Dried dill is a healthy and tasty seasoning for many dishes. In addition to its pleasant taste, tea is prepared from dry dill, which helps with diseases of the gastrointestinal tract. It is a bactericidal agent and has a tonic effect.
Cooking applications
Skillful housewives have long used dried dill as the best aromatic seasoning that will enhance any hot dish. It perfectly complements soups, baked vegetables, fresh salads, and also goes well with cottage cheese, giving it a pleasant spicy taste. Dried dill is used in cooking as a decoration for dishes. Due to the fact that dry dill is more aromatic and fragrant than fresh, it should be added to food in moderation. Otherwise, the food will acquire a rich spicy smell and tart taste.
Use in traditional medicine
For the treatment of the stomach and intestines, as well as improving digestion, traditional medicine suggests drinking tea made from dried dill. To do this, one teaspoon of dry chopped dill is poured with a glass of boiling water and infused for 15-20 minutes. This drink should be consumed a few minutes before meals during the week. The same recipe is used as a bactericidal agent in the form of compresses for various inflammations, including eye diseases and open wounds. Dill compresses are used as face masks. Such procedures have anti-aging tonic properties, give elasticity and softness to the skin. Lotions from a decoction of dry dill are used to eliminate age spots. This is a safe and effective way.
Benefit
Dried dill retains all vitamins and minerals, only in smaller quantities than fresh dill. These are additional health benefits during the winter. Dry dill is rich in B vitamins, as well as A, C, D, E. Trace elements such as potassium, calcium, magnesium, zinc, selenium, copper, manganese, iron and others are included in its composition. This makes dill a storehouse of nutrients.
Proper drying and storage
To preserve its healing properties, dill must be properly dried. Fresh, green, needle-like leaves are harvested with the stems before flowering, until they are soft and hardened. Dill sprigs are washed with cold water and laid out on clean paper in a ventilated dark room. Dill dries quickly enough, already on the second day of drying it will noticeably decrease in size and darken. Store dried dill in a closed, opaque container. With the right method of drying and storage, dill will retain its healing properties for a long time.
