In our time, friable millet porridge on the water has become an undeservedly forgotten dish. Did you know that millet contains mass beneficial trace elements and valuable vitamins That is why such a dish can not be excluded from the diet. In this publication, we will tell you how to cook delicious porridge so that it does not lose its high nutritional properties.
Some information about the benefits of millet
Before you cook millet porridge in water, it will not be superfluous to familiarize yourself with useful information about the cereal itself. Millet is rich in protein. According to this indicator, the presented cereals are superior to rice and barley. Phosphorus in millet contains more than in meat, and the content of folic acid in the product exceeds that of wheat and corn. And it can also be stated that millet is the champion among all cereals in terms of the content of B vitamins.
Do you want to eat not only tasty, but also healthy? Then stock up on bright yellow grits and follow our cooking recommendations. After all, millet porridge, boiled in water, will enrich the body with potassium, sodium, bromine, iodine, zinc and magnesium.
Traditional option
For cooking classic dish we need the following list of products:
- polished millet - 1 cup;
- butter - 1 large piece;
- water - 3 glasses;
- salt - 1 teaspoon;
- granulated sugar taste.
First you need to do the preparation of cereals. Do you know that crumbly millet porridge on water may not work out due to the fact that oils settle in the cracks of the grains, which stick the elements together during the cooking process? Therefore, it is not enough to rinse the cereal, as well as remove particles of debris. It is necessary to proceed as follows.
Place the prepared millet in a saucepan and pour 1 cup of water, then bring the composition to a boil. Immediately discard the contents of the pan in a sieve and rinse under running water. Thus, all are well removed by-products, which could interfere with getting a crumbly dish.
Basic cooking process
Now we almost know how to cook millet porridge in water. We have successfully carried out the first stage and completely cleaned the grain from foreign elements. Now we put the millet in the pan again and pour it with two glasses of water, put salt, sugar if desired, and put it on medium heat. At the same time, do not close the pan with a lid. After the porridge boils, it is necessary to detect exactly 10 minutes and cook over low heat. During this time, the cereal will swell and completely absorb the liquid.
To make millet porridge cooked on water even more crumbly, use the following tricks. First, the fire is turned off, then the butter is cut into small pieces and spread on the surface of the brew, while the contents of the pan are not mixed. It remains to cover the pan with a lid, wrap it with a kitchen towel and leave for half an hour. Millet porridge, boiled in water, is served as a main course or as a side dish.
Millet porridge with chicken and vegetables: a hearty recipe
Now we know how to cook millet porridge in water. It's time to get acquainted with the recipe containing chicken meat. For the preparation of extraordinarily tasty and hearty meal we need the following products:
- millet - 1 cup (200 g);
- chicken fillet - 2 pieces;
- butter - 50 g;
- onion - 2 heads;
- carrots - 1 piece;
- vegetable oil - 1 tablespoon;
- parsley root;
- ground black pepper to taste;
- salt;
- Bay leaf;
- fragrant clove bud.
Cooking method
Chicken meat is boiled with salt and spices until cooked, then finely chopped. While the meat is languishing in a saucepan, you can start preparing vegetables, namely, peeling carrots, onions. Then chop the parsley root and rub the carrots on a coarse grater, chop the onions. Bring the broth remaining from cooking the meat to a boil and pour the prepared millet into the pan. Cooking cereals takes 20 minutes.
At this time, start frying vegetables. Fry onions and carrots in a pan until transparent, then add pieces of meat, chopped parsley root, mix and leave on fire for another 5 minutes.
Put the contents of the pan into the porridge, add the butter, mix and cover. After 15 minutes, the dish can already be served at the table, additionally decorating with parsley.
Millet porridge in a slow cooker on water: a recipe with dried apricots
In order for even small children to like porridge, let's go for some trick and add to ready meal pieces of steamed dried apricots. Here is a complete list of the ingredients we will need for cooking:
- polished millet - 1 cup;
- water - 2 glasses;
- butter - 50 grams;
- salt and granulated sugar to taste;
- dried apricots - 100-150 grams.
