Unfortunately, jelly is not very popular in modern cooking. They are rarely cooked at home, but rather consumed in children's, preventive or medical institutions. At the same time, many perceive jelly as a thick berry or fruit drink. In fact, in Russia they called this rather dense substance. It was prepared from milk and cereals, fruits and even vegetables, after which it was used as a main lean dish or dessert. True, more liquid jelly in Russian houses was also cooked, including using oatmeal or flour. It turned out incredibly tasty and incredibly healthy. Now few housewives know how to cook oatmeal jelly. The recipe with a photo (even in several versions) presented below will help to fix this defect. A little imagination and additional ingredients will allow you to make a difference.
About the benefits of oats
He is rightly considered one of the main cereals. The ability of oatmeal to remove toxins and toxins from the body, normalize digestion, has long been known. Its regular use leads to the normalization of body weight, well-being and excellent appearance. In addition, oats are rich in beneficial amino acids, vitamins and have beneficial effects on almost all systems of the human body. It improves complexion, eliminates some cosmetic defects. And if you creatively approach the process of cooking oatmeal, it turns out not only useful, but also varied and very tasty. At the same time, drinks, pastries, main dishes, and desserts come out.
What can you cook from it
Most people associate oatmeal with breakfast. These are instant cereals, filled with water or milk, with a variety of additives. If you think a little, a few more side dishes, a casserole, and some kind of diet cake pop up in your memory. But in fact, this is not all that can be prepared using oatmeal or flour. Our ancestors used this cereal to make a miraculous drink. Home jelly in Russia was very common (this is reflected even in folk tales). Moreover, they prepared it both rather liquid so that it was possible to drink, and more thick (this option was eaten with spoons). Kissel can be boiled in milk or water (during fasting, for example). It is made sweet or salty, with or without fruits and berries. And it can also be sour-milk. In this case, he has additional healing properties.
Oatmeal jelly recipe on water
This is the most simple and affordable cooking option. The resulting drink will be tasty and healthy. It can be used by those who do not like milk, and those who are on a diet or fasting.
For a half cup of oatmeal, take 200 ml of water, salt and honey to taste, as well as a little cinnamon for flavor (you can not add it). Instead of honey, regular sugar is sometimes used. Before cooking oatmeal jelly, pour the cereal onto a baking sheet and lightly brown in the oven. Then they are poured with cold water, and after 10-15 minutes put on fire. Bringing to a boil, salt and simmer for about 20 minutes. Then the resulting mass is filtered, honey or sugar is added to taste, decorated with cinnamon. Delicious and fragrant homemade jelly can be served for breakfast or as a light dinner.
Milk recipe
Unlike the previous version, this is obtained with a rather pronounced creamy taste and a thicker consistency. You can’t call this dish a drink since you have to eat it with a spoon. But all these differences do not make the recipe for making oatmeal jelly too complicated. However, in the portion a little more calories are obtained. Per liter of milk you will need 100 gr. cereal, 1.5 cups of sugar, 30 gr. butter, some raisins and any nuts. To make the dessert a pleasant chocolate color, you can add 2 tablespoons of cocoa powder.
As in the previous recipe, before cooking oatmeal jelly, you need to slightly fry the cereal. But in this case, on top of them should be put butter, cut into small cubes. This will give them an additional aroma and improve the appearance of the dish.
Then the milk is brought to a boil, raisins, cereal and sugar are added (you can mix it with cocoa). The mass is cooked, stirring, for about 5 minutes. Then lay out in glasses and sprinkle with chopped nuts. It is served warm, washed down with milk.
With beetroot
Oat jelly can also be used as the main dietary dish. Cooking with beets makes the delicacy brighter. And additional substances contained in the vegetable enhance the cleansing properties of oatmeal.
For 100 grams of cereal, they take medium-sized beets. Still need a glass of water, a little salt and literally a spoonful of sugar. Beets are peeled and rubbed on a fine grater, combined with oatmeal and pour water. Bringing to a boil, the mass is salted, sugar is poured and, stirring, boiled for about 20 minutes. You can use jelly for breakfast or all day. It is stored in the refrigerator for 48 hours.
With prunes
Those who have digestive problems are recommended a cleansing jelly made from oatmeal. For maximum effect, it is cooked with prunes and beets. A glass of oatmeal or oat flour is poured with 2 liters of cold water. Then a handful of prunes and randomly cut medium-sized beets are added there.
The mixture was brought to a boil and cooked for about 15 minutes. The fire should be small. The finished broth is cooled and filtered. Accepted as a remedy before meals. You can arrange a fasting day by drinking only this drink.
