How to cook delicious porridge

Tips for choosing and cooking

To feed your family tasty and healthy porridge, you need to be able to distinguish high-quality cereals in the store. When purchasing, you need to pay attention to several important nuances, one of which is the integrity of the packaging. It is important that it contains all the information about the composition, manufacturer, shelf life and date of manufacture of the product.

Organoleptic indicators are considered important criteria for assessing the quality of cereals. You can distinguish an expired product by its smell and color. Good wheat groats are light brown in color. High-quality oatmeal is grayish-yellow, and buckwheat is beige.

Having figured out how to choose cereals, you need to figure out how to cook the most delicious porridge. First of all, you need to decide what to cook it on. Milk, plain water or broth are usually used as a liquid base. The sorted grains are poured into boiling water and brought to readiness. Depending on the chosen recipe, salt, sugar, honey, dried fruits, berries, vegetables, nuts, mushrooms or other suitable ingredients are added to the porridge.

How to cook porridge - some tips

It's no secret that not all people enjoy eating porridge. But this is an original Russian dish. To make it your favorite one, you need to know how to cook porridge. This is exactly what this article will be about. We will give some tips for preparing porridge so that it turns out tasty and even stubborn picky eaters will like it.

Despite the simplicity of the dish, there are many options for preparing it. Starting from the cooking technology and ending with the ingredients used in cooking porridge. It can be boiled in milk, water or a mixture of these two liquids. Depending on the proportion of cereal and liquid taken, the porridge turns out to be liquid, crumbly or viscous.

How to cook porridge so that it tastes good? The most important rule is to choose high-quality cereals. Before cooking porridge, you must sort through the cereal and select bad grains. Then, if required, the cereal must be washed. But keep in mind that at the same time it absorbs a certain amount of liquid. Therefore, when cooking, you need to reduce the amount of milk or water.

Some cereals are not washed, for example semolina. In this case, you just need to pour the required amount of water or milk into the pan and add salt to taste. When the liquid boils, add the required amount of cereal to it. If you put a little fat in the pan before pouring the porridge, the taste will be better and the porridge will turn out more crumbly.

Sometimes porridge is prepared from toasted cereals. In this case, the amount of liquid should be increased slightly. When frying, cereal loses some percentage of moisture. If the cereal is washed, then this should be done immediately before adding it to boiling water. Having poured the cereal into the pan, you need to carefully mix it so that the grains are not damaged.

Sometimes the porridge is cooked until half cooked, and then it is placed in the oven so that it reaches the desired condition. This method is based on old traditions of making porridge.

Semolina porridge is poured only into boiling water. This should be done gradually, always stirring with a spoon so that there are no lumps. You can use a strainer.

Some cereals do not boil well in milk. These include rice, pearl barley, and millet. How to cook porridge from these cereals? First you need to boil them in water. Place a saucepan with plenty of water and wait for it to boil. Next, pour the cereal into it and cook for about 10 minutes. After this, you need to drain the water and add the required amount of milk to the porridge. The fire should be such that the porridge does not boil too much, otherwise it will burn.

When preparing crumbly porridge, raw cereals are used. Usually it is cooked as a side dish or as an independent dish. Each grain in such porridge should retain its structure, but be well cooked. If the cereal is served as a side dish, you can boil it in broth. How to cook porridge so that it turns out crumbly?

Before you start cooking, you need to sort out the grains. Then we wash it first in warm water to wash off the starch, and then in hot water to remove any fat that may have appeared on the surface. You need to add about twice as much water as cereal.

To cook viscous porridge, you can take crushed cereal or semolina. This type of cereal cooks better. Viscous porridge is cooked in water, milk, or these two ingredients are mixed. You can add raisins, prunes, dried apricots and other ingredients to it. This porridge is usually made sweet.

Now you know how to cook porridge. But you can prepare it in a simpler way. Porridge in a double boiler turns out very crumbly and tasty. With the help of this “miracle of technology” you can prepare porridge from any type of cereal. Simply place all the ingredients in a container and place it on the lower level. Cooking time depends on the type of cereal, but on average it is about 30 minutes. Eat for your health!

Millet with pumpkin

This is one of the most delicious porridges. It has a pleasant yellowish tint and is considered a real storehouse of valuable substances. To feed it to your family, you will need:

200 g millet.
500 g pumpkin.
2 full cups of whole milk.
1 glass of drinking water.
1.5 tbsp. l. cane sugar.
Butter and salt.

This healthiest and most delicious porridge is cooked in several stages. First, the washed pumpkin is cut into pieces, filled with water and cooked until soft. As soon as it is completely cooked, it is mashed into a puree, supplemented with salted milk, sugar and repeatedly washed millet. All this is sent to the stove and cooked until the cereal is ready. Before serving, the dish is infused under the lid and flavored with butter.

Pea porridge with meat

This simple and very filling dish is ideal for lunch or dinner. It is an extremely successful combination of meat, legumes and vegetables. So that your family can try one of the most delicious porridges, you will need:

300 g of meat (chicken or pork).
2 cups dry peas.
4-5 glasses of drinking water.
1 large carrot and onion.
Salt, any vegetable oil and seasonings.

To prepare this nutritious and, of course, the most delicious pea porridge, you need to start by processing the beans. They are sorted out, washed, poured into a large bowl, filled with cold water and put aside. No earlier than six hours later, the peas are rinsed again, placed in a pan filled with clean liquid, and cooked until tender. At the next stage, the porridge is seasoned with frying made from pieces of meat and chopped vegetables. All this is salted, supplemented with spices and heated briefly on the stove or in the oven.

How to cook oatmeal from whole grains in a slow cooker

Whole grain cereals are healthy and nutritious. Learn how to cook oatmeal from cereal in a slow cooker so that it turns out tasty and satisfying, as if only from a home oven.

We offer three recipes for porridge rich in fiber and vitamins:

1. Oatmeal with raisins.

To prepare you will need:

4 cups boiling water;
a handful of raisins;
multi-cooker measuring cup of oatmeal;
honey.

Preparation consists of several steps:

wash the raisins and mix with cereal;
pour boiling water;
place in the slow cooker for an hour and a half;
Season the finished porridge with honey.

The dish prepared in water is suitable for the diet and proper nutrition menu.

The amount of honey depends on your taste. Do not put it in advance, otherwise it will lose its beneficial properties during heat treatment.

Rice with dried fruits

This sweet and healthy dish will be an excellent breakfast for the whole family. To prepare it, you can use any dried fruits, including raisins, dried apricots and prunes. To feed your loved ones the most delicious porridge in the morning, you will need:

1 full cup of rice.
3 glasses of drinking water.
1 handful of dried fruits.
Granulated sugar and salt (to taste).

Rice and dried fruits are washed under the tap, poured into a pan and filled with filtered water. All this is salted, sweetened if necessary and sent to the stove. The dish is brought to full readiness and served hot.

How to cook quinoa correctly?

To get rid of the bitter taste, soak quinoa in cold water for at least 30-45 minutes before cooking. After this, the grains are washed under running water in a fine colander or with gauze (otherwise the grains will be washed away).

Cooking time depends on the type of quinoa, the size of the grains and the pre-soaking time. However, most often it takes 20-30 minutes to cook quinoa. Proportions - one part of cereal requires two parts of water. You can cook it either in a saucepan or in a slow cooker (best on the “brown rice” mode).

When it comes to choosing a pan, thick-bottomed cookware with a non-stick coating is recommended. Such a pan ensures uniform heating of the bottom and prevents the formation of lumps in the porridge.

// How to cook quinoa:

Measure out 80-100 g quinoa
Boil 200-250 mg of water
Place quinoa in boiling water
Reduce heat and cover the pan with a lid
Cook quinoa over low heat for 15-30 minutes.
Salt and add butter (to taste)
Remove from heat and let the cereal sit for 3-5 minutes.

Which variety is better?

While light-colored quinoa is great for both being used as a side dish and for adding to baked goods (in the form of flour), the red and black varieties are characterized by a bitter, nutty flavor—plus, a shell that’s crunchy to the teeth. Moreover, the darker the color, the more crunchy the quinoa is.

In turn, tri-color quinoa (a mixture of three different types) also has a more bitter taste - you need to take this into account before purchasing. This variation is more suitable for salads - however, if you like a brighter taste, it can be used like regular white quinoa.

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There are many ways to prepare quinoa - it can be eaten either after boiling or raw (pre-soaking for 10-12 hours is necessary). To prevent quinoa porridge from becoming bitter, the grains are first washed and soaked in cold water.

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Rice with milk

This recipe will be of interest to those who don’t know what to cook for children and adults for breakfast. The most delicious rice porridge cooks quickly enough, which means you don’t have to give up a few extra hours of sleep. To make it for your favorite eaters, you will need:

1 glass of drinking water.
1 full cup of rice.
2 cups whole cow's milk.
Salt, sugar and butter (optional).

Pre-washed rice is poured with water and cooked over low heat until the liquid evaporates. Then it is supplemented with milk, salt and sugar and brought to readiness. Before use, each serving is flavored with a small piece of butter.

Milk porridge for breakfast recipes. Wheat porridge with milk

Now let's touch on such a cereal as millet, not to be confused with wheat. There are also a lot of recipes for cooking wheat porridge with milk. Can be cooked with the addition of pieces of fruits and vegetables. For example, prepare porridge with the addition of apples, raspberries, strawberries, and pumpkins.

But we will look at the basic recipe. So to speak, a classic recipe for porridge with milk.

Ingredients:

1 glass of millet.
2 glasses of milk.
2 glasses of water.
50 grams of butter.
Salt and sugar to taste.

Cooking process:

1. The very first thing you need to do is rinse the cereal well. No matter what the manufacturer writes on the packages, it is still necessary to rinse the cereal.

2. After washing the cereal 3-4 times. Place it in a saucepan, fill it with water and put it on the stove to cook until done. Don't forget to add a little salt.

3. Some housewives advise pouring boiling water over it before starting to cook millet in order to remove a slight bitterness. I don't do this, but the choice is yours.

4.And so we cook the millet until done. The cooking time for millet is much longer than for rice and is about 20 minutes. So it will take a little longer.

5. And so 20 minutes have passed, we taste the millet for readiness and if the grains have become soft and they can be chewed without problems, the millet is considered ready.

6. Drain the remaining water, wash the millet and fill it with milk. Stir, add salt and sugar and put back on the stove. While stirring, bring to a boil, reduce the heat and simmer the porridge under the lid for about 5-7 minutes.

7.After a while, turn off the heat under the pan, remove the lid and add butter. Mix well, leave the porridge for 3-4 minutes so that it reaches a little consistency.

8. The millet porridge is ready, you can put it on plates and invite everyone for breakfast.

Bon appetit.

Semolina with milk

It would seem that there is nothing easier than cooking such porridge. But not all housewives cope with this task the first time. For some, the semolina turns out to be too liquid, for others it is too thick, for others it is lumpy. In order for everything to work out as it should, you must strictly adhere to the recommended sequence and maintain the proportions specified in the recipe. To properly prepare one of the most delicious porridges with milk, you will definitely need:

2 tbsp. l. semolina.
1 glass of milk.
Sugar, salt and butter.

Pour the cereal into a pan filled with cold milk and put it on the stove, not forgetting to add salt and sweeten it. Bring all this to a boil and cook, stirring continuously, for 5-10 minutes. The finished semolina is flavored with butter and served for breakfast.

Diets for weight loss based on cereals are known.

These are Russian diets. Cereals have very few calories, but many microelements. Plus they are filling.

Buckwheat (the most vitamin-rich) contains 120 calories per 100 grams of cereal.

Oatmeal - 160 calories per 100 grams of cereal.

Barley (beauty porridge) - 88 calories per 100 grams of cereal.

Pea porridge - 80 calories - per 100 grams of peas.

Corn - 86 calories per 1 gram of cereal.

Rice (cleansing) - 144 calories per 100 grams of cereal.

Millet (heart) - 89 calories - per 100 grams of cereal.

Semolina - (the most harmful. It contains practically nothing except starch and gluten) - 100 calories per 100 grams of cereal.

I have prepared several recipes for cooking porridge. Please note that all porridges are boiled in water. Of course, you can and should cook porridge with milk, but today you will learn how to cook delicious porridge with water.

So, let's start cooking.

Buckwheat with milk

This option will be of interest to those who have a multicooker at their disposal. The most delicious porridge prepared using this device turns out to be very appetizing and healthy, which means that even the little picky ones will like it. To make it in your own kitchen, you will need:

1 full cup of buckwheat.
4 glasses of whole milk.
1 tsp. salt.
2 tbsp. l. granulated sugar.
1 tbsp. l. soft butter.

The sorted and washed buckwheat is poured into a multicooker bowl and poured with cold milk. All this is added, sweetened, flavored with oil and covered with a lid. Prepare the most delicious porridge in a multicooker operating in the appropriate mode.

Oatmeal with milk

This porridge is very useful for the human body. It helps replenish vitamin B deficiency, cleanse the intestinal walls and maintain the required blood sugar level. It is indicated for baby and medical nutrition. Therefore, every housewife should learn how to prepare the most delicious milk porridge from oatmeal. To do this you will need:

500 ml water.
250 ml whole milk.
¼ pack of butter.
1 cup oatmeal.
Sugar and salt.

The sorted and washed flakes are poured with cold water and put on the stove, not forgetting to add salt. Fifteen minutes from the moment of boiling, all this is supplemented with whole milk and sugar, and then brought to readiness. The cooked porridge is seasoned with butter and laid out on plates.

How to cook crumbly wheat porridge in water

There are several ways to prepare delicious crumbly porridge from wheat cereals in water. It all depends on the grinding fraction of the wheat grains. In any case, the cereal must first be sorted or washed to remove bran, small stones or husks.

Ingredients for porridge:

a glass of coarse cereal;
3 tbsp. water;
butter – 150 g;
salt to taste.

To prepare porridge, use a cauldron or a saucepan with a thick bottom.

Cooking method No. 1:

Place the sorted and washed cereal into a cooking container. Pour 2 tbsp. water and cook over medium heat. Immediately add salt to taste.
After boiling, stir the porridge, reduce the heat and continue cooking under the lid until the water has completely boiled away. There is no need to interfere.
At the next stage, add another glass of boiling water, mix thoroughly and cook again until all the water has boiled away.
Remove the container with porridge from the heat, add butter and cover with a lid.

After 20 minutes, the porridge can be served.

It is best to cook crumbly wheat porridge by installing a flame divider.

Cooking method No. 2:

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Fry wheat grits in a dry frying pan for 5 minutes.
Boil water, add salt and pour in the fried cereal. Stir immediately.
After boiling, reduce the heat and continue cooking the porridge until the water has completely evaporated. It is necessary to stir periodically.
Add oil to the prepared porridge and leave for 20 minutes.

The following method is best suited for preparing whole wheat grains or the coarsest grains. To cook wheat, you need to take the same amount of water as the volume of cereal.

Cooking method No. 3:

Sort out the wheat grains from debris and rinse well.
Pour in cold water and leave for 3 hours. Strain.
Boil water, add salt, pour in the swollen cereal, add butter.
Stir and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and place pan over flame spreader. Cook the porridge for 20 minutes.
Put out the fire and let the porridge brew for another 20 minutes.

Spelled with almond milk

This healthy cereal has been extremely popular since ancient Rus'. It has a spicy, sweetish-nutty flavor and serves as an excellent basis for preparing hearty and healthy dishes. To cook the most delicious porridge for children and adults, you will need:

How to cook porridge?

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How to cook buckwheat porridge? Buckwheat porridge is very easy to cook, since each grain of buckwheat is covered with a protective layer and no starch is released during cooking. Although you can cook this simple dish incorrectly.

Here are some tips on how to prepare buckwheat porridge:

— For one part of cereal you need to take two parts of water (precision is required here)! — The pan in which the porridge is cooked must be tightly covered with a lid. - During the first 3-5 minutes, buckwheat porridge is cooked over high heat until the water boils, and then the boil should be moderate, at the very end - low. — The water should boil away not only on the surface of the porridge, but also on the bottom of a metal pot, preferably with a thick, convex bottom. - Having filled the cereal and poured water over it, do not touch, do not interfere, do not interfere with the process, do not lift or open the lid, since the porridge is cooked with steam, not water, and you cannot let it out.

— Usually, cooking buckwheat porridge on a gas stove takes about 15-16 minutes. It is not recommended to overcook it, as the taste of the porridge deteriorates and the aroma fades. — Buckwheat porridge must be seasoned correctly: butter, fried onions, dried porcini mushrooms and hard-boiled eggs are suitable for dressing it. — It’s best if the porridge, removed from the heat, stands under the lid after it’s ready for another five minutes for the so-called “seasoning,” that is, the full development of its taste. Only after this can it be mixed with oil and seasoned.

How to cook semolina porridge? Semolina porridge is very easy to cook, since it is not cereal, but flour, that is, ground grain. There is no shell, it does not interfere, cooking proceeds quickly, in a few minutes, and therefore it seems that no problems and no “science” are required for cooking semolina porridge. If the porridge turns out to be too liquid, you can cook it longer, and it will definitely thicken. But there are still rules:

- Boil in milk, observing the proportions: half a liter (500 milliliters) of milk per 100-120-150 ml (0.75 cups) of semolina (or a liter of milk per 300 ml of cereal). - The milk needs to be brought to a boil and at this moment pour in the semolina with a sieve. Continue cooking for only one or two minutes, stirring vigorously all the time, and then close the pan where the porridge was cooked with a tight lid and let stand for 10-15 minutes until it swells completely; — After swelling, the porridge can be seasoned with either butter, sugar, honey or jam, or add fried onions to it. — The porridge is cooked under the lid after cooking, and then its taste is formed.

How to cook oatmeal? Oatmeal is made from rolled oats (or oatmeal). Considered a healthy breakfast. Sugar, salt, milk, butter, jam, and fruit (including dried fruit) can be added to oatmeal. You can prepare oatmeal according to the following recipe:

— Products for oatmeal porridge: ¾ cup oatmeal, 1 cup water, 1 cup milk, 1 tablespoon honey, 2 tablespoons butter, berries (any) fresh or frozen, salt. — To prepare oatmeal, pour milk and water into a saucepan. Boil, salt, add honey and add cereal. Cook for 10 minutes. When serving, add fresh or frozen berries to the porridge.

Advice: before cooking the porridge, it is better to wash the cereal in several waters to remove the husks.

How to cook pearl barley porridge? Barley is a storehouse of protein and protein-containing gluten. Pearl barley is soaked in cold water for 10-12 hours. Pour one glass (200 ml) of pearl barley with exactly one liter of water.

The soaked cereal is poured into milk heated to 40°. Cook directly over high heat in a saucepan without a lid. Then cover the pan with a lid, remove from the heat and place in a large pan of boiling water, that is, in the so-called water bath. And cook until done.

- When the porridge is ready (and readiness is determined both by time and by the appearance of a beautiful, noble beige color with a fawn tint), remove it from the heat, let it stand under the lid for 10 minutes, transfer it from a pan (enamel) to a earthenware or porcelain one dishes, add a little cream, add butter (and only butter) and stir thoroughly until the consistency and color is uniform.

How to cook barley porridge? Barley porridge is prepared from crushed barley kernels. Barley groats boil in 40-45 minutes and increase in volume by about five times. You can add it to soups, prepare side dishes and dumplings from it, stuff poultry or pig with barley and then bake them in the oven.

— It’s best to cook porridge in a ceramic (microwave-safe) bowl or cauldron. — The proportion of water and porridge is 2:1, that is, add two glasses of water to a glass of porridge. - Rinse the porridge with cold water, stirring thoroughly to remove fine dust. - Pour water, add a little salt to taste, and a few drops of sunflower oil. Mix everything well. - You need to cook over medium heat until the water boils, remove from the burner, and then leave for 10-15 minutes. — Add a little butter directly to each plate.

How to cook millet porridge? Millet can be very dirty, so it must be washed until the water becomes clear. When it is washed, you need to steam it: that’s why you need to rinse the millet for the last time with hot water. They always pour more water than millet until half-cooked, without waiting for the grain to boil. Then this water must be drained. And add milk and cook until it evaporates and the millet porridge is completely ready. You can add raisins, nuts and fruits to millet porridge.

How to cook rice porridge? Rice porridge is not only very tasty, but also very healthy; there are many ways to cook rice porridge.

To do this you need:

- Rinse the rice grains. — Pour one part rice into a saucepan and add two parts water. - Cook over low heat until it swells. — Salt and season with butter. — Depending on the variety, rice cooks from 15 to 25 minutes

How to cook corn porridge? Corn grits contain many microelements, especially silicon, which has a positive effect on teeth. Corn is low in calories and removes fat from the body. In countries where dishes made from corn grits are common, for example, hominy in Moldova and Romania, people suffer less from cardiovascular diseases. The culinary recipe for making corn porridge is very simple: Add sugar and salt to boiling milk, add cereal (for 300 g of cereal milk you need about 4 heaped tablespoons), simmer over low heat, stirring, for 5-6 minutes, then cover with a lid and After 15 minutes, the porridge is ready. If it turns out a bit thick, the porridge can be diluted with yogurt, fruit puree or just milk. And as a daily dish for the whole family, an addition to corn porridge can be fried onions, peppers, tomatoes or not very salty cheese, such as suluguni - it is added in pieces at the end of cooking directly into the pan. You can cook corn porridge in water with salt, add cream and butter before serving, and serve with feta cheese. Corn porridge with pumpkin is very tasty.

Semolina with vanilla and jam

This appetizing and tasty porridge is ideal for a morning meal. It will give you a feeling of fullness for a long time and charge you with the necessary energy. To serve it in a timely manner for your family breakfast, you will need:

200 ml milk.
50 g semolina.
10 g homemade jam.
10 g butter.
1 vanilla pod.
Sugar and salt.

The milk is poured into a deep saucepan and brought to a boil. When it starts to boil, it is supplemented with sugar, salt and cereal. All this is mixed with the seeds from the vanilla pod and brought to readiness. The porridge cooked in this way is flavored with butter, seasoned with jam and served.

How to cook wheat porridge with milk for a child

Wheat porridge with milk is liked by both adults and children. To prepare a delicious, healthy breakfast, it is better to take fresh homemade milk. But if you can’t buy homemade products, you can replace them with good quality milk without preservatives.

Ingredients for milk porridge:

liter of milk;
½ tbsp. wheat cereal;
20-30 g butter;
a tablespoon of sugar;
a pinch of salt.

Step-by-step preparation of porridge with milk:

Boil the milk.
Pour the pre-washed cereal into boiling milk, stirring thoroughly. Add salt.
Bring to a boil and reduce heat as much as possible. Cook the porridge for 40 minutes with the lid closed.
Remove the pan from the heat, add oil. Mix well and let the porridge stand for 10 minutes.

Add sugar to the porridge when serving. You can use honey instead of sugar.

For those who love sweets, but cannot consume sugar, it is better to use sweeteners. This could be sorbitol or stevia powder.

Millet with parmesan and egg

Those who have not yet determined which porridge is the most delicious should try a dish made according to the method described below. To cook it for lunch or dinner, you will need:

200 ml of drinking water.
150 ml milk.
50 g millet cereal.
25 g parmesan.
15 g cheddar.
1 egg.
Salt.

Pre-processed millet is poured into a pan of salted water and boiled until the liquid evaporates. After this, it is supplemented with milk and brought to readiness, not forgetting to add cheddar at the end. The porridge cooked in this way is placed on a plate, sprinkled with grated Parmesan and decorated with a poached egg.

Semolina with blueberries and dried fruits

This is one of the most delicious baby porridges. It is distinguished by an unusual method of preparation and not quite standard serving. To make it for your family, you will need:

200 g semolina.
100 g sugar.
200 g blueberries.
100 g dried fruits.
400 ml cream.
600 ml milk.
Vanillin.

The process must begin with milk processing. It is poured into any suitable container and simmered in the oven at 160 0C until foam forms. As soon as it appears on the surface of the milk, remove it with a slotted spoon and transfer it to a saucer. Four more foams are made in this way.

When everything is ready, you can move on to the next stage. Place a layer of blueberries combined with sugar on the bottom of a fireproof dish. Semolina cooked in cream with the addition of vanilla is distributed on top. All this is covered with chopped dried fruits and foam. The last layer must be sprinkled with sugar. Cook the porridge at 170 0C until the sweet sand caramelizes.

Proportions of cereal and liquid

If you want to prepare porridge with the consistency that you like, you should adhere to the recipe proportions, but make adjustments in the direction of decreasing or increasing liquid, taking into account the cooking method, the quality of the cereal, the hardness or softness of the water, the quality of the milk, the cooking temperature, and the type of cookware in which the porridge is prepared.

For example, the same type of cereal, depending on the processing method, may behave differently during cooking. Therefore, we are surprised that everything seems to be cooked as always, but the porridge was not successful or turned out to be of a different consistency.

Temperature is also important. On low heat, the cereal will absorb more liquid and, most likely, will turn out more watery and runny. And with a strong boil, rapid evaporation of the liquid is possible, and the porridge will be dry or very dense.

Therefore, it cannot be said with a one hundred percent guarantee that using certain proportions in the ratio of cereal and liquid, you can get an excellent result. We can say that preparing the right porridge is an art, since there are many different subtleties in preparing porridge. And not all of them can be described in words. However, now we will try to figure out how to prepare delicious porridge.

Rice with honey and dried apricots

For those who haven’t had time to figure out what to feed their children in the morning, you can try the recipe for the most delicious porridge below. For breakfast, nutritionists advise eating cereal dishes, and rice with dried fruits and honey perfectly matches the advice of experts. To prepare it, you will need:

1 liter of cow's milk.
1 tbsp. l. granulated sugar.
1 tbsp. l. soft butter.
1 tbsp. l. liquid flower honey.
1 orange.
200 g rice.
Salt and dried apricots (optional).

Pre-washed rice is poured into a pan with boiling milk. All this is sweetened, salted and simmered over low heat for about half an hour. After the specified time, the finished porridge is removed from the stove, flavored with butter, honey, dried apricots and orange slices.

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Breakfast is the most important meal of the day. It is he who starts the metabolic system after a night's rest, and provides the body with the necessary substances for an active start to the day. Those who eat a full breakfast in the morning are more physically and mentally active, and have a higher metabolic rate. Without breakfast, the metabolic rate is several percent lower, which can lead to gradual weight gain. So have breakfast!

The best breakfast is porridge. Porridges, especially whole grains, are slow carbohydrates that saturate for a long time and supply the body with all the necessary substances.

King of the table - buckwheat porridge

Nutritionists have recognized buckwheat as the healthiest among cereals. The substances it contains are like a first aid kit in a plate. Iron promotes blood formation and guarantees a good complexion. Potassium normalizes blood pressure, calcium promotes healthy teeth, nails and bones, magnesium saves from depression and helps in the fight against excess weight.

Millet porridge with pumpkin, raisins and nuts

Millet contains essential amino acids - building materials for muscles and skin cells, “slow” carbohydrates that give satiety, healthy vegetable fats, B vitamins. Improves cholesterol and lipid metabolism, promotes weight loss. It is not recommended for daily use by people with hypothyroidism due to the fact that millet impairs the absorption of iodine from food. 2-3 times a week will not do any harm.

Barley porridge with poppy seeds and honey

Barley porridge promotes effective weight loss, normalizes cholesterol levels in the blood, and also helps to be energetic, able to work, healthy and positively disposed. Poppy seeds combined with honey are a beneficial stress reliever.

Rice with mint, lemon and herbs

The original taste of this dish leaves a feeling of freshness, satiety without heaviness, gives strength and strengthens the nervous system. Rice, especially brown, whole grain rice, contains B vitamins and is great for managing stress. If you have a difficult day ahead with stressful situations, have breakfast with rice porridge. Lecithin, which is part of rice, stimulates brain activity. Complex carbohydrates will provide a high level of energy, and the absence of gluten will guarantee the absence of allergic reactions.

Oatmeal with bananas, rosehip syrup and nuts

Hercules helps cleanse blood vessels, regulates cholesterol levels in the blood, and treats stomach diseases. Rosehip is used for metabolic disorders, thyroid diseases, fatigue, colds and diseases of the urinary system. Pine nuts are a source of healthy fats, bananas are a source of energy and good mood.

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Buckwheat with almonds and cinnamon

This tasty and healthy porridge will not leave even the most demanding eaters indifferent. It combines buckwheat, almonds and milk extremely well. And the presence of spices gives it a special aroma. To prepare it at home, you will need:

2 glasses of drinking water.
1 full cup of buckwheat.
350 ml whole milk.
1 tbsp. l. vanilla sugar.
1 tbsp. l. soft butter.
1 tsp. ground cinnamon.
½ tsp. powdered ginger.
Salt and almonds.

Buckwheat is poured into a pan with melted butter, and after a couple of minutes, pour hot water and bring to a boil. After about twenty minutes, the contents of the container are supplemented with filtered milk, boiled with cinnamon, vanilla sugar and ginger powder. All this is mixed, laid out on plates and sprinkled with almonds.

Recipes for porridges from different cereals. Porridge from several grains

Every porridge is healthy. This or that cereal is rich in various vitamins and minerals. The benefits of porridge are beyond any doubt. Porridge prepared not from one grain, but from several will bring even greater benefits. Today we will present delicious recipes for such porridges.

Porridge with fruit

Take 3/2 cup of rice (brown), half a cup of barley and orange juice (you can have pineapple), a third of a cup of rye, millet and wheat, 2 cups of strawberries (chopped), a quarter cup of honey, 1 banana and salt. To prepare the porridge you will need 6 glasses of water.

Boil water, add pearl barley, rice, millet, wheat and rye, add salt. Bring to a boil again. Then reduce the heat and cook until the grains are soft under the lid. Don't forget to stir. After the grains have become soft, the porridge is ready. Place hot porridge on plates. Serve the porridge with a mixture of honey and juice, and sprinkle with sliced bananas and strawberries.

This porridge will appeal not only to adults. Children will also like porridge.

Friable oatmeal-rice porridge

Take one and a half glasses of rice, three-quarters of a glass of oats, an onion, 5-6 garlic cloves, a little sunflower oil, dill, and salt. You will need less than a liter of water to prepare the porridge.

First you need to rinse the rice and oats. They need to be washed separately. Then mix them and pour into boiling water. Cook for 12 minutes over high heat, then reduce it and cook for another 8 minutes. When cooking porridge, the pan should be tightly closed with a lid and not removed. After cooking, wrap the pan in something warm for a quarter of an hour. Only then open the lid. Add garlic and dill, finely chopped, and onions fried in oil to the porridge. Mix everything and heat over low heat in a frying pan for 3-4 minutes.

Porridge “Friendship of Peoples” (Assorted)

We take barley, corn and wheat cereals in equal proportions, a little less pearl barley, oil and salt.

Wash and sort the grains. Place everything in boiling water and cook until boiling. After this, turn the heat to low and simmer until the cereal swells. Then add butter, salt, mix well and serve.

Porridge "Dubinushka"

Take half a glass of buckwheat, rice, millet, eggs, 1 glass of pumpkin, grated on a coarse grater, 3 carrots and bell peppers, 2 onions and beets, 5 tomatoes, 1 cucumber, butter (50 g), parsley (2 tbsp), half a glass of breadcrumbs, salt.

We carefully sort out the grains and wash them. Wash and peel the vegetables. Grate the root vegetables on a coarse grater. Finely chop the onion and grate the pumpkin without removing the skin. Wash tomatoes, peppers and cucumbers and cut into slices.

Take a tall pan, grease the walls and bottom with oil, and sprinkle with breadcrumbs. Place the ingredients in the pan in the following order: beets, millet, carrots, rice, tomatoes, peppers, buckwheat, onions and eggs. Cover everything with a layer of pumpkin.

Fill everything with hot water, bring to a boil and cook for another 20 minutes. Then remove the pan from the heat, cover it with a lid and place in the preheated oven for 20 minutes.

After this, tip the contents of the pan onto a dish. Cut the resulting layer cake into portions and serve.

Oatmeal with carrots

This dish will not go unnoticed by adherents of a healthy diet who are trying to find out for themselves which porridge is the most delicious and healthy. Oatmeal with carrots and spices has a rich orange hue and a pleasant aroma of spices. To try it you will need:

1.5 glasses of drinking water.
1 cup oatmeal.
1 medium sized carrot.
½ tsp. powdered cinnamon.
¼ tsp. ground ginger.
½ tsp. vanilla extract.
3 tsp. maple syrup.
Ground nutmeg, plant milk and pumpkin seeds.

If you plan to serve this porridge for breakfast, you should start preparing it the night before. Pour the oatmeal into a suitable container, fill it with water and cover with a lid. In the morning, it is put on the stove and boiled over moderate heat, not forgetting to add grated carrots, spices, vanilla extract, maple syrup and a small amount of plant milk. After a couple of minutes, the finished dish is removed from the burner, and sprinkled with pumpkin seeds before serving.

Oatmeal with banana

This aromatic and very healthy porridge will be a good replacement for your usual breakfast. It is prepared literally in a matter of minutes, and the process itself will not raise any questions even among inexperienced cooks. To verify this from your own experience, you will need:

1 full glass of oatmeal.
2.5 cups unsweetened almond milk.
1 banana.
2 tsp. maple syrup.
1 tsp. chia seeds.
1 tsp. vanilla extract.
1 tsp. powdered cinnamon.

Combine oatmeal, spices and maple syrup in a deep saucepan. All this is poured with two cups of almond milk and sent to the stove. Cook the porridge within five minutes from the moment it boils. After the specified time has passed, the swollen flakes are supplemented with the rest of the milk and heated for another 60 seconds. The porridge cooked in this way is sprinkled with chia seeds and decorated with banana slices.

Oatmeal with apples and nuts

This option for preparing porridge will be of interest to lovers of spicy cereal dishes with the addition of fruit. To cook delicious and unusual oatmeal yourself, you will need:

1 cup unsweetened almond milk.
½ cup oatmeal.
1 medium-sized apple.
5 almonds.
1 tsp. coconut oil.
1 tsp. coconut flakes.
1 tsp. maple syrup.
1 tsp. chia seeds.
Cinnamon.

Pour oatmeal into a saucepan with boiling almond milk and cook over medium heat for five minutes. After the designated time has passed, the finished porridge is placed on a plate and supplemented with apple slices fried in coconut oil with the addition of cinnamon. Chia seeds are sprinkled on top. The whole thing is topped with maple syrup and decorated with coconut flakes and chopped almonds.

Porridge for weight loss

When the goal is to get rid of extra pounds, it is recommended to give preference to unrefined or minimally processed grains. The purified product loses the lion's share of nutrients and fiber, which is necessary for weight loss.

Processed raw materials have a high glycemic index, which is close to the category of fast carbohydrates. This provokes a surge in blood glucose and increases appetite, interfering with fat burning.

The best cereals for making breakfast while losing weight are:

long-cooked oat flakes;
quinoa;
buckwheat in kernels, green;
barley (barley, barley).

while losing weight, it is not recommended to eat cereals with a high glycemic index - semolina, couscous, rice;
cook in water, low-fat milk or diluting milk and water in a 1:1 ratio;
Do not use sugar or butter during cooking. Honey, natural sweetener, fruits, berries, nuts will help make the dish healthier and less caloric;
exclude instant porridges. Sugar and candied fruits are added to the product, easily digestible cereals, thickeners, and flavorings are used - this increases the final calorie content. It is difficult to remain full after the offered portion, and your appetite will return as soon as possible. To treat yourself to a healthy breakfast, it is recommended to prepare the porridge the night before and reheat it in the morning, or get up 15 minutes earlier.

Quinoa porridge with apple

Fortunately, dietary porridges are not limited to oatmeal. Try making a dish using healthy quinoa grains. Due to the swelling of the grains, a large portion contains a minimum of calories and maximum benefits.

Quinoa with apple

To prevent quinoa from becoming bitter, you need to get rid of the natural shell of the grain. To do this, the ingredient is washed and soaked in cold water for 2-3 hours or overnight. Drain the water.
Peel the apple, remove the core, cut into small cubes.
Place the quinoa in a saucepan, add 300 ml of water, add more than half the apples. Cook over medium heat, covered, for 20-25 minutes, stirring occasionally. The cereal should open up. If necessary, add water to the desired consistency.
Finally add cinnamon and stir.
Place in a plate, add milk, garnish with remaining apples and coconut flakes.

Ingredients for one serving: – quinoa – 50 g; – water – 300 ml; – apple – 200 g; – cinnamon – 1.5 tsp; – milk 1.5% – 50 ml; – coconut flakes – 1 tsp.

For those who like a sweet taste, you can add a sweetener during cooking or pour a teaspoon of honey or date syrup over the finished dish.

Barley on water with pumpkin

The Lenten version of preparing pearl barley is possible in a salty (adding salt) or sweet version (adding a sweetener or honey).

Barley with pumpkin

Rinse the pearl barley and soak in cold water for 2-3 hours or overnight. Drain the water and transfer the cereal to a deep saucepan.
Cut pumpkin (fresh) into small cubes. Puree more than half of the portion using an immersion blender with 100 ml of water. Add to the pearl barley along with the whole cubes.
Add the rest of the ingredients and mix. Cook over medium heat, covered, for 20-30 minutes, stirring occasionally. If necessary, add water to the desired consistency.

Ingredients: – pearl barley – 150 g; – pumpkin – 200 g; – water – 130 ml; – olive oil – 1 tsp; – salt – 1 pinch.

Oatmeal with raisins and nuts

This appetizing and extremely healthy porridge will be a worthy competitor to trendy muesli. It harmoniously combines several delicious ingredients that successfully complement each other. To verify this personally, you will need:

60 g butter.
1 cup oatmeal.
3 tbsp. l. raisins
2 tbsp. l. chopped walnuts.
4 tbsp. l. Sahara.
Milk.

Pour oatmeal into a heated frying pan with melted butter and fry for no longer than five minutes. When they acquire a light brown hue, they are supplemented with sugar, raisins and nuts. All this is carefully stirred, heated briefly on the burner that is on, poured with warm milk and served.

Buckwheat with onions and roots

This unsweetened porridge will be a good side dish for meat or poultry dishes. To prepare it you will definitely need:

1.5 cups of buckwheat.
1 liter of drinking water.
1 large onion.
2 parsnip roots.
3 tbsp. l. chopped parsley.
2 tbsp. l. oils
Salt and pepper.

The peeled onion and chopped parsnip roots are briefly boiled in salted boiling water, and then supplemented with buckwheat. After some time, the resulting porridge is flavored with oil, pepper, sprinkled with chopped parsley and infused under the lid.