Immediately soak dried apricots in warm water, leave the product until use. Millet porridge on the water, as we know, is cooked not only in a saucepan on the stove, but also in a slow cooker. We will prepare the cereal as follows. First, rinse the millet in a separate container in running water several times. Then fill with warm water and leave to stand for 5 minutes.
Everything, our cereal is ready to be placed in the multicooker bowl. We also drain the old water and add clean water, put salt and granulated sugar (to taste), set the required mode. Despite the fact that our dish does without milk, you can use the "Milk porridge" mode and set the timer for 40 minutes. It is after this time that the unit will signal that the millet porridge on the water is ready. Add butter to the bowl and set the "Heating" function for another 15 minutes. We will only have to chop the steamed dried apricots, which we will then decorate the finished dish with.
Now you know how to cook millet porridge on water, but so that the taste of a healthy dish is not boring, you can do culinary experiments. So, it is known that millet goes well with prunes, raisins, cottage cheese and pumpkin. Housewives often use for cooking hearty lunch in addition to millet, pork and beef stew.
Instead of sugar, use for cooking natural honey. Well, if you want to make a dish for baby food, choose a package with polished cereals in the store.
Crushed millet is suitable for making soups and liquid milk porridges.
Rinse the cereal under running water at least 5-7 times until the liquid becomes completely transparent.
Before you cook millet porridge on the water, you need to know some more secrets. So, if you want the dish not to lose its friability the next morning, wrap the pan with porridge overnight in a blanket and leave it at room temperature. In the morning, you just have to warm it up a little.
Enjoy your meal!
It seems that the time has come when you have to learn how to cook porridge, which has been the basis of Russian cuisine for hundreds of years. Rice, buckwheat and semolina still hold tightly consumer market, and are present in our diet as the main types of cereals. Undeservedly forgotten millet porridge is now in demand mainly among fishermen who use it to feed fish to get a rich catch, or farmers who raise chickens.
Millet is one of the first agricultural crops that man learned to cultivate. Despite the fact that ancient China is considered the birthplace of millet, millet porridge was one of the main dishes of Russian cuisine even in the pre-Christian period. The huge selection of products and dishes that we have today, given the modern information and technical capabilities of world cuisine, is no reason to refuse time-tested, simple and healthy millet dishes.
How to cook millet on water: about the benefits of the product
Porridge from any cereal is a hearty and complete breakfast, quickly and for a long time saturating the body. This contributes vegetable protein, which is also contained in millet, which is quickly and easily absorbed by the body without being transformed into body fat in problem areas of the body. In addition to vitamins of group B and PP, essential amino acids, which play an important role in the body, millet contains magnesium, iodine, bromine, phosphorus, potassium, zinc.
Millet is considered best product to build muscle mass. Since ancient times, folk healers have used millet porridge in the fight against diabetes, swelling, atherosclerosis, and liver diseases. It has been proven that millet helps the body weakened by diseases to cope with the elimination of antibiotics and toxins.
True, there are some restrictions on the use millet porridge for people with low acidity of gastric juice and in the presence of hypothyroidism (thyroid disease).
How to cook millet on water: choose cereals
You cannot cook good porridge without high-quality cereals. This primarily applies to millet. But in order to do right choice you need to know what requirements are imposed on the quality of millet, and what kind of porridge you are going to cook, crumbly or “slurry”.
Millet is a polished millet kernel. Depending on the quality and method of cleaning the kernel, the croup has a light or bright yellow color. Millet is polished, freeing the hard yellow core from the surface mealy layer. It is this layer that contains oils that give millet groats a characteristic taste and some bitterness. Yellow millet kernels have a firm texture and make a delicious crumbly porridge. For porridge of a viscous consistency, crushed millet is suitable, which is crushed millet kernels. The trade network receives millet of the highest, first and second grade. Millet premium must contain 99.2% benign hard nuclei. Accordingly, the first and second grade of cereals - 98.7% and 98%.
Good to know, that millet, poorly peeled from the surface powdery layer, which contains oils, has a short shelf life. The fat-containing shell acquires bitterness, even with short storage, which reduces taste qualities millet porridge.
