How to cook millet? How much and how right?

From millet groats, you can cook surprisingly tasty porridge or soup, make a casserole if you can cook it skillfully. We will tell you how to cook millet so that it turns out friable, while maintaining taste and benefit at the same time.

The process of preparing millet for cooking so that it does not stick together

The taste and texture of porridge depends on what millet you choose for cooking and how to prepare it.

1. We take millet groats of saturated yellow color. This is an indicator that the product has been previously sorted and steamed. Such millet is cooked quickly, and the dish will turn out friable.
2. If you bought a lighter grain, it does not matter. But it needs to be washed and sorted additionally before cooking. Filter out the garbage, black grains. In porridge they are not needed.
3. Rinse millet of any color until the water becomes clear. The fluid should be warm. Then the product will retain all its useful properties and during cooking, the granules will not stick together.
4. Before putting millet in a pan, last time process it with hot boiled water.

How and how much to cook loose millet porridge in the water on the stove?

1. First, take the right dishes. The pan should have a thick bottom and enameled walls. So millet does not stick to the dishes and does not burn.
2. It is important to pour the right amount of water into the pan. When cooking, the product increases in size by five times. So for 200 grams of millet (this is one glass) we use 800 ml of water. If necessary, do not be afraid to add more water.
3. First we boil water, and then we pour millet groats into the bubbling liquid.
4. We reduce the power of the fire and slowly cook under the lid.
5. How much to cook millet: 20 minutes.
6. After that, we add salt, sugar to taste, you can add a little water and simmer under the lid for another 10 minutes.

Millet on the water should come out as it should - tasty and crumbly. If you want a sweet meal, sprinkle more sugar.

Recipe for cooking in milk in a pan

You will need:

• salt - 4 g;
• millet groats - 190 gr;
• milk - 0.4 l;
• granulated sugar to taste;
• water - 0.4 l;
• a piece of butter;
• raisins, prunes.

How to cook millet in milk:

1. We remove garbage and black grains from millet, rinse several times with water and finally scald with boiling water.
2. Dip it in a pot of water and cook until it boils. Remove the foam that has appeared.
3. Continue cooking until almost all of the water has evaporated.
4. Pour milk, put the fire on the gas stove at minimum power.
5. Sprinkle salt and granulated sugar.
6. Cook the dish for another 20 minutes. After that, it should thicken. Mix the porridge from time to time so that there is no burning.
7. It remains to put a couple of tablespoons of oil, turn off the heat, then darken under the lid for 10 minutes, so that it acquires a rich creamy taste.
8. We serve a gentle sweet dish to the table with a portion of raisins or prunes.

In a slow cooker on the water

As a rule, the instructions include recipes for cooking in the oven. But their number is limited.

Grocery list:

• a piece of butter - 40 gr;
• salt - 5 g;
• millet groats - 180 gr;
• water - 0.6 l.

Cooking millet in a slow cooker:

1. Pour the cereal from the bag into a deep bowl. We process it several times with warm water.
2. Scald with boiling water and drain the water from the bowl.
3. We shift the product into the multicooker bowl.
4. Cut the butter into small pieces and throw it in the porridge.
5. Pour cold water from above, pour salt.
6. In the program menu of the kitchen appliance, click on the "Porridge" or "Extinguishing" button.
7. We set the time to 40 minutes.
8. While the dish is being prepared, you can safely go about your own business, sometimes controlling the process.
9. As soon as the slow cooker signals the end of the program, wait another 20 minutes.
10. During this time, the food will infuse, become tender and fragrant.
11. It remains to mix crumbly groats. It can be served as an independent dish for breakfast or as an excellent side dish for meat.

Cook in a “smart pan” on milk

Now try to cook a hearty sweet version with milk.

Basic ingredients:

• two pinches of salt;
• millet - 190 gr;
• water - 400 ml;
• a piece of oil - 35 gr;
• sugar - 25 gr;
• milk - 600 ml.

Cooking step by step:

1. Pour washed millet groats into the multicooker.
2. Add salt to it, pour water, milk, pour granulated sugar. Mix all the ingredients well.
3. We include the program "Rice", "Stew" or "Porridge". The time is 40 minutes.
4. As soon as the multicooker finishes work, put slices of oil and mix the food.
5. If you want to get a thicker porridge, press the "Warm Up" button and simmer the dish for 30 minutes. Bon Appetit!

How many minutes is millet cooked in the soup?

From millet groats a nutritious soup with a rich taste is obtained. It uses the simplest products.

For soup, we grind the grains and soak them in water for 6 hours. It is recommended to change the water three times during this time. If you do not have time for proper preparation of millet, then just pour boiling water over it. Millet in the soup is boiled for 20-30 minutes.

Milk Soup Ingredients:

• water - 0.4 l;
• millet groats - 150 gr;
• milk - 1.5 l;
• butter to taste.

Step-by-step preparation:

1. Processed cereals in a pan with water, put a piece of oil.
2. Bring the mixture to a boil. After that, we cook another 15 minutes at a small fire power.
3. Add milk and cook soup for another 10 minutes.

How to deliciously prepare millet groats for a side dish?

The order of preparation of dishes for a side dish is almost the same as for ordinary porridge.The most important thing is that millet should turn out friable and not stick to a spoon or pan.

List of ingredients:

• salt to taste;
• millet - 180 gr;
• water - 400 ml.

Algorithm of actions:

1. We rinse the groats several times under the tap with warm water.
2. We spread it on the bottom of the pan and fill it with cold water.
3. As soon as the porridge boils, drain the old liquid and pour in the fresh one.
4. Bring the dish to a boil, pour salt.
5. Reduce the heat and cook for 20 minutes until the water evaporates completely.
6. After that, leave the food for 15 minutes. If necessary, you can optionally throw a piece of butter. Bon Appetit!