Q: Why should I soak millet before cooking?
A: Soaking millet helps in removing surface dirt and shortens cooking time, ensuring a smoother texture in the porridge.
Q: Can I add other ingredients to the millet porridge?
A: Absolutely! You can customize it with sweeteners like sugar or savory additions like pickles, dried radish, fermented tofu, or pork floss according to your taste.
Q: What’s the secret to preventing the porridge from overflowing?
A: Skimming off the foam with a spoon while cooking and stirring occasionally helps to prevent the porridge from overflowing.
Millet Porridge: A Comforting and Easy Recipe
Notes
Ingredients:
- Millet: 1/4 cup (60g)
- Water: 4 cups (1L)
- Optional for serving: Sugar, to taste
- Optional for serving: Pickles, dried radish, fermented tofu, or pork floss, to taste
- Rinse the millet and soak it in cold water for 30 minutes. Drain the water.
- In a medium-sized pot, bring water to a boil. Gently add the soaked millet to the boiling water without covering the pot. Stir gently until it returns to a boil, then reduce to low heat.
- Skim off any foam that forms on the surface. This prevents the porridge from overflowing.
- Cover the pot and simmer on low heat for 20 minutes. Stir the porridge after 15 minutes to prevent sticking to the bottom of the pot.
- Once cooked, let the porridge sit for 15 minutes to allow a layer of golden millet cream to form on the surface.
- Enjoy your millet porridge, an excellent meal for any time of the day or night.
- Calories: Approximately 100-150 calories per serving (varies with added ingredients)
- Rich in carbohydrates and dietary fiber
- Low in fat
- Gluten-free
