The easiest porridge to prepare is semolina on the water. Those who have never cooked such a dish should go through a little practice, but the most important thing is to know that semolina boils 3-4 times, so you should take about 4 parts of water for 1 part of semolina if you want to get porridge with more liquid texture, and for a dense, thick porridge, the ratio of water and semolina will be 3: 1, but no less! If you cook semolina for a child, then you can partially replace the water with hot milk or a mixture of water and milk powder. Honey, sugar, jam or jams are added to porridge only when served on the table, on plates, and not when cooked.
Ingredients
- 100 g semolina
- 300 ml hot water
- 100 ml cold water
- 3 pinches of salt
- 1-2 pinches of sugar
Cooking
1. There are many ways to cook semolina - they are all good, provided that the resulting porridge is without lumps. Below we present one of the suitable options. First, pour the semolina into a deep bowl.
2. Fill it with 100 ml of cold water and stir.
3. Boil 300 ml of water in a saucepan or cauldron, saucepan and add salt and sugar. If you are planning a sweet porridge, you can increase the amount of sugar to your liking. If you cook salty semolina porridge, exclude sugar from the list of ingredients.
4. Gently pour the semolina soaked in cold water into the boiling liquid and immediately start stirring it so that lumps do not form. Since the cereal is already wet, lumps cannot form, and it will completely interfere with the hot liquid. Then bring the contents of the container to a boil and reduce the heat to the minimum, remembering to stir the porridge. This can be done with a spoon, whisk or spatula. If the porridge has become too thick, pour in a little boiling water and mix it thoroughly.
Semolina porridge is familiar to everyone since childhood. Almost all parents introduce it into the diet of their children, and they themselves are not averse to enjoying this hearty dish. Semolina porridge on the water is the best substitute for milk porridge for those who suffer from lactose intolerance and watch their figure. By adding various ingredients to the porridge, you can pamper yourself and loved ones with a new delicious dish every day, without risking gaining extra pounds.
Is semolina porridge on water better than on milk?
Many mistakenly consider semolina to be a high-calorie product. But this is not so: 100 g of cereal contains only 98 kcal. But if semolina porridge is boiled in milk, flavored with butter, a lot of sugar or jam, then it becomes a very energetically saturated product. But semolina porridge, boiled in water, has a low calorie content and with the addition of raisins, dried apricots or candied fruits is an excellent hearty, but dietary dish.
In addition, semolina is recommended for people who have problems with the gastrointestinal tract. It does not contain fiber, and its viscous consistency gently envelops the intestinal walls, promotes the healing of microcracks. Semolina on water without oil, salt and sugar is recommended to be included in the diet for ulcers and gastritis of the stomach.
How to cook semolina in water?
Real semolina should not be too thick and not too liquid, without lumps. For such semolina porridge on water, the proportions should be as follows: for 500 ml of water - 100 g of cereal (4 tablespoons of semolina).
Semolina-croup is very whimsical. It must be cooked with constant stirring to prevent the appearance of lumps. Professionals even recommend sifting the cereal into the pan through a sieve, and cook it over high heat for no more than 2 minutes. Then cover with a lid and wrap with something warm. Groats should reach readiness precisely under the influence of hot steam. Keep semolina in a warm steam bath for at least 10 minutes. Additional ingredients should be added only after readiness.
You can use another method: little by little pour the semolina into boiling water, reduce the heat and cook for 10 minutes, without stopping stirring for a minute, and add additional ingredients at the end of cooking. It is not recommended to cook cereals for more than 15 minutes. In this case, it completely loses its taste, and the grains boil soft.
If you like liquid semolina porridge on the water, reduce the amount of cereal. For 0.5 liters of water, take 75 g of cereals (this is 3 tablespoons). To get a thicker consistency, on the contrary, add cereals, taking 5 tbsp. for 0.5 liters of water. l. decoys.
