Wonder Soups

Bone Building Soups

Chicken Feet Soup

Ingredients

Chicken feet – 2 pairs

Onion – 1 (cut into pieces)

Garlic (crushed) – 4 to 6 cloves

Bay leaf - 1

Cinnamon – 1 stick

Peppercorns - 10

Cloves – 2

Green cardamom (elaichi) – 1

Black Cardamom – 1

Ghee – 1 tbsp

Apple Cider Vinegar – 1 tbsp

Salt – to taste

Method

Boil water. Put the chicken feet into a pot and cover with the boiling water. Boil for 5 minutes

Drain, rinse, and cut off and discard the tips of the claws

Drain the chicken feet completely

Chop off the tips of the claws and discard

Heat ghee in a pressure cooker

Add the spices, onion and garlic and sauté for 5 mins

Add chicken feet and sauté for a couple of minutes more

Add water

Cool and filter

You can refrigerate it if you want to skim off the fat

When it has cooled, it should firm up nicely into a gel

This is collagen

Note: Apple Cider Vinegar helps to pull out the minerals from the soup

Goat Trotter Soup (Paya Soup)

Ingredients

Goat Trotters – 250 gms

Onion – 1 (cut into pieces)

Garlic (crushed) – 4 to 6 cloves

Bay leaf - 1

Cinnamon – 1 stick

Peppercorns - 10

Cloves – 2

Green cardamom (elaichi) – 1

Black Cardamom – 1

Ghee – 1 tbsp

Apple Cider Vinegar – 1 tbsp

Salt – to taste

Method

Same as for Chicken Feet Soup

Note: For both the soups, recycle the material at least 3 to 4 times. I just keep adding fresh onions, garlic and spices. The bones crumble when pressed between your fingers. This is proof that the minerals have leached into your broth

Health Benefits of Bone Broth

Very Nutritious - Bones are rich in vitamins and nutrients, including calcium, magnesium, and phosphorous. Brewing connective tissue into bone broth provides the body with natural compounds from the cartilage. Tissues and bones also contain collagen. Cooking collagen turns it to gelatin, which provides the body with amino acids, the building blocks of proteins. Good source of amino acids arginine, glycine and proline. Glycine supports the body’s detoxification, supports digestion and the secretion of gastric juices. Also promotes a healthy immune system, digestive tract, and central nervous systems. Proline supports skin health

Supports Healthy, Strong Bones - Bone broth contains minerals in a form that is easily accessible for your body’s use – these include calcium, phosphorus, magnesium and trace minerals. The high concentration of these minerals that leach from the bones into the broth provides great building blocks for strong healthy bones

Protects Joints - Bone broth is a source of gelatin, which may break down into collagen in the body. This is especially important in the joints. Cartilage in the joints tends to wear down or shrink through continual use. This can add more stress to the joints, which may become damaged as a result of the added pressure. Gelatin supplementation increases the amount of collagen in the tissues. This may help protect the joints from unnecessary stress

May Help Fight Osteoarthritis - collagen can improve knee joint symptoms, such as pain, stiffness, and poorer physical function, in people with osteoarthritis

Fights Degenerative Joint Disease – Because of its gelatin content.  Bone broth contains glucosamine and chondroiton. These help with arthritis and joint pain (though the science is still being verified)

Heals and Seals The Gut – Gelatin protects and soothes the digestive tract (the mucosal lining) and helps in its healing. It may also help people overcome food allergies

May Help Reduce Inflammation And Heal The Gut - Some amino acids present within bone broth may also be helpful for digestion. The amino acid, glutamine, helps with leaky gut, which irritates the mucosal lining in the intestines and interferes with the body’s ability to digest food. People with inflammatory bowel disease tend to have lower levels of some amino acids in their bodies. Getting additional amino acids into their diets may help with some symptoms of the condition.

Anti-inflammatory - Bone broth contains amino acids glycine, proline, and arginine which have anti-inflammatory effects

May Promote Better Sleep  - The amino acid glycine is a safe therapeutic option to improve sleep. Helps sleep better and with less fatigue during the following day

Oral Health - because of readily available proteins glycosaminoglycans (GAG) that help to repair gum damage caused by bad bacteria

Skin - Bone broth may boost your skin’s collagen, helping to keep skin smooth and firm and reducing wrinkles. helps you look younger because of the collagen content. The ‘plumping’ factor in many beauty products used to diminish the appearance of wrinkles is collagen

Hair and Nails - Promotes hair and nail growth because of the gelatin found in the broth