Many of us do not even know that there is such a product. But back in the 50s of the last century, green buckwheat occupied an honorable place on the shelves of our stores. Then followed the example of the United States and began to fry it. In fact, this unique plant began to grow about four thousand years ago in the mountainous regions of India and Nepal. It came to us from Greece, which is why it got its name. For the benefit that buckwheat brings to a person, she is called the “queen of cereals”.
What is useful green buckwheat for a person
This product contains a huge amount of a wide variety of microelements and provides such great help to the human body that it is difficult to overestimate it. Now let's try to describe at least some part of the benefits that green buckwheat brings.
- Raw buckwheat is very effective for varicose veins and hemorrhoids, as it contains a lot of routine, which has a therapeutic and prophylactic effect on the veins, condenses blood vessels and stops bleeding.
- Due to the fact that rutin strengthens the smallest blood vessels in the connective tissues, buckwheat is useful for arthritis, rheumatic diseases and other vascular diseases.
- If green buckwheat is a frequent guest in the diet, your immunity will also benefit, and blood circulation will improve.
- With its regular use, excess cholesterol, heavy metal ions, toxins received by a person in childhood during preventive vaccinations will be removed from the body.
- Those who love this product are not at risk of heart problems and sclerosis in old age.
- Due to some acids that make up buckwheat, digestion will also improve.
- It will help to control blood sugar by lowering the level of glucose, which is very important for those who suffer from type 2 diabetes, cholesterol and overweight.
- Green buckwheat is well suited for both diet and regular diet. It has a lot of fiber and low carbohydrates, so it is useful for people of advanced and mature age.
How to cook green buckwheat
Let's say green buckwheat is useful . How to cook it? It is possible, as well as the usual one - to cook, but it is possible in a different way. Indeed, it is in its raw form that it is very useful both for the heart and for the figure. Let's look at a gentle way to cook it!
To do this, soak this product for two hours in cold water, then rinse, put it on a flat plate or sheet of parchment and leave it in such a wet state overnight. If you have high-quality buckwheat, then the very next day it will give the first sprouts. Such a dish, namely
sprouted grain, can be added to green salads or eat just like that.
How to cook such buckwheat
You can learn how to cook green buckwheat in old recipes or in cookbooks. Nothing complicated here. It is only necessary to cook cereals for 15 minutes, so in the process of preparation it will retain almost all useful substances. Before boiling buckwheat, it must be thoroughly washed, and then pour water a couple of centimeters higher than the level of cereals. There is another recipe, original, preserved from ancient times.
We take water and cereals in a ratio of 2: 1. We boil water, boil buckwheat with boiling water and cover the pan with a lid. If this is done in the evening, then in the morning you just need to warm up the almost finished porridge and add milk. You can also pour nuts, seeds or pour jam. For breakfast, you will get excellent green buckwheat, the benefit of which has not decreased at all from processing. In the same way, you can get a great side dish for dinner for the whole family. Just pour the cereal with boiling water in the morning.
One of the options for proper cooking buckwheat
There are other methods of processing such a product. Here in front of you is green buckwheat, how to cook it, we have already learned. But with what to serve? Let's find out what it is compatible with. Since this cereal is a dietary product, it is very well suited to a vegetable dish. For four servings you need to take: buckwheat - half a packet, tomatoes - two pieces, zucchini zucchini - one, sweet bell pepper - one, small carrot, leek - one stalk and onion - one head.
To taste - vegetable oil, basil, parsley and salt. Remove seeds in zucchini and pepper. We clean and chop them, as well as onions and carrots. We wash the cereal. We put all this in a frying pan, add vegetable oil. Pour water to completely cover the vegetables, boil. After boiling, make the fire minimal and cook for 25 minutes. A minute before cooking, salt and add chopped greens. Done, you can eat!
Sprouting Green Buckwheat
Most products undergo genetic modification, green buckwheat is one of those that is natural, real. How does it differ from the one on the shelves? The fact that it is alive and can grow, and the store has undergone heat treatment and is not able to sprout. How to sprout our groats?
As easy as pie. Pour buckwheat into a large container, rinse with plain water and pour in drinking. The water level is a couple of centimeters higher. Let it stand for three hours. It is no longer recommended, as unpleasant mucus will appear. We drain the water, mix the grains and leave for 12 or more hours in a dark place. During this time, you need to mix a couple of times. We can assume that porridge is ready when white sprouts appear. In case of mucus, rinse the buckwheat well with water. Who wants the sprouts to be large, soak the cereal for another 1-2 days, then rinse, season with unrefined vegetable oil, salt and serve.
