This exotic kind of beans is an excellent source of trace minerals: it is rich in magnesium, potassium, iron, zinc, copper and also B group vitamins. As it contains high percentage of potassium (and very little sodium) adzuki rich diet may serve as natural diuretic and also helps lowering blood pressure. Adzuki is also rich in soluble dietary fibers which bind toxins in large intestine, helping their elimination from the body.
Macrobiotics consider adzuki to be especially beneficial for kidneys and bladder.

Recipe for you

Adzuki with pumpkin

Ingredients

1 cup adzuki, water, 15-20 cm kombu algae strip, 1 cup cubed pumpkin (not peeled), 1/4 tea spoon sea salt

Preparation:

Rinse adzuki, pour it in the pot and pour water over it, leave it like this 6 to 8 hours. Put kombu on the bottom of another pot, arrange pumpkin cubes over it. At the end add adzuki. Pour water so that it covers pumpkin cubes. Cook on low heat, not covered. Cover only after 10-15 minutes. Cook until adzuki is 70-80 % cooked, one hour or more. As adzuki beans swells an water is evaporating, add cold water periodically so that the water level is constant, and adzuki beans remains soft. Then add sea salt and cook until it is completely cooked - when most of the water evaporates, some 15 to 30 minutes more. Pour into another dish and serve.

Where to buy it?
You can find it in “Beyond” health food store, Vozdova 76 b in Nish, +381-18-514-182, or you can order it in our wholesale in Belgrade, +381-11-3476-034, or through our e-shop, or you can find it in good health food stores.