It is better to buy packaged millet groats in transparent packaging, be sure to pay attention to the date of manufacture. Pay attention to the moisture content of cereals, which should not exceed 14%.
High-quality millet is half the success in preparing delicious and healthy porridge.
How to cook millet on water - basic technological principles
Nowadays, the profession of a cook is a rarity. Sometimes a cook is called a cook. But a cook is a profession of a broader specialization, which provides for the ability to cook any dish, unlike a cook who knew all the intricacies of making porridge from any cereal and was responsible only for this work. But the invaluable experience in cooking cereals is still preserved, and millet porridge still occupies an honorable place in the menu. Cossack cuisine.
After the best millet is chosen, we proceed to the preparation of millet. The main secret delicious porridge - washing the cereal and preparing for the direct preparation of the dish.
There are still remnants of the amniotic film on already peeled millet kernels. Therefore, millet must be thoroughly washed, because it is mealy dust, accidentally getting into porridge, that can spoil it with its bitterness.
How to wash? Some recommend washing millet in seven waters, apparently following the recommendations of old cookbooks written at the time when water was drawn in buckets from a well. In such recommendations, it is worth paying attention only to the fact that millet groats should be washed with special care until the water flowing through the sieve becomes absolutely transparent.
second moment, which also should not go unnoticed: millet is recommended to be washed hot water, steam after washing. Thinking about this, you can easily understand that in the process of steaming, the same effect is obtained - the core is warmed up in both cases in order to get rid of bitterness. Therefore, it is enough to choose one of the listed actions: either washing with hot water, or steaming (in a dry, heated frying pan).
Millet boils quickly enough, so after steaming it in a pan, throwing it into boiling water, you need to cook it for no more than five minutes. It is better to add salt to the water before boiling.
The next moment which you need to pay attention to is the ratio of water and cereals. In fact, the amount of water required to boil millet matters only with special heat treatment methods.
For example, if porridge is cooked in portioned ceramic pots in the oven, then the amount of added water must be calculated: 2 parts of water should be added to one part of millet. If the cereal is pre-steamed, then it is better to reduce the amount of water somewhat in order to get crumbly porridge. When adding pumpkin, apples or other ingredients containing a significant amount of juice to the ingredients, the volume of water should be reduced proportionally.
According to the advice of the famous researcher of Russian cuisine Pokhlebkin V.V., millet can be cooked in in large numbers water, such as pasta, and then drain the water and add the oil and other ingredients according to the recipe.
How to boil millet in water: the chemistry and physics of good taste
To make the porridge crumbly, bring it to half-cooked, add butter: fat envelops the grains, preventing them from sticking together. That is, initially, during cooking, the water is absorbed by the grain, but the millet still remains solid, not swollen. In the semi-cooked stage, the added fat envelops the kernel, repels water from the outside, and millet grains absorb it in a smaller amount, while maintaining their density and elasticity. Next, you need to remove the porridge from the fire and let it “reach” until ready on its own. This method of preparation provides for strictly metered use of water for cooking porridge, since draining excess water with oil dissolved in it is wasteful.
So, are we reviving the traditions of Russian cuisine? Try to cook millet porridge according to one of the proposed recipes to make sure of its unsurpassed taste, satiety and benefits.
Recipe 1. Porridge, millet with mushrooms in pots in the oven
Ingredients:
Carrot 120 g
Spices to taste
Sour cream (25%) 150 g
Millet 150 g
Water 250 ml
Dill leaves 50 g
Butter, sweet butter 75 g
Honey mushrooms, boiled 400 g
Cooking method:
Finely chop the pre-boiled mushrooms. Carrots and onions, peeled and washed, chop and sauté in butter with mushrooms in a heated saucepan. Add spices, sour cream, salt.
AT portion pots lay out the washed and steamed millet, add cold water to each pot. boiled water so that it barely covers the cereal. Put the mushrooms stewed in sour cream on top. Cover the pots with lids or foil, place on a baking sheet and send to the oven, heated to 170°C. After 10 minutes, turn off the oven, but leave the pots in it for another 20 minutes. Before serving millet porridge with mushrooms, put the pots on plates, remove the lids and sprinkle the dish with fresh chopped herbs.
Similarly, you can cook millet porridge by adding to the mushrooms smoked sausages, poultry meat.
Recipe 2. How to cook millet in water for children
Millet porridge is good for children to eat, but they are often naughty, preferring sweets to any healthy food. A compromise solution - porridge, millet with vanilla syrup and strawberries.
Ingredients:
vanilla extract 2 ml
Butter, walnut 10 g
Strawberry ( fresh berries) 150 g
Almond flakes 10 g
Chocolate crumb 15 g
Powder, sugar 5 g
Millet, steamed 80 g (1/4 cup)
Water 100 ml
Granulated sugar 30 g
Cooking order:
Cut two medium strawberries into slices to decorate the dish; combine the rest of the berries with sugar and vanilla, beat with a blender. Put into boiling water strawberry puree, a small pinch of salt, prepared millet. Cook over low heat for 5 minutes, add oil, stir and remove from heat. Soak under the lid for 10-15 minutes and put on a plate. Top the millet porridge with strawberry slices, almond flakes, chocolate chips and powder.
Recipe 3. Porridge, millet on the water (garnish)
Composition of products:
Water 500-600 ml
Millet 180 g
Butter, ghee 80 g
Cooking method:
Boil salted water. Pour the washed and steamed millet into a saucepan and, bringing to a boil, cook for no more than five minutes. Drain the water through a sieve and put the boiled cereal back into the pan. Add to it melted butter, mix well and cover. After 10 minutes, porridge can be served.
It is better to store millet in a dry glass container with a tightly closed lid for no more than six months. Before storing, it is recommended to sort and heat the millet to 40-50С on a baking sheet in the oven. During storage, cereals should be checked periodically. The second storage method is an airtight plastic container placed in freezer if space permits.
Given the valuable mineral composition millet and the fact that millet porridge has lost its former popularity, to enrich food with vitamins and minerals contained in cereals, it can be used as additives in meat and minced fish(for binding). Millet groats can replace breading. Good combination- cottage cheese and millet, which can be used in cottage cheese casseroles.
In my family, breakfast is healthy and hearty meal. As a rule, these are cereals: buckwheat, wheat and rice. But you know, I never bought millet, I didn’t even pay attention to it, passing by the shelves in the supermarket. But since after new year holidays I am “slightly on a diet”, I wanted to diversify my diet. And somehow by chance I discovered millet. It turned out that she dietary, healthy and tasty(surprisingly). For those who do not yet know how to properly cook friable millet porridge on water, I will share the recipe and the secrets I found.
Kitchenware: fine sieve, saucepan with a thick bottom, lid, tablespoon.
Ingredients
How to choose millet
- When buying cereal pay attention to its color grains should be bright yellow. This is a sign that the millet is fresh.
- If you buy cereals in a package, then be sure look at the expiration date, because millet groats are not stored for a long time.
Cooking steps
video recipe
I propose to watch a short video in which the author will show how to cook millet porridge in water with the correct proportions. As a result, you will get a tender, crumbly millet that you want to eat to the last crumb.
What to serve with
Wheat porridge is good on its own. For example, for breakfast you can cook millet and supplement it with bread and butter. Simple and delicious. If according to the plan you have porridge for lunch, then it goes well with both fish and meat.(choose what you like best). Another cereal dish can be decorated different sauces, herbs, mix with fried onions, bacon and even lard.
By the way, this porridge can easily be turned into a dessert. It is enough to add sugar or condensed milk to the finished dish. Your child will be delighted. Or immediately cook and add a teaspoon of sugar. In addition, millet with dried fruits and nuts will perfectly replace boring oatmeal (note for those who are on a diet).
- There are several ways to process cereals. First: you need to rinse the millet 4-5 times with running water (until the water from the millet is clear) and pour over boiling water for the last time. Second: before cooking, fry the grains in a dry frying pan. Third: pour millet with boiling water, boil for 1 minute (no more!) And leave for 5-10 minutes. Then rinse a few more times with running water. Such procedures will save the cereal from bitterness, and it will also boil faster.
