We all know that porridge is healthy to eat.childhood. Few have escaped their mother's lectures about how if you eat oatmeal, you will always be beautiful and healthy. And that buckwheat porridge is a must for those who want to be smart and strong. And in the same spirit about every porridge, loved or hated. But for some reason it always turned out that the healthiest porridge is the one that is on the plate today. And the one that you don't want to eat at all. Having become mothers, many of us, remembering our mothers, repeat their words to our children. And they (amazingly!) also do not want to eat such healthy porridges. Or maybe we just don't always know how to cook them correctly? Any porridge can be cooked and served in such a way that a small picky eater (and a big one too) will not even notice that he happily ate an unloved product.
Porridge buckwheat. Non-standard approach
Some people find buckwheat porridge too dry or tasteless. And, alas, you can’t season it with sugar or honey. Vegetable dressing will save the situation. Ingredients:
- 200 g of buckwheat
- 4 glasses of water
- Onion - 1 pc.
- Fresh carrots - 1 pc.
- Tomato paste or sauce - 2 tbsp.
- Salt
- Vegetable oil for frying
Preparation: Sort and rinse the cereal.Boil water, pour in cereal and cook on low heat until buckwheat absorbs all the water. Meanwhile, peel vegetables. Finely chop the onion, grate carrots. Heat vegetable oil in a frying pan, put onion in it and fry until transparent. Add carrots to the onion, pour in a couple of spoons of water and simmer for another 3-4 minutes. Lastly, add tomato sauce, mix well. Turn off the heat, cover the pan with a lid. When the porridge is almost ready, put the vegetable dressing in a saucepan and mix well. Adjust the taste with salt or spices. Simmer the porridge with vegetables for another 3-5 minutes and call everyone to the table. This porridge is good both as a side dish for meat and as an independent dish for dinner, when it is not advisable to eat heavy and fatty foods.
Oatmeal porridge with fruits and coconut milk
Ingredients:
- Oat flakes - 1 glass
- Coconut milk - 200 ml
- Cow milk - 200 ml
- Salt on the tip of the knife
- Butter to taste
For "filling":
- Apple sweet
- Pear
- Raisins - a small handful
- Prunes without pips - 2-3 pcs.
Preparation:Boil both types of milk in a saucepan, when the mixture starts to boil, pour in the oatmeal. You may have to change the proportions a little, they depend on the quality and type of flakes. Read the package beforehand to see what proportions are recommended. Cook the porridge, adding salt, for a few minutes. Turn off, add butter, cover with a lid, and let it sit. During this time, prepare the "dressing". Peel the apple and pear and chop finely or grate on a coarse grater. Pour hot boiled water over the washed raisins and prunes for a couple of minutes, then drain the water, cut the prunes into pieces. Add fresh and dried fruit to the porridge, stir. Put the porridge on beautiful plates and serve immediately. What are the benefits of oatmeal? It is well absorbed by the body, and is great for a diet during exacerbations of gastrointestinal diseases. In addition, rich in B vitamins, oatmeal has a positive effect on the nervous system, skin and hair. Oatmeal can remove toxins, reduce cholesterol and have a rejuvenating effect on the entire body. It is useful for growing organisms, first of all, because of its rich protein content, which is essential for an active life.
Rice pudding - an alternative to rice porridge
It is no more difficult to prepare than porridge. And the originality of the presentation can impress picky household members. Ingredients:
- Round-grain rice - 100 g
- Milk (cream) - 600 ml
- Water 400 ml
- Sugar cane
- Butter
- Sugar, vanilla
- Lemon peel - 1 tsp.
- Nutmeg Ground
Preparation:Rinse the rice, pour it into a saucepan with boiling water. Cook for a few minutes and pour in the milk. Add lemon zest and sugar. Transfer the mixture into a fireproof form (or molds), put a piece of butter on top, sprinkle with nutmeg. Put in a preheated oven (150 C) and bake for 40-45 minutes. Put the finished pudding on plates, decorate with fruits, berries, jam or grated nuts.
Pearl barley is a real pearl of Russian cuisine
Don't agree?And the name of the porridge itself is worth something! Barley comes from the word "perl", the ancient Russian name for pearls. And if you cook the porridge according to all the rules, it will be very worthy of this name. Ingredients:
- Pearl barley - 1 glass
- Soak water - 2 cups
- Milk - 4 cups
Preparation:You need to start cooking pearl barley porridge in the evening. Sort out the groats, rinse and cover with water. Leave overnight. Drain the water in the morning. Heat milk in a saucepan and pour in the soaked groats. Bring to a boil, reduce heat and cover with a lid. Cook for 20 minutes. At this time, turn on the oven, preheat it to 130-150 C. Put the saucepan with porridge in the oven on the middle level and leave for 1.5-2 hours. You can put a bowl of water on the bottom of the oven to prevent the porridge from burning. Look under the lid from time to time. Perhaps the groats will absorb all the milk much earlier, then you should add a glass of boiling water or hot milk to the saucepan. You will understand that the porridge is ready by trying it: tender, soft, it will simply melt in your mouth. We take the pan out of the oven, put butter and sugar to taste into the porridge, and stir. You can serve it with dried fruits, fresh berries and fruits, drizzled with honey. Pearl barley is also good boiled in water or broth, with the addition of mushrooms and onions. Pearl barley is a barley grain that has undergone primary processing. Only the awn has been removed from it, leaving all the useful substances. Due to the high content of the amino acid lysine, pearl barley has an immunostimulating and antiviral effect. In addition, the cereal contains a large amount of phosphorus, which is necessary for normal metabolism and good absorption of calcium. The dietary fiber of pearl barley perfectly removes toxins from the body. Pearl barley is also a good dietary product, the use of which helps to lose weight.
Kashi all kinds are needed
Pearl barley porridge with mushrooms, millet porridge with raisinsand pumpkin, rice with saffron, fried rice, rice with spices baked in pumpkin, corn porridge... It is impossible to list all the options for cooking porridge from products available even to the most modest budget. It is impossible to answer which porridge is the healthiest. Each porridge contains a unique set of vitamins and microelements, and it is correct to eat different cereals to get all the necessary substances. Making your diet rich in vitamins and minerals is not at all difficult, you just need to sometimes spend time (not money!) on finding interesting recipes and solutions. Feeding your family delicious porridge every day is not a utopia, it is quite real and within the power of every housewife. All you need is your desire and a little time. We recommend reading:
