Magic of Butterfly pea flowers/// shankapuspi

 My Daughter loves pink, I know its all girls favorite color. But do you know we can make a simple tea of pink color..... 

Being a mom means experimenting with so many things to make kids interesting with food, games, activities, learning... My daughter loves painting and mixing colors to see how new color comes up. She loves tea and so i did this with my daughter and she loved it.....

Today when I was in our garden, saw many of these little blue and white flowers and I had read previously about simple herbal caffeine free tea of this so thought to try it out... (Butterfly pea flowers/// shankapuspi /// wikipedia says- Clitoria ternatea is also known as butterfly pea, blue pea, Aprajita, Cordofan pea, Blue Tea Flowers or Asian pigeonwings.)

Ingredient-

1. handful of Butterfly pea flowers

2. honey as needed for taste

3. lemon half squeezed

4. Water

Firstly wash them, then boil a glass of water. When water boils , switch off and put these handful of Butterfly pea flowers into water and cover the utensil. Leave it for 10 minutes... here comes blue tea.... 

Now add 1 tsp of honey to it and see....here comes purple tea....

Last the magic pink is here when you squeeze a lemon... 

You can have it hot or cold.. can add ginger or any spices as well...

Lets see how it benefits -

a) Drinking a cup of blue tea once or twice a week on an empty stomach flushes out toxins accumulated in the system and vastly improves digestive health.

b) good mood enhancer, reduce symptoms of anxiety

c) free from caffeine, as well as contains zero carbs, fats and cholesterol, hence good for weight loss

d) Drinking a cup of warm blue tea regularly eliminates undigested food particles from the system, clearing the stomach, liver and kidneys. This, in turn, cleanses the body internally and immensely brightens dull skin, removing dark spots and uneven skin tone

e)Blue pea flower is excellent for the hair too, as it contains anthocyanin - a compound known to increase blood circulation in the head and therefore maintain a healthy scalp. It also helps in strengthening the hair follicles from within.

f) migraine/headache reduction

Be healthy Stay good.. See you again soon....