Oatmeal dessert
So, jelly is not only a drink. It can be prepared in the form of a rather dense substance and will completely replace panna cotta, pudding or blamange. Before you cook oatmeal jelly for dessert, you need to stock up on just two products. You will need a liter of fermented milk whey and a glass of cereal. Still need salt and sugar to taste. The ingredients are very simple, it's hard to believe that they make such a delicious dessert.
Oatmeal is poured with whey and left overnight at room temperature. By morning, the mass should ferment and resemble a dough for yeast dough. It must be filtered through gauze and squeezed. The resulting liquid is put on fire, slightly salted and sugar added to taste. After it boils, reduce the flame and cook, stirring constantly, bringing to the consistency of liquid vegetable puree. Then the jelly is removed from the fire and poured into greased silicone molds.
They are put in the refrigerator to solidify, and after a few hours, turned over, laid out on a dish and decorated with chocolate, condensed milk or whipped cream. It turns out very tasty and much more healthy than other desserts.
Energy and nutritional value
Oat jelly is often used as the basis in various diets associated with cleansing the body of toxins and reducing weight. The calorie content of this dish largely depends on the method of its preparation. The least nutritious is an unsweetened drink on the water. And the most high-calorie will be milk jelly with the addition of butter. But even its 100-150 kcal per 100 grams is nothing compared to other desserts.
At the same time, its nutritional value is much higher than that of ordinary soufflé. Oatmeal jelly is rich in carbohydrates and B vitamins. It contains proteins, calcium, magnesium, sodium and other macrocells. Another dish is rich in iron, zinc, iodine, copper, fluorine. One serving of a drink or dessert will satisfy your hunger, give you strength and cheer you up.
Kissel for weight loss
In principle, any of the above recipes to one degree or another contributes to weight loss and the removal of toxins. But there is also a separate version designed specifically for those on a diet.
For 100 grams of Hercules flakes take 200 grams of unshelled oats and the same amount of kefir. Still need 50 ml of water and a little salt. Oats and cereals are poured with kefir at night, in the morning the mass is filtered through gauze, the solid part is thrown out, and the liquid part is diluted with water and boiled for about 5 minutes, salted. Use this drink to satisfy hunger during the diet.
Healing jelly
If we consider all the existing recipes for this dish, this one will probably be the most popular. Its author is a virologist Izotov. Studying old recipes for healing dishes, combining them with his own experience and knowledge, he created a universal tool that can not only cleanse the body of toxins and establish digestion, but also normalize the functions of almost all systems.
Such jelly is prepared on the basis of oat concentrate, which can be purchased at a pharmacy or made independently at home. First you need to mix 3 liters of room temperature water with 500 grams of Hercules flakes and 100 ml of kefir in a large glass jar. Then it is tightly closed with a lid and left in a warm place for a day for fermentation.
The resulting mass is filtered using a standard colander and left for another 6-8 hours. During this time, a precipitate should precipitate - this is oat concentrate. The liquid above it is drained, and the loose mass is stored in the refrigerator for up to 3 weeks. A therapeutic oatmeal jelly is prepared from the concentrate, for which 5 tablespoons of the mass are diluted with 500 ml of water, brought to a boil and boiled over low heat with sour cream, stirring constantly. Add some oil (any) and salt. It is recommended to use it with rye bread for breakfast. The taste is quite specific, but pleasant.
When is it recommended to use the Izotov method
Knowing the usefulness of oatmeal jelly made from this concentrate according to this recipe, it can be safely recommended to people with diseases of the digestive system, cardiovascular and nervous systems. It should be noted that its regular use improves overall health and mood, improves performance. Kissel has a beneficial effect on the human immune system , perfectly cleanses the body. In general, it can be safely recommended to residents of large polluted cities, people suffering from chronic fatigue.
According to patients who regularly use this product, their memory improves, a feeling of lightness and a surge of vitality appears. And all ailments recede by themselves.
Are there any contraindications
Knowing the benefits of oatmeal jelly, it is necessary to clarify whether it will bring harm to the body. In principle, there are very few contraindications for the use of the product, but nevertheless they exist, although with moderate use of kissel they do not appear in any way. First of all, this concerns the high content of mucus in the product. In large quantities, it can lead to the opposite effect, and the body will store it in the form of fat. When you buy a ready-made concentrate in a store or pharmacy, there is a possibility that it will turn out to be of poor quality. Such a substance may contain additional preservatives and dyes, which is also of little benefit to the body. People suffering from severe forms of any disease, before using jelly will not interfere with specialist advice. Otherwise, the product brings only benefit.
Oatmeal jelly is not only a traditional Russian drink. Subject to certain technologies, a dessert, a means for losing weight, and even a real medicine can turn out. Its use will certainly benefit and lead to excellent health. And vitamins, minerals and other beneficial elements contained in the ingredients will support the body during the diet. But even in this good undertaking, one must know the measure in order to prevent the opposite effect.