As you know, pumpkin is a very useful product, because it contains many vitamins and minerals necessary for humans. In addition, this vegetable is low-calorie, which makes it very popular in dietetic nutrition. A lot of dishes can be prepared from pumpkin, but cereals in which all the useful substances of this wonderful vegetable are rightfully occupy a special place among them. Perhaps, on the question of how to cook porridge with pumpkin, each housewife has his own answer. We decided to summarize all the available recipes and tell you about the most popular ways of preparing this healthy and delicious dish.
How to cook porridge with pumpkin, rice and milk: a recipe for cooking
For this delicious dish, we need 700 grams of pumpkin pulp, 0.5 cups of water and the same amount of rice, one and a half cups of milk, a third of a teaspoon of salt, a third of a glass of sugar and butter.
We chop the peeled pumpkin in small cubes and put in a pan. Add water and set on fire. When the water boils, it is necessary to reduce the heat and continue cooking for another 10-15 minutes, then add milk and bring to a boil. Then add sugar and salt, mix, pour the washed rice, evenly distributing it on the surface. Now you should not interfere, otherwise the porridge can burn. Cook our porridge for about half an hour until rice is ready. Mix the contents of the saucepan well, crushing the cooked pieces of pumpkin with a spoon, add the butter and serve. Milk porridge with pumpkin and rice is ready! As an advice, I would like to add that if the porridge is very thick, then in a ready-made dish you can add a little warm milk and stir.
How to cook porridge with pumpkin and semolina: recipe for cooking
This dish is not only healthy and nutritious, but also very tasty. It will appeal to both children and adults. To make porridge, we need the following ingredients: peeled pumpkin - 300 grams, semolina - two tablespoons, milk - 200 grams, butter - 1 teaspoon and sugar and salt to taste.
Cut the pumpkin into small cubes. Pour half a glass of milk into a saucepan, wait until it boils, and add the pumpkin. Cook until the pumpkin softens. The remaining milk is mixed in equal proportions with boiled water and bring this mixture to a boil. Pour semolina, salt and sugar and cook the semolina porridge over low heat, not forgetting to stir constantly. When the semolina porridge is ready, add boiled pumpkin and butter to it, mix everything well, cover with a lid and leave to brew for several minutes. Then the finished porridge can be served on the table.
How to cook porridge with pumpkin and millet: recipe
To prepare this very tasty and healthy porridge, we need: 400 grams of pumpkin, 200 grams of millet, 800 ml of milk, 50 grams of sugar and cinnamon with cardamom to taste.
We spread the well-washed millet in a saucepan, pour cold water and bring to a boil. After that, drain the water. Grate the peeled pumpkin, add sugar, cardamom and cinnamon to it, mix thoroughly. We spread the pumpkin in the ceramic or clay pot first, then the millet, and then the pumpkin again. Pour the contents of the pot with milk and send to the preheated oven for 50-60 minutes.
Recently, a multicooker has appeared at the disposal of many housewives. The rice porridge with pumpkin cooked in it turns out to be very tasty and does not lose its beneficial properties. For such a porridge, we need a glass of rice cereal, 300 grams of already peeled pumpkin, two glasses of water, three glasses of milk, a couple of tablespoons of sugar and a little salt.
We add the finely chopped pumpkin along with the washed rice into a crock pot. Add sugar, salt, water and milk. We prepare the dish in the "milk porridge" mode.