Cure your Holi hangover with these recipes

Here's how you can deal with that icky post-party hangover

While drinking in moderation is always the best way to go about things, unless you are a teetotaler, it can often prove to be difficult to practice self-control during the festive season. Kickstarting your weekend after knocking down a few glasses of bhang-laced thandai can be an arduous task. So here are a few easy-to-make hangover recipes and tips that will fix you up in no time.

Chicken soup

Soup might seem like an unconventional choice, but it can do wonders for your tummy that is tender from a night of partying.

Ingredients

10 medium garlic cloves, peeled

6 fresh sage leaves

2 bay leaves

2 large thyme sprigs

3 cups water

3 cups chicken broth

1 teaspoon kosher salt, or to taste 3 egg yolks

1 cup Parmesan cheese, finely grated

Freshly ground black pepper

Extra-virgin olive oil, for serving

Method

Thinly slice the garlic and place in a large saucepan. Tie the sage, bay leaves, and thyme together with butcher’s twine. Place the herb bundle in the saucepan, along with the water and broth and salt. Bring to a boil then reduce the heat and simmer gently for 30 minutes. Discard the herbs and continue to simmer

Place the yolks and cheese in a medium bowl and whisk to combine. Add a few ladles of soup to the cheese mixture and whisk until smooth. While whisking the soup, gradually add the cheese-soup mixture in a steady stream to prevent the eggs from curdling.

Remove the pot from the heat and whisk for another minute. Season with salt and pepper as needed. Serve immediately, with a drizzle of olive oil.

Recipe courtesy thatskinnychickcanbake.com

Tomato juice

Researchers have discovered tomato juice can lower blood alcohol levels by three times. Tomatoes are mostly made of water which will help rehydrate you. It also contains vitamin C which is an antioxidant.

Ingredients

1 cup tomato juice

1 tbsp dill pickle juice

2-5 dashes Tabasco

2 dashes Worcestershire sauce

1 tbsp lime juice

1/2 tsp celery salt

Method

Add all ingredients to a glass and stir well.

Add lots of ice and garnish with celery, pickles, pickled onions, olives and lime.

Recipe courtesy thespruceeats.com

Veggie omelette

When you’re hungover, the first meal of the day can be the most daunting. Have a coffee, while you whip up a breakfast that is a perfect balance of carbs, protein and fat.

Ingredients

1 teaspoon olive oil

2 eggs, lightly beaten

1/2 small zucchini, coarsely grated (squeeze out excess moisture)

1/4 cup cheese

1/2 cup mushrooms, chopped

1 tomato, chopped

1/2 capsicum, chopped

Method

Heat olive oil over medium heat. Add the egg and swirl to coat the base of the pan.

Sprinkle the egg with the rest of the ingredients.

Cook for 2 minutes or until set, then turn over and cook the other side, serve hot.

Recipe courtesy kitchen.nine.com