Pumpkin porridge with cereal is a popular dish that is often fed to children. People who follow healthy eating rules also often prepare this dish in different variations. Even after heat treatment, all porridge ingredients retain their beneficial properties. The dish is often prepared during cold weather and eaten for breakfast or dinner.

Benefits and harms

The dish should be included in the diet of those who feel constant ailments and weakness. The beneficial properties of porridge will help people who do hard physical or intellectual work every day. The dish is given to children in order to ensure normal development and growth. You may have come across millet porridge with pumpkin in children's institutions.


Nutritionists advise those who want to lose weight to consume the dish on a regular basis. Millet porridge prevents the formation of fatty tissue. The ingredients contain many trace elements, minerals and vitamins. Moreover, regular consumption of porridge improves the condition of hair and nails, helps fight dandruff and acne thanks to vitamin B2 in the composition. Beneficial features:

  • vitamin B5 normalizes blood pressure;
  • the components of the porridge improve the condition of blood vessels and cleanse the blood;
  • the elasticity and firmness of the skin improves;
  • magnesium and potassium help normalize heart function.

This is not to say that pumpkin porridge with cereal is absolutely healthy. There are no contraindications as such, but do not forget that an excess of food in the diet leads to overload of the body and disruption of the gastrointestinal tract. You should not eat porridge with millet if you have stomach diseases during exacerbations and with periodic or chronic constipation.


Calorie content

Millet cereals are lower in calories than similar cereals. 100 grams of product contain only 3.5 grams of fat, 11.3 grams of protein and a lot of carbohydrates. The calorie content of pumpkin porridge with such grains directly depends on the cooking method and additional ingredients. Viscous millet porridge in water contains about 90 kcal, pumpkin – about 25 kcal.

Adding butter, milk, sugar, sauce to porridge can significantly increase the calorie content of the dish.


Cooking methods

The way you prepare porridge depends not only on how much time you spend, but also on how many useful substances will be preserved after heat treatment. You can cook the dish with water or milk, with salt or sugar, respectively. Fruits, spices, cheeses, and meat are used as additives. This healthy porridge in a pot looks especially presentable. It will be easier for inexperienced housewives to cook the dish on the stove in a regular saucepan.

Happy owners of multicookers can use them. This easy breakfast can be prepared while you go about your business. The dish prepared in this way is quite aromatic and tasty.

Traditionally, porridge is cooked on the stove, but you can use the oven. This method preserves a large amount of useful substances in the ingredients of the dish. You can cook in pots or molds. If you add aromatic spices (cinnamon or vanilla), the dish will be completely saturated with flavor. You can adjust the thickness of the porridge with milk if it is sweet, or water if it is salty.


Popular Recipes

It is important to choose quality ingredients before cooking. The pumpkin flesh should have a bright orange color, then you can be sure that it contains a lot of beta-carotene. You should not take a vegetable that is too large; it may have been treated with pesticides. For a brighter taste, color and aroma, you can cook porridge with pumpkin juice.

If desired, you can use frozen pumpkin.


Classic porridge

It is better to eat this dish for breakfast, so you will be charged with energy and vitamins for the whole day. Suitable for feeding children. Ingredients:

  • millet – 1 glass;
  • pumpkin – 0.5 kg;
  • water – 400 ml;
  • milk – 1 glass;
  • sugar – 2 tbsp. l.;
  • salt – 1 pinch;
  • butter - to taste.

It takes less than 1 hour to prepare healthy porridge with pumpkin and millet. If you chop the pumpkin after boiling, you won’t get any pieces of the vegetable. The cooking method is quite simple.

  1. Peel the pumpkin and cut into square pieces. If desired, you can grate the vegetable on a coarse grater.
  2. Pour water into the cooking container, add the pumpkin and place on the fire. Cook for 15-20 minutes until soft. You can grind the pumpkin pulp to a puree using a masher or blender.
  3. Sort the millet, rinse with boiling water. This way you will get rid of the bitter taste and various debris.
  4. Add cereal to the pan with the vegetable.
  5. Add salt to the dish, cover and cook over medium heat for 15 minutes. Constantly check and stir the contents of the pan to avoid burning on the bottom.
  6. Once ready, add sugar and butter. If desired, you can increase the amount of granulated sugar.
  7. Leave the dish for 15 minutes to steep.




In a slow cooker

To prepare the dish you will need a minimum of effort if you use a slow cooker. Most of the process takes place without your intervention. You will need the following ingredients:

  • millet cereal – 1 cup;
  • water – 500 ml;
  • grated pumpkin pulp - 2 cups;
  • salt – 0.5 tsp;
  • sugar – 1 tbsp. l.;
  • butter – 60 g.

This cooking method is considered the simplest and fastest. The preparation process takes only 3 minutes:

  1. place all ingredients in a multicooker pan;
  2. set the “Milk porridge” mode, wait 1 hour 10 minutes;
  3. let the dish brew for 10-15 minutes and serve.




With raisins

The dish is ideal for a morning meal. You will receive enough energy and additional body protection for the whole day. Ingredients:

  • millet – 2 cups;
  • pumpkin – 1 kg;
  • water – 5 glasses;
  • milk – 2 glasses;
  • sugar – 6 tbsp. l.;
  • salt – 2 pinches;
  • butter – 80 g;
  • raisins, cinnamon - to taste.

Cooking porridge according to this simple recipe will take less than 2 hours, taking into account the preparation of ingredients.

  1. Cut the pumpkin pulp into large cubes.
  2. Pour water over the vegetable and cook for 15 minutes after boiling. After this, the soft pumpkin can be crushed with a potato masher so that the pieces do not end up in the porridge.
  3. Sort and rinse the millet. Pour boiling water over the cereal and drain after 10-15 minutes. Add to the pot with the boiled pumpkin.
  4. Salt the dish and cook covered over low heat for about 15 minutes. Don't forget to stir.
  5. Add sugar and butter. If desired, you can increase the amount of these components. If the pumpkin is sweet, then you shouldn’t add a lot of sugar, the porridge will become cloying.
  6. Boil the milk and add to the porridge. The amount of this ingredient directly affects the consistency of the porridge, so it can be increased.
  7. Boil the porridge for another 2-3 minutes.
  8. Add raisins and cinnamon. Remove from heat and let sit for 10 minutes.




With apples

Cooking porridge with fresh fruit significantly increases its usefulness. Apples have a good effect on digestion and the general condition of the body. The taste may vary depending on the variety chosen. Ingredients:

  • millet cereal – 300 g;
  • pumpkin pulp – 300 g;
  • apple – 2 pcs.;
  • water – 1 l;
  • salt - to taste.

This Lenten recipe contains no sugar at all, so choose sweet pumpkin. You only need 20 minutes to feed the whole family a healthy meal. The following is a step-by-step preparation method.

  1. Wash the cereal, pour it into a cooking container, add water and cook over low heat.
  2. Peel the pumpkin, cut into small cubes and place in a container with cereal.
  3. Peel the apples and cut into convenient slices. Add some salt. Cook for about 20 minutes until the cereal is cooked.
  4. Remove the dish from the stove, add butter, let it brew for 7 minutes.




With meat

Many people are accustomed to cooking sweet pumpkin porridge with millet. The version with meat is no less healthy and satisfying. The dish is good to serve for lunch or dinner. Ingredients:

  • millet – 200 g;
  • pumpkin – 0.5 kg;
  • ground pepper, salt - to taste;
  • water – 400 ml;
  • bay leaf – 3 pcs.;
  • onions – 2 pcs.;
  • vegetable oil - for frying;
  • chicken breast – 2 pcs.

Millet porridge with pumpkin and meat can be served with herbs or vegetable salad. Let's consider the cooking method.

  1. Peel the pumpkin and remove the seeds. Cut the pulp into small cubes. Place in a saucepan, cover with water and boil for 10 minutes until the pulp loses its hardness.
  2. Rinse the chicken, remove the film and skin, cut into large pieces. Fry the breast in vegetable oil on both sides for 5 minutes.
  3. Peel the onion, cut into thin half rings and fry with the chicken for 3 minutes.
  4. Grind the boiled pumpkin into a homogeneous mass and combine with millet. Wait for the water to boil and cook until the cereal is ready, usually no more than 15 minutes. Remember that the fire should be minimal.
  5. Transfer the chicken and onions to a container with cereal, stir. Cook for another 5 minutes.
  6. Add bay leaf to all ingredients and remove from heat.
  1. The best way to cook is in the oven. Previously, such porridge was prepared exclusively in the oven, in clay dishes. This way it retains a large amount of useful microelements. Today you can use the oven and pots. Be sure to simmer the porridge only on low heat. High temperature will destroy more vitamins.
  2. Millet porridge can be quite bitter, but proper processing will help avoid this. Rinse the cereal, pour over boiling water and rinse again. In some cases, it is recommended to boil the millet in a separate container until half cooked, and only then transfer it to the pan with the pumpkin.
  3. For a more delicate taste and bright aroma of pumpkin porridge, it is recommended to put a little butter in the middle.
  4. Remember that the dish should not be overcooked. Prolonged cooking can destroy all beneficial microelements. Follow the recipe exactly to the minute.


Millet porridge with pumpkin is a separate dish, but can also be served as a side dish. In the latter case, combine the dish with baked fish. Pink salmon goes perfectly with pumpkin porridge; it is low-calorie and healthy.

If simple recipes seem simple and incomplete to you, then use various additives. You can put any dried fruits and fruits into sweet porridge. Instead of simple sugar, add honey to the porridge, so it will become more healthy. Delicious porridge will become more unusual if you add hazelnuts or walnuts to it.

The dish is definitely worth eating for those who decide to adhere to the rules of a healthy diet. It is millet cereal that is considered the most useful. Pumpkin pulp facilitates the process of assimilation and digestion of all components. Various supplements can increase the benefits to the body. It is better to eat sweet porridge for breakfast or dinner, and salty porridge for lunch.

You will learn more about how to prepare millet porridge with pumpkin in the following video.

Porridge is a wonderful dish for breakfast: right in the morning we get a boost of energy, saturate our body with vitamins and other useful substances.

Oven-cooked millet porridge with pumpkin is good for everyone. The only drawback is that it takes a relatively long time to prepare, like for a weekday. Unfortunately, many of us do not have enough time in the morning to set aside an hour and a half for cooking. So on weekdays, cooking pumpkin and millet porridge in the oven can be transferred to dinner, and on the weekend you can treat yourself to your favorite porridge in the morning.

Porridge with pumpkin is incredibly healthy. The bright orange vegetable is quite sweet, so those who are concerned about the extra calories can do without sugar. For the rest, you can add sugar, a minimal amount. Pumpkin porridge is good because it can be prepared with the addition of other grains. I recently cooked, well, today I’ll tell you how to cook millet porridge with pumpkin in the oven.

For cooking, we do not need a whole pumpkin, but only a piece. Cut a thin layer of skin from the pumpkin pieces.

Check the millet cereal for impurities, rinse it several times, then pour boiling water over it and soak in boiling water for 2-3 minutes. It is believed that millet cereals can taste bitter, and this simple procedure will protect us from this.

Cut the pumpkin pulp into pieces or grate it. Let's put it in the form in which we will cook the porridge in the oven. You can cook porridge in this way in clay pots (portioned and large), ceramic dishes, and fireproof glass containers.

Add the washed and scalded millet.