Buckwheat flour
Such flour, from green buckwheat, is much healthier than wheat flour. In Russia it was called mulberry. We are aware of it, mainly because buckwheat pancakes were baked on Shrovetide from it. It is also possible to cook excellent lean dumplings, gingerbread, dumplings, pancakes, bread from it. Such flour has many amino acids, is rich in iron, phosphorus, potassium, zinc, selenium, magnesium, manganese, vitamins E and B.
It is very easily absorbed by the human body, it is recommended for those suffering from diseases of the kidneys, liver, and also with hypertension.
Buckwheat flour is an excellent source of
vegetable protein, rich in fiber, which helps cleanse the body of toxins and harmful accumulations.
Useful for diabetes and obesity, severe mental and physical stress, for the prevention of atherosclerosis. Buckwheat flour is the basis for the manufacture of bread and cakes, raw ends. And also, diluting it in milk or water, we get a nutritious and healthy drink!
Buckwheat with tomatoes, cream and walnuts
We think that we have provided more than enough information about buckwheat itself, about the flour obtained from it. It's time to consider how green buckwheat is used, recipes for dishes with her participation. To begin with, we offer you one of the recipes of Italian cuisine. We need: buckwheat, tomatoes, cream, walnuts, herbs (thyme, arugula), parmesan cheese.
Boil buckwheat in boiling salted water until tender - ten minutes. We drain the water and add half a kilogram of chopped tomatoes. Mix with finely chopped nuts and cream. Add cheese (100 grams), pepper, salt, herbs, mix thoroughly. Salad is ready to be served.
Cooking soup puree
Another Italian dish that uses green buckwheat. The recipes are simple, as you see, any housewife can master them. For soup you need: buckwheat - 250 grams, frozen peas - 80 grams, celery - one stalk, carrot (four pieces), potatoes (three tubers), two onions, basil, olive oil (two tablespoons), salt.
Pour buckwheat for three hours with water. Dice celery, carrots and potatoes. We put in a pan and in a small amount of oil, fry the basil and onions, previously crushed. Add vegetables and fry for several minutes together. Pour in water to cover the contents, and bring to a boil. Then we filter the vegetables, while preserving the broth, grind them to a state of mashed potatoes, pour the broth again, add buckwheat. Salt to taste, cook for 10-12 minutes, that is, until buckwheat is ready. Serve hot on the table, sprinkled with olive oil and garnished with basil.
Buckwheat Salad with Anchovies and Peppers
To prepare this salad you will need the following ingredients: green buckwheat - 200 grams, red pepper - two pieces, zucchini - the same amount, anchovies in oil - four pieces, salt. My pepper, dry, cut in half, remove the stems and seeds. We spread them on a baking sheet so that the peel is aimed at the fire. Preheat the oven to 220 degrees and bake pepper in it until its skin begins to blacken. Remove it and cut the peppers into small pieces. We clean the zucchini, cut them into cubes and cook in salted water until soft.
We drain the water, and carefully chop the zucchini in a combine or blender together with anchovies until they get a creamy consistency. We cook buckwheat in salted water, for about 15 minutes. Drain the excess water. Mix pepper and buckwheat, pour plenty of cream with anchovy and zucchini. In this salad, green buckwheat plays a special role. Its properties are added with the rest of the components and it turns out a real vitamin "bomb", which should be served cold.
Crispy buckwheat with cheese and apple
Our article also included one of the recipes of Spanish cuisine. For its implementation we will need: buckwheat - 250 grams, apples - two pieces, half cucumber, hard cheese - 150 grams, hazelnuts - 75 grams, white grapes - a small bunch, green onions - half a bunch, chervil - five branches, apple vinegar - one spoon, olive oil - three spoons, pepper, salt. As in previous recipes, cook green buckwheat and transfer to a deep bowl. Cut the peeled cucumber into small cubes. We do the same with apples, removing the core.
We chop nuts, cut the cheese into small cubes, remove the grape seeds and cut it in half. We send all these ingredients to buckwheat, add chopped chervil and onion. Mixing vinegar and oil, adding pepper and salt to them, prepare the sauce. We season the dish with them, cool it and serve it on the table.
We introduced you to a minimum of dishes from our miracle cereals. Is such a useful green buckwheat? Reviews only confirm this. Culinary success and bon appetit!