Neetu Kapoor has turned to a particular home remedy to keep anxiety at bay, something any of us can try.
The 62-year-old actor shared an Instagram story of a water bottle that had a bay leaf and star anise on it. Neetu said the drink was “good for anxiety.” Have a look:
Neetu Kapoor’s home remedy for anxiety (Source: neetu54 / Instagram)
Bay leaf contains linalool, a compound that is good for treating anxiety, studies have shown. Anise seeds are also known to have antidepressant properties.
Apart from this, Neetu also shared a photo of her soup for relieving muscle and joint pain – drumstick soup. Have a look:
Drumstick soup for muscle and joint pain. (Source: neetu54 / Instagram)
Packed with nutrients, drumsticks have natural anti-inflammatory compounds that reduce pain. Hence, it is known to be used in Ayurvedic and Unani medicines.
If you haven’t made drumstick soup yet, here’s a recipe to try, courtesy of subbuskitchen.com:
Ingredients
4 – Drumsticks
1 tablespoon – Toor Dal (pigeon pea)
1 – Medium onion
3 garlic cloves
1 – Small size tomato
½ teaspoon – Coarse ground pepper
1 teaspoon salt (adjust to taste)
1 tablespoon – Coriander leaves
1 tablespoon cooking oil (or butter)
1 bay leaf
1 inch – cinnamon stick
2 – nail
Method
* Wash and chop the drumstick into small pieces. Add the thigh pieces to a bowl with four cups of water and pressure cook the thigh.
* Once cooked, strain the water from the drumstick and set it aside. Take each cooked thigh and spoon out the pulp and set it aside.
* Also pressure cook toor dal separately.
* Heat a frying pan and add oil/butter. Add the seasoned ingredients and sauté for a minute.
* Add the minced onion and garlic along with a pinch of salt and sauté until the onions are transparent. They should not be brown.
* Add the diced tomato and peppercorns to the onions and sauté until paste forms. When the tomatoes are cooked, add the dal puree and mix well.
* Add thigh water to the pan and bring to a simmer.
* Add half of the drumstick pulp to the pan and salt to taste.
* Remove the pan from the heat after about 10 minutes and let it cool. Put it back once cooled and add the remaining pulp and stir well. Add pepper and coriander to garnish.
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