Cooking hearty porridge according to an old recipe
Previously, semolina was cooked in a real Russian oven, and it was a real holiday, because such porridge was considered a delicacy. Prepared in this way, it acquired an amazing aroma and taste.
Ingredients:
- 1 liter of water;
- 1.5 st. semolina;
- 100 g butter;
- 3 art. l. granulated sugar;
- some salt.
Cooking:
- Fry the grits in a hot hot pan without oil until a light golden hue. Stir it constantly, otherwise it will burn.
- Wait until the water boils, reduce the flame of the burner to a minimum.
- Pour sugar and salt alternately into the pan, then grits - little by little, and mix intensively.
- Reduce the burner flame to a minimum and cook the porridge for 10 minutes. Stir all the time so it doesn't burn.
- After this time, add the butter and make a few indentations in the porridge with the handle of a wooden spatula so that it is soaked with oil from the inside.
Semolina porridge prepared according to this recipe on water turns out to be incredibly thick and, accordingly, very satisfying. For convenience, cut it with a knife and put it on plates, pouring berry syrup, honey or jam on top.
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Semolina in a slow cooker without much effort
Many models of multicookers have a special “Milk porridge” mode, with which you can cook almost any porridge. But, even if there is no such option in your device, you can cook a dish using the "Stew" function.
Ingredients:
- 3 art. water;
- 0.5 st. decoys;
- 30 g butter;
- 3 art. l. Sahara;
- some salt.
Cooking:
- Set the appliance to the "Extinguishing" or "Steaming" mode. Pour water into the multi-bowl and heat it for 10 minutes.
- Then lay out all the ingredients, except for the butter.
- Boil 2 minutes. The mode is the same.
- Stir, add butter and turn on the "Heating" option, setting the time to 15 minutes.
- You can only use the "Extinguish" option by setting the timer for half an hour. But in this case, the porridge must be periodically mixed. The finished dish is tender, airy and without lumps.
Delicious semolina porridge with candied fruits or raisins
Children really like porridge with candied fruits, which is very useful for parents who cannot force their children to taste such a useful product.
Ingredients:
- 3 art. water;
- 0.5 st. semolina;
- 1-2 tbsp. l. granulated sugar;
- 150 g candied fruits or raisins, all together;
- 50 g butter.
Cooking:
- If the candied fruits are too large, cut them smaller.
- Dissolve sugar in boiling water, add semolina, bring to a boil over high heat.
- As soon as the mass boils, put candied fruits and raisins into the semolina, set the flame to a medium value and, constantly stirring the mass, wait for it to boil.
- Turn off the burner, wrap something warm around the pot of porridge and let it stand for literally 10 minutes.
We introduce semolina into the diet of the baby
For a baby, porridge should be a more liquid consistency with a minimum amount of sugar and salt. Introduce a new dish into your baby's diet gradually. At first, give porridge no more than 1 time per week.
Ingredients:
- 300 g of water;
- 25 g of semolina;
- 6 g sugar;
- a little salt (literally on the tip of a knife);
- 5 g butter.
Cooking:
- Boil water and add semolina.
- Reduce the flame of the burner to a minimum and cook the mass for 10 minutes, without ceasing to stir it.
- After the set time, put salt and sugar into the mass, boil again and immediately turn off the heat. Put a piece of butter on top of the porridge.
We diversify the taste of the dish with fruity notes
Banana gives the dish an excellent taste and satiety. If you follow your figure, sugar can be replaced with more healthy honey - and the porridge will become even tastier.
Ingredients:
- 2.5 st. l. semolina;
- 1 tsp soft butter;
- 2 tsp honey or sugar;
- a pinch of salt;
- half a banana.
Cooking:
- Boil water and add semolina as the first ingredient.
- Wait for the mass to boil, reduce the burner flame to a minimum and cook the semolina for 3 minutes. Be sure to mix it up.
- After this time, add honey or granulated sugar to it and boil for another 3 minutes until the additional ingredients are completely dissolved.