Pour the porridge with milk or milk half and half with water. At this stage, add sugar (if you are adding it). All contents should not reach the edges of the mold or pot by 2 centimeters.

It is best if your form or pot has a lid. I don't have a lid on the pan, so I'll cover the contents with foil. When baking, the contents of the pan may escape, so you can place the pan on a baking sheet or in a large frying pan. It is recommended to place a mold like mine in a cold oven, otherwise it may crack. The oven temperature should not rise above 220 degrees. This is also provided for in the operating rules. Baking time is approximately 1 hour.

Stir the finished porridge. The pumpkin pieces will become so soft that when stirred they will turn into puree, and the porridge will take on a uniform consistency.

Millet porridge with pumpkin cooked in the oven was a success! It should be served with butter; if desired, you can add honey and dried fruits.

Pumpkin dishes are quick and tasty - recipes

What could be healthier and tastier than porridge with pumpkin and millet. A simple recipe will allow everyone to enjoy this dish.

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Tasty food doesn't have to be unhealthy. People are accustomed to fast food, forgetting about products that are not inferior in taste, but do not contain so many preservatives. One of these dishes is porridge. Some people prefer to eat cereals with meat, while others prefer them with milk, but don’t forget about vegetables, which can add a new, unique and pleasant taste to food. When choosing what to cook for lunch that doesn’t require money or time, you can pay attention to millet and pumpkin. To someone unfamiliar with this golden combination, it may seem that millet and pumpkin cannot be tasty, but this is only a misconception. Millet milk porridge with pumpkin is very tasty and healthy - try cooking it and you will definitely love the taste. The main thing is to do it correctly, and our recipes will help you with this.

Health benefits of millet porridge with pumpkin

Both of these products contain many vitamins necessary for humans and are very useful. Pumpkin is a unique vegetable that is recommended for the treatment of many diseases. With its regular use, blood circulation improves, the functioning of the gastrointestinal tract is normalized, stress is reduced, because pumpkin is good sedative.

Pumpkin porridge with millet in milk - step-by-step recipe

Pumpkin porridge can be cooked in a saucepan using the traditional method, in a slow cooker or in the oven. Which method to use is decided by the cook himself, based on maximum convenience. In our case, porridge boiled in a saucepan, and the recipe is extremely simple.

Ingredients

Add butter to the finished porridge. Millet porridge with pumpkin is good if you add a little sugar or a spoonful of honey before eating.

There are a lot of recipes for this dish, in some the cereal predominates, and in some the vegetable itself - each housewife cooks the way she thinks tastes best, but there are several factors that influence the preparation regardless of the method:

The pumpkin should be quite dense, otherwise during cooking it will become sour and excess liquid will appear in the porridge, the taste may change for the worse.

First we always boil in water, and add milk only at the last stages of cooking. If you start cooking immediately in milk, the porridge will burn; this does not happen with water. However, if cooking takes place in a slow cooker, you can immediately use milk.

After the dish is ready, cover it with a towel for 20 - 30 minutes. Then it will steam, it will be softer, and the taste will become richer.

Many people associate hearty millet porridge with bright pieces of pumpkin with a carefree childhood: it was given to them in kindergarten or prepared by their grandmother. If you like the specific sweetish taste of pumpkin, you can repeat the recipe at home without any problems.

How to cook millet porridge with pumpkin

Millet and pumpkin are a classic combination. The dish can be made with milk and water, sweet and salty (with cheese and spices), with fruit, in a pot, assorted cereals (rice and millet porridge). It is suitable for breakfast for the whole family.

In a slow cooker

A light, nutritious breakfast is prepared quickly without the participation of the hostess. Take a small pumpkin, washed millet, milk, prepare according to the recipe - feed the whole family. Porridge in a slow cooker turns out to be especially aromatic and rich, almost like coming out of a Russian oven.

