Why do rice and water separate in millet porridge? Millet porridge is water after a long time. Is rice still rice?

As we all know, millet porridge is a common type of porridge. It tastes sweet and delicious, and has a strong flavor. It tastes very good and is very popular among people. Many people cook millet porridge at home. Some people cook millet porridge with water and rice separated, that is, the water is water and the rice is rice. So what is going on? Let's take a closer look!

Why are rice and water separated in millet porridge?

There are generally three reasons why the rice in millet porridge is rice and the water is water. One is the ratio of rice to water. There is too much water and less rice, so it does not thicken. Another reason is that it is not cooked for enough time and there is no intermittent stirring during the cooking process. There is also a third reason. The millet may be old rice, not the new rice of the year. Even if it is cooked for a long time, it will not be as thick as the new rice of the year.

When we cook millet porridge, if the rice and water have the problem of stratification, it is often because of: the millet variety, the millet is not fresh enough, or we wash away the rice oil on the surface of the millet during the washing process, or the method of cooking porridge is wrong. These factors may cause the millet porridge to be not thick enough. If you want the millet porridge to taste good and nutritious, you can also add pumpkin or red dates when cooking the porridge. Pumpkin porridge has the effect of lowering blood sugar and calming the nerves, and red date porridge has the effect of nourishing blood and calming the nerves, which is very beneficial to health.

How to cook millet porridge without water and rice separation

1. Selection of millet: Choose newly produced millet of the year, which has a golden color. Old millet has a light white color.

2. The ratio of millet to water is 1:10, which is relatively thick. If you like to drink a thinner drink, try 1:20. Generally, 50 grams of millet, 1000 grams of water, 6 gray dates, and 20 wolfberries are used to make it.

3. Wash the millet and put it into a pot of boiling water. Stir it with a spoon. After the water boils again, cover the pot and cook on low heat for 10 minutes.

4. Stir, stir in one direction with a spoon every 3-5 minutes, and continue cooking for 20 minutes. Stirring in one direction is very important to make the millet porridge thick and oily. First, it prevents the bottom of the pot from getting sticky, and second, it makes the millet porridge thicker and oily.

5. Time to turn off the heat and open the lid: After turning off the heat, simmer for 5 minutes before opening the lid. The rice porridge that comes out of the pot is sticky, sweet, and has a golden color.

6. Add other ingredients to make millet porridge more nutritious. Add red dates: Wash the red dates, cut them in half, and put them in the pot with the millet. After turning off the heat, add wolfberries and simmer for 5 minutes before opening the pot. Adding sweet potatoes and pumpkins is a good combination.

How to cook millet porridge into thick porridge

1. Don't rub it hard when washing: When washing millet, just wash away the bran. Washing away the rice oil will affect the taste of the porridge.

2. Do not soak millet for a long time: soaking millet for a long time will also cause the loss of rice oil, the separation of rice and soup, and affect the shape of porridge

3. Do not add alkali to millet porridge: Many people like to add alkali when cooking porridge, because millet itself is alkaline, adding alkali will increase the alkalinity of millet porridge, affecting the overall taste and destroying the nutritional components of millet porridge.

4. How to cook millet porridge: It is best not to use a pressure cooker to cook millet porridge. Add warm water at about 60℃ to the pot, then add millet. Then boil over high heat, then adjust the heat to the minimum, cook over low heat for another 10 minutes, turn off the heat and simmer for 5 minutes, then you can serve.