- Turn off the fire. Immediately put a piece of butter and a grated banana into the hot mass, mix.
- Wrap the pot of porridge with something warm and soak for 5-10 minutes.
Hi all! Breakfast with you today will be excellent - semolina porridge on the water with the addition of grated banana. The recipe for porridge on the water will be especially useful for those who follow their figure, as well as for those who do not like milk. Adding a banana is optional, it's optional. It gives the dish a unique taste and makes it more satisfying. If you follow the proportions of semolina and water, then the porridge will turn out not too liquid, and not too thick, but of medium density and without lumps, as they say, what the doctor ordered)))))) If you like thinner, add 2 tbsp. tablespoons of semolina per 300 grams of water, if, on the contrary, thicker - 3 tablespoons. Semolina is whimsical, so for making porridge from it, it is better to take filtered or spring water, generally clean and odorless. And you also need to stir it often, so you won’t be able to move away from the stove for a long time, so we cook such a porridge on weekends, when there is more time in the mornings.
To prepare porridge for 1 serving, we need:
1) semolina - 2.5 tablespoons without a slide,
2) water - 300 grams,
3) butter - 1 teaspoon,
4) sugar (or honey) - to taste (about 2 teaspoons)
5) salt - also to taste (but about 1/3 teaspoon),
6) banana - 1/2 pc.
So, we cook semolina on the water
1. Pour water into a saucepan, bring it to a boil.
2. Then we reduce the fire and gradually pour out the semolina with a thin stream with one hand, constantly stir it with a spoon with the other hand. This procedure must be followed so that there are no lumps in the porridge. Semolina must be stirred about 1 time per minute.
3. So cook the porridge for 3 minutes, then add sugar, salt, mix and cook for another 3 minutes. The frequency of stirring can be increased up to 2 times per minute, since this porridge loves to burn.
4. In the meantime, three bananas on a medium grater. It turns out here is such a gruel.
5. Turn off the heat, add butter for flavor, grated banana, mix, close the lid, cover with a towel on top and let the porridge soak for 3-5 minutes.
Semolina porridge is nutritious. It is easy to digest and can be an ideal breakfast, especially if you flavor it with fruit, honey or jam. And you can choose unsweetened additives, turning semolina into the basis for a hearty dish. It is better to boil such porridge in water - so it will be even more useful without losing its taste.
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Nutritionists are ambivalent about semolina. Some believe that this porridge is inferior in useful properties to oatmeal, buckwheat or rice. Others are sure that properly cooked semolina has a number of advantages: it is easily digested, provides a feeling of satiety for a long time and is perfect for diet food. However, both of them agree on one thing: porridge will be more useful if it is boiled in water. Milk, cream, butter and other additions can be added to an already prepared dish. And if you plan to lose weight, do without supplements; Semolina porridge on the water contains quite a moderate amount of calories, especially if you reduce the amount of sugar in each serving.
Semolina porridge with fruits
This dish is perfect for a light breakfast or dinner. Supplement it with any fruit or berries, fresh or canned.
You will need: - 0.5 cups of semolina; - 2.5 glasses of water; - 2 teaspoons of sugar; - salt; - a pinch of vanillin; - 0.5 cup finely chopped canned fruits (peaches, pears, mangoes).
Boil water and pour semolina into it in a thin stream. Constantly stir the porridge so that there are no lumps in it. Add salt, sugar and a pinch of vanilla. While stirring, cook the dish until cooked - it will take about 7 minutes. Turn off the heat, cover the pot with a lid and let it sit for a few minutes. In the finished dish, you can add a little butter or a spoonful of cream.
Instead of fruit, you can add jam or honey to the porridge.
Semolina porridge with mushrooms
You can make a hearty dish from semolina, suitable for a light lunch or dinner.
