonwings, Aparjita, Clitoria, Cordonfan pea. It is also known as sanku puvvu/ pushpam in telugu. Firstly i am not tea or coffee liking person, but i just love herbal tea's like green tea(youtube link), hibiscus tea and this butterfly pea flower tea or blue tea. The beauty of this flower is it changes blue color to purple color when we add lemon to it, isn't it interesting?? Involve your kids to prepare this color changing game tea. I did some experiments too, will share it here check out. "If you want you can remove green stem of flower, as you may feel bitter taste. If you are using dry flower add as it is.  I did not removed green stem as i like its taste, prepare according to your taste." Will share video in youtube soon.

We can use dried or fresh flowers to prepare this tea. Dried butterfly pea flowers are available online too. Luckily i have four colors - white, blue, dark blue with five petals and pink color butterfly pea plants at home. Pink color plant is small, eagerly waiting to see pink flowers 😍. This plant will grow easily in any soil, it is climbing plant and it is seed based. My mom gave these seeds to me, previously i had only white color plant. In my last visit to my mom's place i collected these seeds. If we do not pluck flower then seeds will form. I use some flowers to make small garland with these flower for pooja daily and remaining flowers i prepare tea evening. I & hubby love to have green tea and blue tea in alternate days.

 

           

How this tea taste

 

As it is herbal , butterfly pea tea taste woody and earthy flavor, like green tea not like normal tea. Many of us do not like this taste and flavor but after knowing the health benefits surely you will like to try this drink.

Health benefits of Butterfly Pea Flower 

** It is good for migraine

** Good for skin, it slows the ageing process.

** This butterfly pea flower is good hair conditioner, in Thai this is used to prepare medicine for premature hair grey and hair loss medicine. 

** It is good for brain health

** Improves immunity system

** helps for weight loss 

** Gives relief from stress, anxiety and depression and many more.

What other recipes we can prepare?

**Thailand popular "Nahm Dok Anchan"

**Malaysian - Nasi Kerabu(Malaysian rice recipe)

** Blue lemonade tea

** Blue Tea Latte

** Butterfly pea flower sourdough bread

** Blue jellies 

** Butterfly pea flower cup cakes

** Blue ice creams using Butterfly pea flower many more...

What i experimented, simply- 4 easy varieties of Blue Tea 

When i first prepared this tea, i wondered the way it changing color while boiling it. Do check the below pics you can see 4 different colors of tea. I really love these colors, they are very beautiful and gives good feel to your eyes isn't it?

From left

1) Plain Butterfly pea flower Tea

2) Lemon Butterfly Pea Flower Tea

3) Sugar added Butterfly Pea Flower Tea

4) Brown sugar added Butterfly Pea Flower Tea (check down for recipe)

What other recipes in mind to experiment 

   

I have few recipes in my mind to experiment using this butterfly pea flower 😃😄, okay  okay i will tell you ..

*After trying both Cold coffee with coffee jelly(youtube link) & Chocolate and custard jelly cake. I am thinking to prepare butterfly pea jelly cake and soda based cold drink using sabja seeds in butterfly pea flower juice and many more 😜. 

Foodie Monday Blog Hop

Taking this herbal tea to #FoodieMondayBloghop fb group #263Herbal&Health theme . Here every week one member from group in alphabetical order will suggest 2 theme, others will vote. High voted theme will be selected, everyone prepare recipes according to theme. This week i got chance to suggest the theme, in this herbal tea theme selected by my blogger friends.  Will share all their recipes soon here.

                               

                         Butterfly pea flower tea

Preparation time  - 10 minutes

cook Time : 10 minutes

Serves : 4 glasses

Category : Beverages || Herbal

Recipe Cuisine: Asian

Main ingredients : Butterfly Pea Flower

Author : Aruna SarasChandra

Ingredients ( for 4 different varieties of tea adjust accorndingly)

* Butterfly pea flowers - 15( this to prepare 4 varieties of tea,                                                  take flowers accordingly)

* water - 4 glasses/cup(measure water in glasses/cups which you                    serve and some more water as it reduce when we boil)

* Honey - 1 tsp

* Lemon - 1 tsp

* Sugar - 1 tsp

* Brown Sugar - 1 tsp

Instructions

1) If you want you can remove green stem of fresh flower before boiling. 

2) Instead of boiling flowers in water, you can soak it in hot water till flowers leave color.

3) Boil 4 glasses/cups of water(measured as per serving glasses).

4) Add fresh butterfly pea flowers and boil it medium to high flames.

5) Boil till flowers leave color

see how flower color changed from blue to white after boiling..

6) Strain 1 glass of blue tea in glass.

That's it our plain Butterfly pea tea is ready to serve. This tea is dark blue in color.

7) Now add 1 tsp of honey in a glass

8) Pour 1 glass of  blue tea in it, mix well and squeeze lemon in it. You can see the color change from dark blue to purple color slowly.

  That's it plain and Lemon flavored butterfly pea flower tea is ready to serve.

  

9) Add 1 tsp of sugar in a glass/cup pour blue tea in it and mix well. Dark color quickly changes to light when sugar melts in blue tea. That's it our sugar added butterfly pea flower tea is ready to serve.

 10) Now add 1 tsp of brown sugar in remaining blue tea. Ready to see the magical color changing from dark blue to dark brown 😊.

   11) When brown sugar melt well, strain it into tea glass/cups                

That's it our sugar and brown sugar butterfly pea flower tea is ready to serve.

Do you think our 4 varieties of herbal Blue Tea is ready? No no wait see one more color change 😀 

12) If you want to experiments like me then try this one, squeeze 1 tsp of lemon juice in brown sugar added butterfly pea flower tea see the magic..

