Qinghao and Mung Bean Porridge
A medicinal congee simmered with mung beans, sweet wormwood (qinghao), and watermelon rind to clear summer heat and drain excess heat.
Ingredients
Mung beans (washed)
50g
Watermelon rind
50g
Qinghao (Sweet Wormwood)
As needed
Poria (Fu Ling)
As needed
Lotus leaf
As needed
Instructions
1
Step 1
Boil qinghao, watermelon rind, and poria together to extract the juice, then strain out the residue.
2
Step 2
Wash the mung beans clean and cook them together with lotus leaf into a porridge.
3
Step 3
Once the porridge is done, add the herbal juice and briefly cook before serving.
