Best Ways to Eat Garlic

coolblues · Dec 12, 2012

Garlic, as we all know is a powerhouse of nutrients. It is one of the nature’s wonders, which prevents and kills bacteria, fungi, lowers cholesterol, blood sugar, prevents blood clotting and offers protection against tumors and cancers. Are there any best ways to eat this nature’s wonder to derive maximum benefits?

Chop: Research indicates that chopping garlic enhances its health-boosting properties. Slicing, chopping or smashing garlic will result in an increased amount of allicin, a powerful compound that has vast health-promoting benefits.

Wait before you Cook: It is essential that you let the chopped or sliced garlic sit for 5-6 minutes before you can eat or cook. This short time helps in the formation of allicin. It is not worth cooking garlic if this compound has not yet formed. It is also seen that letting it sit for few minutes makes garlic more stable and resistant to heat.

Do not overcook: Heating or cooking garlic for a long period of time will result in loss of its powerful nutrients. Preserve the healthy properties of garlic by cooking it for not more than ten minutes.

Raw: Garlic when eaten in its raw form is any time the best way to consume garlic. Don’t gulp but chew it to release the compounds. Remember to eat it raw along with a meal and never on an empty stomach as it can cause acidity and even ulcer.

You can also roast it dry, freeze or store garlic in oil.

TheSahil · Dec 12, 2012

Good post. But eating a lot of garlic in old age and with a nervous stomach is bad.

DURGARAJ · Dec 18, 2012

You can make garlic pickle and also garlic powder. Both tastes good in rice and dosas. Fry 2 to 3 pods in pan with pinch of oil and little salt and eat it right away. This cures the pains in the body.

NAshwini · Dec 18, 2012

thanks for sharing this information

blessbabydust · Dec 18, 2012

just smash the garlic and throw them with oven roasted veggies or meat ... those are tastier bite for you and healthier for ur heart

chetavani50 · Dec 18, 2012

Nice Info coolblues!! I love garlic and i have got more boost when i read the post.Thank u.

rakinya · Dec 18, 2012

very informative.

Sriniketan · Dec 19, 2012

I eat it raw (chopped) mostly when I feel I am bloated..next morning I feel light.
I also read in IL long time back, that if 1-2 pods of garlic chopped and kept for 5-10 and then gulped with water the night before, removes toxins in the body the next day.

Sriniketan

Shanvy · Dec 19, 2012

This is one thing that is not easily acceptable in my household,yet my cardiologist makes it a point to write it on my prescription everytime..

so for me eating this and introducing it to my kids had become a mission for the past few years. DH cannot stand garlic.

a clove into dals. a few cloves into chutneys. 2/3 cloves into kurmas..

for me i bake garlic in the oven and cool it and make a chutney, the rawness is reduced. or have one or two of them whenever i need..

i also make a garlic + dal powder that is son's favorite.

Garlic soaked in honey is a great tonic for asthmatic..

apart from this add them to dishes like drumstick leaves along with shallots to reduce the indigestion that hits a few people..

will come back when i reember anything else...

a few pods in a small katori on top of your rice..becomes a habit soon..(i have seen a neighbour aunty do it for years...)

Garlic steeped in lemon and ginger makes a great side dish for curd rice.

Garlic greens though strong are tasty in pasta. I plant a few in a small pot.

Raw garlic taken before bed, reduces fear of garlicky smell that shuns us from this vegetable..

crush the garlic to release the flavors and allicin ..no wonder our elders always said rendu pallu poondai thatti podu never narukki podu.( crush two pods of garlic rather than cut...)