In the oven

Traditionally, pumpkin porridge is cooked on the stove, but you can bake it in the oven. The cereal is saturated with the aromas and amber color of the vegetable, and the dish acquires a nutmeg-honey flavor. You can bake and serve in pots, add spices: vanillin or cinnamon.

Recipe for millet porridge with pumpkin

Start by choosing a high-quality pumpkin: it should not be too large, it is better if its flesh is bright orange - this indicates a high content of beta-carotene. Peel it from seeds and fibrous core, cut off the peel. Cut the pumpkin pulp into cubes and boil in salted water for 30 minutes. Separately, cook the millet and rinse. Combine all ingredients, add milk, season to taste and bring to readiness.

With milk

  • Time: 40 minutes.
  • Number of servings: 5 persons.
  • Calorie content: 314 kcal.
  • Purpose: for breakfast.
  • Cuisine: Russian.
  • Difficulty: easy.

The simplest step-by-step recipe for preparing a healthy treat requires only three ingredients and forty minutes of free time, after which bright orange, aromatic pumpkin porridge with millet in milk will appear on your dinner table. After half an hour of cooking, be sure to darken the container with the porridge in the oven.

Ingredients:

  • milk – 1 liter;
  • millet cereal – 200 g;
  • pumpkin pulp – 500 g;
  • salt, sugar - to taste.

Cooking method:

  1. Cut the pumpkin pulp into small cubes or grate on a large-mesh grater.
  2. Heat the milk, place the vegetable cubes in it, and cook for 15 minutes over medium heat.
  3. Rinse the millet under warm water and strain. Add the cereal to the remaining ingredients, add a little salt, add sugar to taste and cook for 15 minutes.
  4. Preheat the oven to 130C, simmer the dish for 25-30 minutes until cooked. Serve with a slice of butter on top.

On the water

  • Time: 60 minutes.
  • Number of servings: 5 persons.
  • Calorie content: 51 kcal.
  • Purpose: for breakfast.
  • Cuisine: Russian.
  • Difficulty: easy.

The dietary, lean version will be no less tasty. Butter can be replaced with vegetable oil, such as olive oil.

Ingredients:

  • pumpkin pulp – 350 g;
  • millet – 200 g;
  • water – 1 l;
  • salt, sugar - to taste.

Cooking method:

  1. Prepare the vegetable, cut the pulp into cubes. Fill a saucepan with water.
  2. Place on the stove and cook over medium heat for 10 minutes until the vegetable is slightly softened.
  3. Prepare millet cereal: rinse, pour boiling water over it, add to the pan.
  4. Season, add salt, mix carefully so that the vegetable pieces do not fall apart.
  5. Cook for another 20 minutes, stirring occasionally. When the water has evaporated, cover the container with a towel, simmer for 30 minutes and serve.

In a pot

  • Time: 60 minutes.
  • Number of servings: 5 persons.
  • Calorie content: 312 kcal.
  • Purpose: for breakfast.
  • Cuisine: Russian.
  • Difficulty: easy.

If you prefer to cook healthy, nutritious meals, then try this option. Pumpkin porridge with millet in a pot has some manufacturing features: the pot with the ingredients cannot be placed in a very hot oven and baked at high temperature - the dish must simmer. Do not fill the container to the top - boiling juice will burn.

Ingredients:

  • butter – 30 g;
  • millet – 300 g;
  • milk – 800 ml;
  • pumpkin pulp – 300 g;
  • sugar – 15 g;
  • salt - a pinch.

Cooking method:

  1. Prepare the pumpkin pulp: cut the peel from the vegetable, remove the fibers and seeds, cut the vegetable into pieces. Rinse it under water and dry it.
  2. Rinse the cereal, pour boiling water over it to remove the bitterness.
  3. Place vegetable pieces, cereal, sugar and salt at the bottom of the mold. The oil can be added now or at the very end.
  4. Add milk until it covers the ingredients.
  5. Cover the pots with lids and simmer in the oven for 30 minutes. If you want to get a golden crust, then open the lid 5 minutes before the end of baking.

