Aloe Vera

Aloe Vera

Aloe Vera

Description:

Aloe vera is a succulent plant. It has serrated, fleshy leaves that flower in the summer, which make it suitable as an ornamental plant.

 

Planting and Care:

-Requires bright indirect sunlight

-Water moderately

-Well drained porous soil

 

Recommended Recipe:

Aloe Vera with gingko nuts, dried longan and white fungus

Ingredients:

-100g fresh Aloe Vera, weight after removal of skin

-30 Pcs of gingko nuts

-30g dried longan

-1 white fungus, soaked and cut into smaller pieces.

-800ml water

-40g rock sugar

-10 dried red dates

Cooking:

-Boil water, add in gingko, red dates, dried longans and boil then in a close lid for about 10mins

-Remove the skin of the aloe vera to extract the transparent gel. Dice the flesh.

-Add into the pot to boil for another 5mins.

-Lastly add the white fungus and rock sugar to cook for another 10mins.

Serve warm or chilled