Should I use cold or hot water to cook porridge?

For us, porridge is a necessity for breakfast. Adding some millet, longan, lily, etc. can supplement the body with a variety of nutrients needed, and it is also easy to digest. In daily life, many people like to use hot water to cook porridge, thinking that this can make the porridge better and faster. However, they do not know that this practice is extremely wrong. Facts have proved that porridge must be cooked with cold water, so that the fragrance of the porridge can be cooked out.

1. Should I use cold water or hot water to cook millet porridge?

Many people usually cook porridge with boiling water, but the older generation told us that porridge should be cooked with cold water and put into the pot when the water is cold. The key is to add enough water at one time. If too much water is added, you can boil it for a while longer and then turn to low heat after the pot boils. When it is half cooked, start stirring with a spoon while cooking until it is cooked. This way the porridge will taste better, and the porridge that is cooked slowly will be more nutritious. Add some dried white fungus, dried lily, peanuts, red dates, etc., and cook a bowl of millet porridge in summer, which can better clear away heat, detoxify and nourish blood.

2. How much water should be added when cooking millet porridge?

It is best to soak millet for an hour in advance, and then start cooking millet porridge in a pot with a ratio of rice to water of about 1:15.

First, when buying millet, you must pay attention to the freshness of the millet. If the porridge is made from old millet, it will not be fragrant enough.

Second, pay attention to the cooking time of millet porridge. The best time to cook millet porridge is at least half an hour. Adding a small amount of edible salt after cooking for half an hour will increase the viscosity and the porridge will be easier to cook, but it will affect the taste;

Third, when cooking millet porridge, you must first boil the water in the pot and then add the millet. After boiling, switch to low heat and turn off the heat when the porridge becomes thick. Stir it from time to time when the rice is just added and during the cooking process to prevent the porridge from getting sticky.

3. How much rice should be put in millet porridge?

The amount of rice to be put into millet porridge depends on the number of people. Generally speaking, 100 grams of millet can make four large bowls of thick millet porridge. Put water and millet in the pot in a ratio of about 1:15. Bring the water to a boil and add the rice. Bring to a boil over high heat, skim off the foam and turn to low heat. All you need is patience and time. Millet needs to be simmered over low heat, stirring while simmering. At this time, you will find that the porridge becomes thicker and thicker little by little. It takes at least 40 minutes to cook a pot of thick and mellow millet porridge.