Kissel is a gelatinous drink, the basiswhich is brewed starch. The remaining ingredients can be modified. It all depends on which recipe you chose. As a rule, it is brewed with the addition of berries, but there are no sweet drinks. The latter are aimed at maintaining health. 
A bit of history: where did this magic drink come from?
Oat pudding in Russia was drunk and adults, and children, andsick, and healthy. For a long time it remained the most popular dish, which must have been on the table during the celebration. Studying history, it is possible to say with certainty that this very jelly is actually more than a thousand years old. It was even mentioned in the annals. The recipe for the first drink was to the banal simple. No fruit or berries were added to it at first. And only when in our country began to freely sell starch, great culinary experts began to experiment with other products. And to the light there were those exotic recipes that we can find in any cookbook. Let's look at recipes that can be quickly and easily prepared.
Kissel from oat flakes and butter
How to cook a jelly, which would be delicious,useful and not too time-consuming? It's simple - use usual oat flakes. At all about everything you will take no more than 20 minutes, but then you can please your children and her husband with a life drink. Ingredients:
- 1 liter of milk;
- 150 gr. oat flakes "Hercules";
- 50 gr. butter;
- 2 tbsp. cocoa spoons;
- 2 tbsp. spoons of raisins;
- sugar;
- vanillin pinch.
Cooking method: From the flakes (through a sieve) weed out the oatmeal. This is necessary to ensure that the surface of the drink does not float cloudy debris. Then pour the flakes on a baking tray, and top with butter. After this, stirring occasionally, bring them to the oven until golden brown. We add sugar to taste, cocoa and weeded oatmeal. Mix thoroughly in a separate bowl. Milk bring to a boil, add the previously prepared mixture and raisins. Brew for seven minutes. Serve only slightly chilled. As you can see, this recipe is very simple to perform. When you prepare a gelatinous drink, consider that in large families it is enough for one time. Therefore, it is recommended to make a double or triple portion. Keep only in the refrigerator. It is desirable that he does not stand more than a day. Otherwise, it will lose all its useful properties. 
Simple milk jelly
People who love milk very much, thisThe recipe will definitely be to your liking. And there are not even any incredibly expensive or scarce products here. Basically, the ingredients are used, which almost every housewife has in the kitchen. Ingredients:
- 1 liter of milk;
- 3 tbsp. tablespoons of starch;
- 4 tbsp. spoons of sugar;
- 4 tbsp. spoons of jam;
- vanillin pinch.
Cooking method: In 250 grams of milk dilute starch. Pay attention: it is better to take the ultra-pasteurized, rather than the usual. Also do not forget to read the composition so as not to buy a dry powder diluted with water. The rest of the milk is brought to a boil, and then add to it diluted starch. Cook for 5-6 minutes. Add sugar, pinch of vanillin, jam (you can strawberry, cherry, raspberry). The resulting milk kissel is a magical drink that children will surely like.
Useful and delicious cherry jelly
Fruit jelly, perhaps, the most delicious. Unfortunately, we can cook them only in the summer. Of course, you can buy cherries in the winter, but there will be virtually no vitamins in them. Therefore, at the end of spring and at the beginning of the summer, we put the entire family on this gelatinous drink. After all, among other things, it also has excellent antiseptic properties. Ie if you catch a cold, you have inflammation, you can not think of a better medicine. Recipe can be slightly modified by adding other fruits to it Ingredients:
- 1 liter of water;
- 250 gr. cherries;
- 3 tbsp. tablespoons of starch;
- sugar to taste.
Cooking method: Water bring to a boil, add washed and stoned cherries. Cook for 5 minutes. The starch is placed in cold water. Take care that he does not take the lumps. In the boiling compote of cherries add sugar, starch. Warm another few minutes, then pour over the glasses. The finished cherry jelly is served chilled.
Sour jelly from the currant
Like the previous recipe, this one is usually preparedonly in season. But you can go for a little trick. In summer, buy currants, put it in a dense cellophane bag and place it in the freezer. In winter, when you want something delicious, take out the stock and cook your favorite jelly. Ingredients:
- 2 glasses of currant;
- 3 cups of water;
- 200 gr. Sahara;
- 2 tbsp. tablespoons of starch;
- 2 tbsp. chopped crushed nuts;
- pinch of citric acid.
Cooking method: Currant currants to pass through the juicer. The resulting juice is cooled. From the remaining berries through the cheesecloth, squeeze the juice once more, let it settle, and drain the clear liquid. Then divide in half, mix half with the starch, and in the second part add sugar and boil. Then, gently stirring, gently pour the starch. Do this right, so that lumps and flakes do not form. From the refrigerator, pull out the cooled juice and add to the pan. Pour a pinch of citric acid (if you chose this recipe). This is necessary to ensure that the drink is not lusciously sweet. Kissel from the currant pour on the glasses, cool and sprinkle with chopped nuts.
Cold refreshing kissel
On hot days, when the temperature outside the windowexceeds the comfortable, so I want to drink a refreshing drink. Cold jelly in this case will be very welcome. You can take this recipe as a basis, and then experiment with exotic and favorite fruits a little. Ingredients:
- 1 liter of water;
- 4 tbsp. spoons of flax flour;
- 5 tbsp. spoons of jam;
- 1 teaspoon of lemon peel.
Cooking method: Add flax flour to the water and bring to a boil. Then pour the jam and pour the lemon zest. Stir and remove from heat. To cool. Ready to serve linseed jelly with honey and lemon. If desired, you can decorate the glass with a piece of lime or orange. 
Vitamin cocktail from berries
Want to cook a delicious drink that is excellentinvigorates, tones up and saturates the body with vitamins? We suggest you take note of the recipe for berry jelly, which is prepared from gooseberry. You can buy all the necessary ingredients in any supermarket. Ingredients:
- 1 liter of water;
- 1 glass of gooseberries;
- 1 cup of cherry;
- 150 gr. Sahara;
- 3 tbsp. tablespoons of starch.
Cooking method: Gooseberries and cherries are rinsed, cleaned of pits. Then pour water, boil, and then rub through a sieve. To the pulp add 75 gr. sugar, mix and refrigerate for 40 minutes. The resulting juice is added to the water in which the berries were brewed, pour out the remaining 75 gr. sugar and bring to a boil. In cold water, dilute starch, and stirring constantly, pour into boiling liquid with juice. Cook for 15 minutes, but not more than that. Otherwise, you will get compote. From the refrigerator take out the flesh of the berries and add to the drink. You can also throw a couple of ice cubes to cool the jelly. It is recommended to cook in the summer, so as not to catch cold.
Unusual and tasty rice drink with soy sauce
For the preparation of jelly be used evenFig. Unfortunately, not all housewives decide on such experiments with the ingredients, preferring the usual recipes. But those who tried to make such unusual kissels, were satisfied. Perhaps the taste of the drink will please your household. Ingredients:
- 1 liter of water;
- 3 tbsp. spoons of rice;
- 1 tbsp. spoon of soy sauce.
Cooking method: Rinse rice and pour cold water for 5-6 hours. Remove the turbid liquid and rinse the seeds again. Then bring to a boil and cook for 40 minutes. Finished rice jelly strain, and then add soy sauce. The main thing is not to overdo it, otherwise the kissel will be slightly bitter. Please note: professional chefs assure that you should use real (expensive) sauce, and not fake. Otherwise, only time will be wasted. But, fortunately, this jelly can be consumed with the addition of sugar, instead of sauce. Again, it all depends on your taste preferences and financial possibilities.
Extravagant pea drink
Kissel, reminiscent of the taste of an ordinary peasoup is a unique dish, which is suitable only for real gourmets. To make such a drink (if you can call it that way) is not so difficult or expensive, and you can submit it for both the first and the dessert. Ingredients:
- 250 gr. water;
- 120 gr. peas;
- 1 tbsp. a spoon of vegetable oil;
- 1 onion.
Cooking method: Peas (using a coffee grinder) to grind into flour, so that there are no large particles. Water boil, add salt, and then, constantly stirring, pour in the resulting pea flour. Boil the jelly for 15 minutes. Onion to fry until golden brown. Plates grease with vegetable oil, pour in them a ready pea jelly, and sprinkle with fried onions. 
Cranberry Jelly
This, perhaps, is the best gelatinous drink atcatarrhal and viral diseases, which we so often encounter in the cold season. It contains so much ascorbic acid that no illness to you, your family and friends will not be terrible. Ingredients:
- 250 gr. cranberries;
- ¾ tbsp. Sahara;
- 1/3 tbsp. starch;
- 650 gr. water.
Cooking method: Cranberry rinse, crush with a spoon, squeeze. In the finished juice pour the water with the starch dissolved in it. Stir thoroughly, add sugar, and then pour the remaining liquid. The resulting mixture should be placed on a fire and boiled. Cool to room temperature. Finished cranberry jelly with berries. As you can see, this recipe is quite easy, fast and interesting. Cook this jelly will have about 10-15 minutes, if you pre-prepare the juice. Thanks to modern technology, cranberries can be ground on a blender or a meat grinder. And faster, and easier, and more convenient.
Kissel from cowberries
Ingredients:
- 300 gr. cranberries;
- 1 liter of water;
- 3 tbsp. tablespoons of starch;
- 4 tbsp. spoons of sugar.
Cooking method: Cowberry is served with boiling water, then rubbed through a sieve or with a blender. Shredded berries put in a saucepan, pour a liter of water and bring to a boil. After this, remove from heat and strain again through a sieve. The resulting berry broth should be poured into a saucepan, put again on the fire, add sugar. Starch pour cold water - 250 grams, and then pour into a boiling berry broth. After boiling, squash the lingonberry from the fire and cool it. You can serve in glasses.
Dietary apple jelly
According to experts, apple jelly -an excellent tool for the prevention and control of anemia. It is also recommended to drink if you have problems with the gastrointestinal tract, overweight. It is not without reason that it is called the best diet drink. Ingredients:
- 500 gr. water;
- 2 tbsp. tablespoons of starch;
- ¾ tbsp. Sahara;
- 500 gr. apples.
