Indian mushroom is the most useful among all known drinking mushrooms. Its other name is Indian sea rice, outwardly it looks like translucent grains of rice. The taste of sea rice resembles a slightly carbonated kvass, but it can acquire a special shade of taste depending on what it is “fed”. They grow it in a jar, like kombucha.
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You will need
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- clear water (unboiled
- filtered);
- glass jar;
- gauze;
- sugar;
- raisins
- figs
- prunes
- dried apricots or other dried fruits in small quantities;
- crackers.
Instruction manual
1
First prepare the sugar solution. To do this, take 1 tablespoon of 1 liter of unboiled filtered cold water. Sahara. Accordingly, for 3 liters of water you need to take 6-9 tablespoons. Sahara. You can add "brown" cane sugar, the mushroom with it will turn out much tastier. In this case, sugar should completely dissolve in water, because if grains of sugar get on the "rice", the fungus may become sick.
2
Put Indian rice in a jar. On a liter jar you need to place 3-4 tablespoons, and on a three-liter jar - 9 tablespoons. sea rice. Excess (overgrown) Indian rice is placed in a glass bowl, without adding water, under the lid. Thus, you can store it in the refrigerator for a long enough time.
3
Add raisins to the can of Indian mushroom. 5-10 raisins are enough for a liter jar, and 15-30 raisins, respectively, for a three-liter jar. It is best to add dark seedless raisins, but you can use prunes, apricots, figs, apples and other dried fruits (at your discretion).
4
Put the jar for insisting the mushroom in a bright place where it is dry enough, moderately warm and there is no direct sunlight. Insist it for 3 days (in the summer - 2 days). After that, remove the cheesecloth and use a slotted spoon or a regular spoon to remove the dead “risen” and raisins from the surface of the mushroom.
5
Strain the infusion through a sieve or through four layers of gauze in a clean jar. Rinse the strained Indian rice with clean water at room temperature, after allowing it to settle on chlorine. The mushroom can be seasoned again.
6
You can determine the readiness of Indian rice infusion for yourself in accordance with their taste preferences. If you like more acidic drinks, let Indian rice brew for a longer time. For 3 days, the drink acquires a more rich and sour taste. Within 2 days of infusion will give a sweeter and milder taste.
7
It is advisable to have 2 servings of sea rice: while one serving of the drink is infused, the second will "rest" in the refrigerator in a glass container. It is advisable to use the healing infusion of Indian rice from three times a day 10-20 minutes before eating. You can also drink this drink at will, between meals, instead of coffee, tea, carbonated drinks. You will feel changes in your well-being in 3-4 weeks.
note
The most favorable temperature for the life of Indian rice is 23-27 degrees. The higher the ambient temperature, the faster the drink is prepared and the faster the amount of Indian rice will increase. At a temperature of 18-20 degrees, sea rice ceases to grow in the size of "grains" and multiply. At temperatures below 16-18 degrees, Indian rice begins to decrease in size and may die. Therefore, do not let him freeze. To prevent a drop in temperature, you can put a can of mushroom infusion near the stove or electric kettle.