Today we will focus on such a healthy and familiar dish as pumpkin porridge. Even if your relatives do not like pumpkin, then in the form of porridge with milk with barley, honey and raisins, they will gladly eat it. Step-by-step recipe with a photo. Video recipe.
Pumpkin porridge is a traditional winter food that is recommended to many. It is useful for those who monitor calories, suffer from anemia, have problems with the heart and digestive organs. Pumpkin pulp normalizes cholesterol, improves hair structure and fights drops in blood pressure. Therefore, in no case can you ignore a vegetable, because it is better than all artificial pharmacy vitamins.
Pumpkin porridge is prepared in multiple versions, but it is more often made sweet than salty. It is flavored with a variety of products: raisins, berries, honey, nuts, butter, spices … The presence of other components, such as rice, millet, barley, perfectly complements the taste and nutritional value of pumpkin porridge … Today I propose to cook pumpkin porridge in milk with barley, honey and raisins. Everyone will surely like the taste of the pumpkin porridge offered, so you will surely cook it more than once. Every child will be happy to use it, unlike ordinary semolina or oatmeal, and even ask for supplements.
See also Cooking Pumpkin and Rice Porridge.
- Caloric content per 100 g - 198 kcal.
- Servings - 2
- Cooking time - 1 hour 15 minutes
Ingredients:
- Pumpkin - 200 g
- Butter - 15 g
- Milk - 300 ml
- Salt - a pinch
- Raisins - one zhmenya
- Pearl barley - 100 g
- Honey - 2-3 tablespoons
Step by step cooking pumpkin porridge in milk with barley, honey and raisins, recipe with photo:
1. Wash the pearl barley grains under running water and soak in cold water for half an hour.
2. Drain and fill the cereal with fresh clean water. The volume of water should be 2.5-3 times greater than that of cereals, i.e. for 1 tbsp. cereals need 2, 5-3 tbsp. water. Add a pinch of salt and boil the cereal until tender, i.e. softness. Barley is brewed for about 45 minutes.
3. Peel the pumpkin, dragging and seeds. Wash the pulp and cut into medium sized pieces. Cover it with water and cook until soft, about 20 minutes. The finer the vegetable is cut, the faster it will cook.
4. When the pumpkin is ready, drain all the liquid and add the pearl barley porridge. If desired, the pumpkin can be mashed using a pusher or blender.
5. Next, add the washed raisins to the pan.
6. Pour milk over the food and place on the stove to cook. After boiling, reduce the temperature to the minimum setting and cook the porridge for 15 minutes under the lid.
7. Then add the butter to the dish.
8. Next, add honey and stir well. If desired, you can add ground cinnamon or ginger to the porridge. Serve the prepared pumpkin porridge in milk with pearl barley, honey and raisins. It is delicious to use, both warm and chilled.
See also a video recipe on how to cook pumpkin porridge with millet in milk.