Cooking method: Rinse apples and cut into slices, put into a saucepan and add water. Put on the fire and cook until the fruit is completely softened. Then cook the boiled apples in the mashed potatoes and put them again in the water in which they were brewed. Add sugar and dilute starch in a glass of cold water. Boil the jelly for 15 minutes. When it cools down, pour into cups. 
Kissel from house juice
Ingredients:
- 2 liters of water;
- 150 gr. any juice;
- 3 tbsp. tablespoons of starch;
- 1 tbsp. Sahara.
Cooking method: Juice and water mix and pour into a saucepan, bring to a boil. Starch pour 1 cup of cold water, and then, as in previous cases, pour into boiling water. Add sugar and boil for 5-7 minutes. To cool. By the way, if you chose this recipe, you can use only ordinary house juice, but not shop.
Strawberry kissel
Ingredients:
- 500 gr. water;
- 1 tbsp. strawberries;
- 3 tbsp. tablespoons of starch;
- 150 gr. Sahara.
Cooking method: Strawberry clean and rinse, then rub through a sieve. Then fill the berries with water and bring to a boil. Starch pour 1 glass of cold water, and then pour into boiling water with juice. Add the sugar and boil the jelly for 5 minutes. Ready to cool the strawberry drink and put in the refrigerator.
Useful raspberry jelly
Ingredients:
- 500 gr. water;
- 1 tbsp. raspberries;
- 3 tbsp. tablespoons of starch;
- 150 gr. Sahara.
Cooking method: Raspberry thoroughly rinse, and then grind on a blender. The resulting gruel should be filled with water and brought to a boil. Starch diluted in cold water, and then quickly pour into boiling liquid with berries in a thin trickle. Add sugar and boil for about 5 minutes. Ready jelly should be placed for several hours in the refrigerator, so that it stiffens a little.
Children's chocolate kissel
Ingredients:
- 1 liter of milk;
- 100 gr. chocolate;
- 150 gr. Sahara;
- 1 tbsp. a spoon of starch;
- vanillin pinch.
Cooking method: Milk pour into a saucepan and bring to a boil. Do not forget to stir it, so it does not burn. Chop the chocolate and add to the milk. Starch dilute 100 gr. cold milk and pour into a saucepan, where the jelly is already boiled. Add vanillin to the tip of the knife or a bag of vanilla sugar. We pour the finished jelly on glasses, sprinkle with grated chocolate.
Features of cooking kissels
Usually familiar jelly is usually cooked fromfruits, berries (dried, frozen, fresh), home and shop juices, jam, milk and cereals. Modern housewives, as you already understood, sometimes even use rice, peas, oat flakes. In general, you can experiment with anything, there would be a desire (and the opportunity, of course). But remember that you always need to follow the basic rules. Do you know how to properly cook jelly from berries and fruits? In practically all cases, the principle is the same. Whether it's strawberries, raspberries, currants or that cranberry, it's all rubbed (or grinded on a blender). From the resulting pulp squeeze the juice. Squeeze does not throw out, it goes to syrup (sugar plus liquid). Then it is mixed with juice, diluted in boiling water with starch. In our article were given some recipes for berry drinks, but, if desired, you can make them with other fruits or berries. They pre-cook for 5-7 minutes in a small amount of water (so that they become soft), and then rub through a sieve and added to the kissel. Note: if you want to make a real fruit and berry jelly, use potato starch. It allows you to solidify the liquid to the desired density, while not affecting the taste. As for lactic, rice jelly, corn starch is more suitable for them. He just adds that piquancy, which in this case may not be enough. What is the consistency of this divine drink? Everything depends on you. If you want the jelly to be semi-liquid, and not similar to the cold, for a glass of water, take 5 g of starch. In this case, it is a bit like compote. If you add 9 gr, you get a thicker jelly (it is the most optimal option). Fans of dense (almost jelly-like) kissels will have to put 14 grams. To make it easier for you to understand the dosage, remember that in a standard standard teaspoon (with a small slide), 9 g of starch is placed. How to properly grow starch, so that it dissolves and gives a density? Girls who start to cook jelly, do not always know how to do it. So, in order to prepare a solution, boil water (juice, milk), then cool a small part to room temperature. In the cooled liquid add starch, we calculate the dosage based on the desired result. After that, everything immediately pours out into the boiling liquid. Care should be taken so that the contents do not lump. Therefore, stir the jelly quickly until it boils. Pay attention: long to boil water or juice with starch it is impossible, otherwise the drink will turn out very liquid. Also it will be useful for you to learn about some subtleties and cunnings, thanks to which the kissel turns out to be truly magical. If you want to cook not a sweet sweet drink that is slightly acid, you can add a little citric acid (about 0.2 grams, but not more). This will also help preserve the saturated color of the jelly. During the preparation of the drink, an ugly thin film may appear. To prevent this from happening, sprinkle it with sugar powder (so, 2 grams per serving). Now you know all about how to cook jelly, and also what ingredients are needed for this. But remember - recipes were created by different people who were not afraid to experiment with tastes. Who knows, maybe it's your drink, into which you add the secret ingredient, that will also become popular. We advise you to read:
