The Butterfly Pea Flower Goes By Many Names...

​ எனது சாவிகள் எங்கே? ( Where Are My Keys?) The vibrant indigo flowers of the Clitoria ternatea plant (or Sungupoo in Tamil) is a vividly deep blue flower with a light-yellow color in its center. The flower is native to equatorial Asia and is often grown as an ornamental plant. Butterfly pea flower tea, also known as blue tea , owed to its brilliant shade of sapphire, confers amazing health benefits like promoting weight loss and uplifting moods. An uplifted mood could also be due to the improvement of memory and cognitive function. This display of tremendous memory boosting can surely help you find your lost keys or slippers, right? Enjoy our recipe below and video which is in Tamil and subtitled into English as well as 9 other languages. INGREDIENTS 1 cup fresh or dried butterfly pea flowers 1 litre water Lemon juice, to taste Honey or sugar, to taste INSTRUCTIONS If using fresh flowers, remove and discard the green stalks and stems by pinching them away with your fingers. (note: this process dyes your fingertips slightly. It goes away with a few washes, but wear gloves if you’d prefer.) Dried flowers can be used as is. Rinse the fresh flowers thoroughly a few times to remove any dirt from them. Heat water in a pot and turn it off just before it starts to boil. Add the flowers to the water, clamp on a lid and wait for it to steep for 3-5 minutes. The water will be a deep blue by this time. Strain, decant into a glass jar, and refrigerate. To serve, add 1 part concentrate to 5 parts cold water. Sweeten with honey if using and squeeze over enough lime to taste. Stir and serve over ice for an iced tea . This tea can be served hot too, with the same ratio of concentrate to water. submitted by /u/TUBETHAMBI [link] [comments]

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