- So that the porridge does not burn, it is better to use a pan with a thick bottom.
- The ideal porridge is obtained in the proportion: 1 part cereal to 3 parts water. If you want to get more crumbly, then use a 1: 2 ratio. If you like viscous porridge, then increase the amount of water by 1 part, that is, 1:4.
- If you are with the technique on "you", then cook. The dish will cook faster and taste richer.
- How much to cook millet porridge in water? It all depends on the method of preparation. If the dish is kept on fire until the water has completely evaporated, then it will take 25-30 minutes. You can spend more time if you first boil the millet on the stove for 15-20 minutes, and then boil it for another hour, wrapping it in a towel.
You can write endlessly about the benefits of millet groats. Nevertheless, I will highlight the most important points in order to save time and at the same time give an answer to the question of how millet porridge on water is useful.
- Millet contains protein and carbohydrates, and therefore it is recommended to use it for those who are engaged in power loads and bring their body into shape
- Millet groats are the least allergenic among other groats.
- In millet the largest number b vitamins than other cereals. If you include porridge in your diet, you can improve the condition of nails and hair, and with regular use even get rid of dandruff.
- Millet groats contain potassium, magnesium and many useful trace elements, so this dish is included in the health program of cardio-vascular system. Millet also favorably affects nervous system and can improve your psycho-emotional state.
- Millet has a lot of folic acid, so it is recommended to use it for expectant mothers.
- Also millet porridge rich in phosphorus, and it should be included in the children's diet.
Experts (doctors, nutritionists) argue that millet does not harm the human body. How do you feel about millet porridge? Experimenting with supplements? It is very interesting to know your opinion about this dish in the comments.
3 best recipes
Millet porridge is not only tasty, but also very healthy. Who regularly consumes millet porridge knows no problems with overweight, heart problems, moreover good mood, plus great skin and gorgeous hair. And this is not the whole list of the benefits of millet porridge for our body, so you should not get carried away with fashionable overseas dishes, it is better to turn your attention to such a simple and healthy food, like porridge from millet groats. So, I’m telling you how to cook delicious millet porridge.
Ingredients:
- 1.5 cups millet
- 3 glasses of water
- 1 tsp salt
- 40-50 gr. butter
- First of all, we measure required amount millet. For a family of two or three people, one glass of millet is enough for more a person or for lovers of millet we measure one and a half glasses.
- As you know, millet is obtained from millet, and the store usually receives an already peeled product without scales. But in any case, it is advisable to sort out millet in order to remove unpeeled grains or pebbles that have accidentally fallen.
- Pour boiling water over the sorted cereals. Do not be lazy, and do not just rinse the millet with water, but pour it with boiling water. In this case, millet porridge will turn out to be yellowish and without a specific aftertaste. Agree, it’s not difficult to heat a liter of boiling water, but the porridge will come out much tastier.
- We stir the cereal with a spoon so that the dust is better removed from the millet, carefully drain the water.
- We put the washed millet in a saucepan with a thick bottom, pour cold water. If there is, then we use purified or structured water. If not, plain drinking water will do.
- We put the pan on the fire, do not forget to salt the porridge. I always put a teaspoon of salt, while the porridge turns out to be lightly salted. Add the amount of salt to your liking.
- When the water in the pan boils, reduce the heat so that the millet porridge boils quietly. We cover the saucepan with a lid.
- Cook millet porridge for 10 minutes. Usually by this time the millet is almost ready. We try. If the grains are still dense, then cook for an additional 2-3 minutes until tender.
- Turn off the fire, put butter in millet porridge. How much oil exactly is entirely up to you. This is just the case when millet porridge cannot be spoiled with butter. If someone is on a diet, then nothing can be done, and the oil will have to be abandoned.
- Gently mix the porridge - it is useful for the grain to "breathe the air", cover the pan with a lid and leave to stand for ten to fifteen minutes.
- Slightly cooled millet porridge is laid out on plates, additionally put a small piece of butter. That's all, as you can see, the recipe for millet porridge is extremely quick and simple.
