Millet Porridge

Millet is a grain that is often associated with birdseed, but it is also eaten by many cultures around the world. This Russian recipe was popular in Helen’s family. Let’s learn how to make millet porridge!

Ingredients:

  • 3 cups of water

  • 2 cups of trim milk

  • ¼ cup of raisins

  • ½ teaspoon of salt

  • 250g of regular cottage cheese

  • 2 tablespoons of golden syrup (or maple syrup)

Directions:

  1. Wash the millet thoroughly and remove any strange-looking seeds.

  2. Place the raisins in a small bowl and pour boiling water over them.

  3. In a small saucepan, bring the millet and water to a boil, then reduce the heat to a simmer.

  4. Cook for about 15 minutes until the water is absorbed.

  5. Remove the saucepan from the heat and stir in the milk. Put it back on the heat, and bring it to a boil again. Then let it simmer on very low heat until the milk is absorbed, and the millet becomes fluffy.

  6. Take the saucepan off the heat. Drain the raisins and add them to the millet. Add salt and cottage cheese. Stir everything together.

  7. Let it stand for 10 minutes to melt the cheese. Then spoon the millet porridge into bowls.

  8. Warm up the golden syrup (or maple syrup) and drizzle it over all 6 servings.

  9. Enjoy this delicious millet porridge! This is great as leftovers for breakfast.

    SERVES 6. Nutritional Information: PER 253g SERVE (APPROX 1C PORRIDGE): ENERGY: 1166kJ (280kCal), PROTEIN: 13.7g, FAT:

    3.7g (SAT FAT) 1.7g, CARBOHYDRATE 40.3g (SUGAR 17.9g), FIBRE 1.5g, SODIUM 358mg

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