See how dark brown color changed to purple color 😍. That's it our 4 varieties of butterfly pea flower tea is ready to serve. Enjoy this herbal Blue Tea hot or warm and stay healthy.

Tips

** I shared 4 varieties of Blue tea, try as per taste.

** Add water by measuring in the serving tea glasses/cups.

** If you want you can remove green stem of flower, as you may feel bitter taste. I do not feel that much bitter so i did not removed it.

** You can boil flowers in water or soak flowers in hot water,(soak in flask so that it will remain hot)

Hope you enjoyed this magical color changing and healthy herbal blue tea. Also check other healthy beverage from my 

Youtube Channel and blog by just clicking the link below pic. Though I am having this tea regularly, got information about this flower from here.

                               

                               Ginger & lemon green tea(youtube link)

                              

                                Dates & nuts Ragi Malt (video)

                                

                           cold cofee with coffee jelly (youtube link)

                                          Cold coffee with coffee jelly (blog link)

                   

                         sapota milkshake/ chikoo milkshake

                                Dry fruit lassi - 3 varieties

                            Dates and Banana Smoothie

                          Musk melon milk shake

                                        Mango mastani

                                     Mango falooda 

                        Sabja buttermilk

                    Mango lassi 

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Lemon Rasam || నిమ్మకయ చారు || South Indian lentil based lemon soup

Lemon Rasam with step by step pics, tips and video. Lemon Rasam is also know as నిమ్మకాయ చారు / nimmakaya charu  in Telugu, elumichikai rasam in Tamil. It is South Indian lentil based soup which is lite on tummy and very soothing too. We have this lemon rasam with hot steamed rice with some veggie fry and papads. It is very easy to prepare this rasam, we can prepare this rasam in different ways.

Check out youtube video 

https://youtu.be/FWHDb8GcB7A

 Today i am sharing the one which we regularly prepare at home. I learned this recipe from my pedamma Kasturi, i did same changes, she pressure cook dal , tomatoes and chili, i do it separately. Lemon Rasam is thin and watery, we can have it as soup too. We can add onions and ginger in this rasam, i do not add any rasam powder in this lemon rasam, if you want you can add it. This lemon rasam is not spicy, as we are using lemon, no need to add tamarind. This rasam is perfect for bachelors, working people as you can prepare it in jiffy. Also check some rasam recipes..

 

** Homemade Rasam Powder

** Pepper Rasam || Miriyala charu || Miriyala chaaru

** Drumstick Rasam || Munnakada chaaru

Taking this Corn chaat to #FoodieMondayBloghop fb group #248 #LemonLove theme. Here every week one member from group in alphabetical order will suggest 2 theme, others will vote. High voted theme will be selected, everyone prepare recipes according to theme. This week theme is hosted by Waagmi, she is very talented chef and photographer. I love her photography skill they are very mesmerizing and make everyone craving for that food. Bookmarked some of her Katori chaat, Shahi Paneer recipes, check out her space surely you will love it.                           

  

    

                                                   Lemon Rasam || Nimmakaya charu  

Preparation time  - 5 minutes

cook Time : 15 minutes

Serves :1 bowl

Category : Rasam

Recipe Cuisine: South Indian 

Main ingredients : Lemon

Author : Aruna SarasChandra

   

Ingredients

Cooked toor dal - 3/4 cup

Lemon - 11/2 small or 4 tsp  

oil -  1/2 tsp

Tomatoes -2 

green chillies - 4

curry leaves - 1 sprig

coriander leaves - 2 tsp chopped

salt as per taste

turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp

For tempering

oil / ghee- 1 tsp

mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp

cumin seeds - 1 tsp

red chili - 1

curry leaves - 1 sprig

hing - 1 pinch

Instructions

1) Wash and soak toor dal / kandi pappu for 30 minutes. Then pressure it for 5 whistles by adding turmeric powder and 1/2 tsp oil. Chop tomatoes, green chillies and keep it aside.

                              

2) Take a kadai / pan add 1 tsp of oil add tomatoes, green chili fry once, add some curry leaves and coriander leaves.

3) Now add salt and turmeric powder and let tomato cook well.

4) Now add 1 big glass of water to the above and boil for some time tomatoes boil well.

5) Add cooked and mashed toor dal to the above boiled tomato mixture and add 1 glass of water. Add salt if need, boil it for 3 to 5 minutes or till you get good foam on rasam. Here you can also add Rasam Powder ,i did not added.

6) Our basic rasam is ready, keep it aside. It's time to add tempering. Take small tempering bowl add 1 tsp of oil/ ghee. let it heat for a second then add mustard seeds, when it starts crackling add cumin seeds, red chili, curry leaves and hing. Mix everything well and add tempering immediately in rasam.

7) Squeeze lemon juice in  the above tempered rasam and mix everything well. Add remaining coriander leaves to it.(**Check tips)

That's it very tasty, aromatic and lemony taste rasam is ready to serve. I prepared banana stem curry / arati doota kura(some edited version of it

), fried some urad dal fritters / urad dal badi / మినప వాడియాలు, cooked toor dal / mudda pappu, curd and banana. Do we need anything more than this 😍😋. 

Tips

** You can use both toor dal and moong dal .

** You can add rasam powder, ginger in it.

** This lemon rasam will be thin and watery, then only it taste good.

** You can use ghee for tempering.

** Main tips is do not add lemon while boiling rasam and do not preheat it , as rasam will become bitter.

** Do not add lemon juice all at once.

Hope this tips are helpful to you and you liked my lemon rasam recipe. Also check other related recipes just by clicking the link below pic..

rasam powder

  Miriyala Charu / pepper rasam

                                                        Drumstick Rasam

                                      

Sundakkai Vatha Kuzhambu || Usthikaya pulusu

                                 
                             Mamidikaya pappu

Menthi akku pappu  

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