A delicious medicinal delicacy from Dagestan - pumpkin seed urbech: learning how to cook and eat correctly
In Dagestan, urbech has been eaten for a long time. In difficult living conditions with a meager diet, Urbech literally helped the highlanders to survive due to its unique composition.
Pumpkin seeds are second only to oysters in terms of zinc content. Zinc is essential for the absorption of vitamin E, the production of male hormones. He participates in the synthesis of anabolic hormones. The seeds also contain other essential trace elements, vitamins and amino acids.
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What is Urbech
Urbech - it is a thick mass of dried or toasted seeds, nuts, or apricot kernels... It is made by cold pressing. It is an ideal nutrient-balanced product not only for raw foodists and vegetarians, but also for anyone looking to diversify their menu. Urbech is made from pumpkin, flax, sunflower, hemp, sesame, and poppy seeds; nut butter is made from walnuts and hazelnuts, almonds, peanuts, cashews.
Pasta quickly restores strength due to a huge complex of useful elements and fast absorption... The disadvantages of Urbech include its high calorie content, so it is taken in the morning during breakfast or in the evening until 6 pm, 1 teaspoon each.
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Why are pumpkin seeds with honey useful?
Urbech acts like tonic and remedy for the following diseases:
- Pumpkin seeds, containing zinc, phosphorus, copper, manganese, amino acids, vitamins A, B, C, D, E, K, help with prostatitis, infertility, and get rid of parasites.
- Flax seeds have a beneficial effect on the hormonal background of a woman, increase immunity.
- Hemp seeds reduce cholesterol levels and heal the cardiovascular system.
- Sunflower seeds also lower cholesterol levels and improve skin condition.
- Apricot kernels contain vitamin B17, which fights cancer cells, as well as potassium, calcium, iron, iodine and zinc.
- Walnuts help with anemia, hypertension and headaches caused by vascular spasms.
- Sesame seeds are a powerful antioxidant, source of calcium, copper and magnesium and vitamins A, B, C and E.
- Poppy is the leader in calcium content, also contains vitamins A, C, D, E and fights parasites.
- Hazelnut urbech strengthens bones and tooth enamel, increases immunity, improves heart function, and removes toxins from the body.
- Almond paste helps with diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, cardiovascular system, kidneys, and improves immunity.
- Peanut urbech is eaten for weight loss, heart disease and for the prevention of diabetes.
- Cashew urbech is useful for anemia, metabolic disorders, depression, asthma, bronchitis, for strengthening the cardiovascular system.
How to cook pumpkin seed urbech
Ingredients and preparation:
- You will need 200 g of pumpkin seeds, 40 ml of olive oil, salt or sugar is added to taste. Such a paste is stored in the refrigerator for up to three months, but only if the seeds are not soaked first. Due to the abundance of moisture, the paste will quickly become moldy.
- It is better to pre-dry the seeds in the oven or in a pan and grind them in a blender or coffee grinder.
- After grinding, add olive oil to the pumpkin seeds to give the mixture a pasty state. You can use unscented sunflower oil or butter.
- Add salt, sugar or honey to taste, transfer to a jar, cover and refrigerate.
How to use Urbech correctly
The pasta is eaten before meals, without mixing with other dishes... It is advisable to consume no more than 3 teaspoons at a time.
Urbech in traditional Dagestan cuisine is a nutritious sweet dish made from nut butter, honey and butter.... Products are taken in a 2: 1: 1 ratio. It is eaten with tea instead of the usual sweets, they are seasoned with porridge, sandwiches with bread are made, after having cooled the urbech in the refrigerator.
Application in folk medicine for worms
Cucurbitin contained in pumpkin seeds is harmless to humans, but deadly to parasites... Therefore, pumpkin seed urbech is a harmless and effective remedy for the treatment of parasitosis.
Recipes:
- Chop 2-3 tablespoons of pumpkin seeds and mix with a little olive oil. Leave the mixture overnight, eat in the morning one hour before meals.
- Grind 300 g of seeds, mix with a little honey, eat for breakfast. After 30 minutes, drink 1-3 teaspoons of castor oil. The amount of oil depends on the age. Children - 1 teaspoon, adults - 2-3. Children under 6 years of age consume 50-70 g of seeds, children under 12 years old - up to 100 g of seeds, adolescents - up to 150 g.
Contraindications
Urbech is contraindicated for allergy sufferers and obese people... For women during pregnancy, this product can only be used if there is no allergy to its components. When lactating - take with caution, after consulting a pediatrician.
Tips & Tricks
Pumpkin seeds rinsed and dried in a warm oven before use.
Attention! When roasted, the seeds lose some of their beneficial properties.
In unpeeled seeds, the tips are cut off with scissors and pressing the edge of the seeds, release the kernel from the peel. A greenish film is left on the seeds - it contains cucurbitin, which destroys parasites.
With the addition of a small amount of oil, the urbech becomes smoother and softer... In urbech, you can use not only olive and sunflower, but also linseed, hemp, corn, soybean, sesame, mustard, cedar, coconut, ghee and cocoa butter.
A sandwich mass of crushed pumpkin seeds is madeby adding seasonings, cheese and garlic to taste.
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Reviews
Positive reviews of the medicinal delicacy, both from adherents of a healthy diet, and from those who do not adhere to the principles of vegetarianism or raw food. Most often, the convenient form of the product, pleasant taste and nutritional value are noted.
Irina Ivanova, Moscow: “Six months ago, I learned that there is such a food product - urbech. These are seeds or nuts ground into a paste, sometimes a mixture of them. Based on the substances useful and necessary for my body at the moment, I opted for pumpkin seed pastes. The first thing I liked was the color. Deep green, I love this shade. The second is taste. Very pleasant - fresh pumpkin seeds. I was afraid that it would taste bitter, but there is no bitterness. I use the pasta as a "spread" on bread and add a teaspoon to porridge. You can also eat just like that, but you can't eat a lot of it - it's very, very satisfying. And with bread and ginger tea - delicious ".
Tatiana Smirnova, Perm: “I know pumpkin seeds are very healthy, but snapping them is tiring, and peeled kernels are expensive and can be eaten quickly. The best way out for me is pumpkin seed paste, the so-called urbech. Even after one spoonful, satiety comes. I can't eat more at a time. Sometimes I eat it with a drink, sometimes with cottage cheese. Can be spread on bread. I advise you to try this urbech for lovers of seeds and nuts and all adherents of natural products ".
Julia Nikitina, Kazan: “The product is high in calories.I use it strictly in the morning no more than a dessert spoon, as I tend to be overweight and follow my diet. Dessert spoon of Urbech in the morning gives me enough strength and energy for the whole day ".
Lilia Stepanova, Tomsk: “After a week of use, I felt lightness in my body, as if I had freed myself from all toxins and toxins. Later I found information that Urbech really contributes to this effect ".
Conclusion
Pumpkin urbech is made from dried pumpkin seeds that are ground in a blender or coffee grinder. Supplements depend on the way urbech is used: as a tasty treat, nutritional supplement or medicine. When using the mixture, it is important to remember the dosage, depending on age and disease. It is best to eat urbech before breakfast. If twice a day, then the second time due to the high calorie content of the mixture - until 6 pm.