You will need: - 0.5 cups of semolina; - 2 glasses of water; - 200 g of fresh champignons; - 1 teaspoon of butter; - 1 onion; - vegetable oil for frying; - salt; - freshly ground black pepper.
First, prepare the mushroom supplement for porridge. Chop the onion and fry in hot vegetable oil. Cut the champignons into slices, put them on the onion and, stirring, fry until tender. Season the mixture with salt and freshly ground black pepper.
Pour semolina into a dry frying pan. Stirring, fry until light brown. Make sure that the cereal does not burn, otherwise the porridge will acquire a bitter aftertaste. Boil water, salt it and pour in the fried semolina in a thin stream. Constantly stir the porridge so that lumps do not form. Cook the mixture for about 5 minutes, then add the butter, turn off the stove and cover the porridge with a lid. Let it brew for 5-7 minutes, then arrange on warmed plates. Add a couple of tablespoons of fried mushrooms to each serving.
The phrase "semolina porridge" causes a sour expression in the majority from childhood. This dish was too accessible and at the same time boring. Doctors are still arguing about its benefits, cooks are still arguing about how to cook it, and mothers still don’t know how to make a child fall in love with such an unpopular semolina.
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How to cook porridge without milk
With this basic recipe for making semolina, you can easily cook classic porridge on water. You will need: - 2 cups of purified water; - 3 tbsp. l. sugar; - 50 g of semolina; - butter; - salt; - vanilla, cinnamon, jam, prunes, nuts - to taste; - oregano, marjoram, black ground pepper - to taste; - 1 carrot; - 2-3 tomatoes .
Semolina is best cooked in a stainless steel pot with a thick bottom, so the chance of it burning will be reduced. Boil 2 cups of water with 3 tablespoons of sugar. Wait until the sugar is completely dissolved, and pour 50 g of semolina into the pan in a thin stream (this is about 2.5 tablespoons). At the same time, so that unpleasant lumps do not form in the porridge, stir it continuously with a spoon or fork.
Reduce the heat and, continuing to stir so that the porridge does not burn at the bottom, cook it for 5 minutes. Then turn off the heat, cover the pan with a lid and let the porridge brew for another 5-7 minutes: this way the cereal will swell better and the porridge will turn out more tender.
To make the taste of porridge brighter, add a small pinch of salt to the water.
The sweeter the tastier
One of the simplest semolina flavor improvers is butter. Add a small piece of it to each plate, and the porridge will seem much tastier. As a rule, semolina is eaten for breakfast, and therefore it is customary to add sweet toppings to it. Try adding a vanilla pod or cinnamon stick to the water while cooking. They will shade the taste of porridge, giving it dessert notes. In the absence of natural products, extracts and even vanilla sugar or ground cinnamon powder are also suitable.
In quantity, focus only on the tastes of households. The rate of sugar during cooking can also be varied, but do not get carried away, because, first of all, porridge is a breakfast that helps the body wake up, and not a treat. By adding various jams, fresh berries, prunes or nuts, you will only make semolina porridge tastier, as well as diversify it, which will benefit the taste buds.
For those who don't like sweets
You can cook semolina porridge, for example, with carrots. To do this, grate one carrot on a fine grater and stew it in a small amount of water in the same pan in which you plan to cook porridge. Next, add sugar and the remaining water to the carrots and boil it. Then follow the instructions above. Such porridge will turn out not only tasty, but also pleasant to look at. But a beautifully served dish always excites the appetite.
You can also cook semolina porridge on the water in Indian style, with tomatoes. For this recipe, fry chopped tomatoes with spices: oregano, marjoram, parsley, black pepper, salt. At the same time, cook semolina in water according to the usual recipe, excluding the addition of sugar.
After the porridge is ready, carefully mix in the tomatoes or put them on top already on the plate. This is a rather exotic dish, but it is worth trying if only to get a taste of distant India. You can experiment with spices at your discretion, the only thing is that you should not get carried away with them so as not to clog the delicate taste of porridge.