- Slightly cooled millet porridge is laid out on plates, additionally put a small piece of butter. That's all, as you can see, the recipe for millet porridge is extremely quick and simple. It is ideal to prepare a side dish for meat, but if you want to enjoy millet porridge for breakfast, then it is better to boil it in milk. In this case, look at the following recipe.
- 1 glass of millet
- 2 glasses of water
- 2 glasses of milk
- a pinch of salt
- 2 tbsp Sahara
- 40 gr. butter
- raisins, berries (optional)
Millet porridge with milk
To start the day cheerful, full of strength and energy, there is nothing better than freshly prepared millet porridge with milk. This is being prepared healthy dish very simple, but there is one little secret, or rather two. So, read on to find out what is the secret of delicious millet porridge with milk.
Ingredients:
Pumpkin millet porridge
If speak about healthy nutrition, then first of all you should remember the recipe for millet porridge with pumpkin. The porridge turns out tender and fragrant, children and adults really like it, and small pieces of pumpkin are like pieces of the sun in every plate! You can cook such millet porridge in water or with the addition of milk.
Ingredients:
- 1 glass of millet
- 500 gr. pumpkins
- 2.5 cups of water
- milk to taste
- sugar to taste
- a pinch of salt
- 30-40 gr. butter
- raisins, cinnamon (optional)
- So, first boil the chopped pumpkin in water, cook for 15 minutes.
- While the pumpkin is cooking, we also sort out the millet. It is better not just to wash the millet, but to pour it with boiling water, as described in the first recipe. We drain the water.
- We add well-washed millet to the floor of the finished pumpkin, cook the porridge under the lid for 15 minutes. Look further step by step
Millet porridge
How to cook millet porridge in water. Secrets and subtleties of cooking. All about benefits and harms. Cooking options for millet porridge various additives.
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Porridge, as you know, is very useful for digestion and in general for our body. It's great hearty breakfast delicious and varied lunch. Today we will reveal the benefits and ease of making millet porridge.
Millet porridge on the water: the benefits and harms
Why is millet porridge useful if you cook it in water? Millet porridge is not as popular as, for example, buckwheat, but in vain, because it is a storehouse of useful trace elements.
Millet porridge contains the protein we need, iron, calcium, magnesium, B vitamins, amino acids. At the same time, porridge is very low-calorie and hypoallergenic, it is recommended to use it if you follow your figure or want to lose weight. After all, carbohydrates in porridge help remove toxins and toxins, and manganese improves overall metabolism.
Porridge is useful for athletes and those who regularly keep fit in the gym, as amino acids and vegetable fats help muscle cells to function properly, strengthen muscle structure.
There are almost no contraindications to the use of millet porridge. This is a very rare individual intolerance, and it is also not recommended to eat porridge for those who have low acidity and inflammation in the intestines. Undoubtedly, the benefits of eating millet porridge are much greater, which means you can safely add it to your healthy diet.
How to cook millet porridge: ingredients and proportions of cooking on water
Kitchen appliances: bowl, saucepan, measuring cup, spoon.
Required Ingredients
To properly cook cereals on water and at the same time get friable millet porridge, adhere to the proportions of the ratio of cereals and water 1: 2.
The secret of crumbly millet porridge is the addition of oil at the cooking stage. It will not allow the cereal to stick together, and the porridge will become much tastier.
Video cooking recipe
In this video you will see the recipe and step by step cooking delicious porridge from millet.
Millet porridge with potatoes
Economical and satisfying.
Servings: 3.
Time for preparing: 40 min.
Kitchen appliances: a bowl, a heat-resistant pan for the oven, a measuring cup, a spoon, a grater.
Required Ingredients
- Water - 2.5-3 cups.
- Millet groats - 1 cup.
- White onion - 1 pc.
- Egg - 1 pc.
- Potato - 1 pc.
- Butter - 50 g.
- Vegetable oil - 20 g.
- Salt.
Cooking sequence
Serve like full meal or garnish. 
Millet porridge with pumpkin and apples
Tasty and healthy.
Servings: 3.
Time for preparing: 40 min.
Kitchen appliances: bowl, saucepan, measuring cup, spoon, grater.
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