  • Time: 60 minutes.
  • Number of servings: 8 persons.
  • Calorie content: 298 kcal.
  • Purpose: for breakfast.
  • Cuisine: European.
  • Difficulty: medium.

Pumpkin casserole with millet is complemented with raisins, cinnamon, and nuts - this is a very good option for a hearty, healthy breakfast.

Ingredients:

  • pumpkin pulp – 400 g;
  • water – 600 ml;
  • millet – 300 g;
  • raisins - a handful;
  • olive oil – 20 ml;
  • sugar – 40 g;
  • cinnamon - a pinch;
  • seeds for decoration.

Cooking method:

  1. Rinse the millet thoroughly, pour boiling water over it, and boil until tender, adding salt first.
  2. Grate the pumpkin pulp on a large-mesh grater, simmer with vegetable oil, add sugar and cinnamon to taste.
  3. Grease the pan, add half of the porridge and smooth it out. The next layer will be pumpkin puree, followed by another layer of millet.
  4. Place the casserole in the oven, preheated to 180 degrees, for 30 minutes. Turn the finished treat over and sprinkle with seeds and raisins.

Millet porridge with frozen pumpkin

  • Time: 1 hour.
  • Number of servings: 6 persons.
  • Calorie content: 78 kcal.
  • Purpose: for breakfast.
  • Cuisine: European.
  • Difficulty: easy.

Not all housewives always have fresh pumpkin on hand. It is very convenient in the fall to cut the pulp into cubes and freeze it so that you can use it on occasion, even without defrosting it first.

Ingredients:

  • milk – 200 ml;
  • pumpkin pulp – 200 g;
  • butter – 40 g;
  • liquid honey – 20 g;
  • salt - a pinch;
  • millet – 150 g.

Cooking method:

  1. Sort the cereal, rinse in hot water.
  2. Boil milk on the “Baking” mode, add frozen pumpkin pieces, add salt, cook for 5 minutes.
  3. Add the washed millet, stir, cook on the “Stew” mode for 7-10 minutes.
  4. Add a slice of butter and continue cooking in the same mode for 20 minutes.
  5. Add honey and sugar to taste and serve.

Millet porridge baked in pumpkin

  • Time: 35 minutes.
  • Number of servings: 6 persons.
  • Calorie content: 219 kcal.
  • Purpose: for breakfast.
  • Cuisine: European.
  • Difficulty of preparation: medium.

Fragrant millet porridge, placed in a scraped pumpkin and baked in the oven, is imbued with the aromas of spices. To prepare, take a medium pumpkin without damage, carefully cut off the “lid”, remove the seeds and fibrous contents. Next, the vegetable pot is filled with the contents and baked. When serving, sprinkle the treat with nuts.

Ingredients:

  • nuts - a handful;
  • medium pumpkin – 1 pc.;
  • millet – 300 g;
  • butter – 30 g;
  • sugar – 30 g;
  • honey - 1 tbsp. l.;
  • cinnamon, orange zest - a pinch;
  • salt - a pinch.

Cooking method:

  1. Before preparing the dish, sort out, rinse the millet grains, and pour them into the prepared pumpkin pot.
  2. Add cinnamon, orange zest, a little salt, sweeten, stir and place sticks of butter on top.
  3. Pour in the milk – it should cover the ingredients in the pumpkin pot.
  4. Cover the container with a lid and place it on a baking sheet, onto which you first pour a little water.
  5. Place in the oven for an hour and a half. Pour honey over the finished dish and sprinkle with nuts.

With raisins

  • Time: 40 minutes.
  • Number of servings: 6 persons.
  • Calorie content: 197 kcal.
  • Purpose: for breakfast.
  • Cuisine: European.

A simple, homemade recipe for a healthy, satisfying breakfast consists of familiar ingredients and fills you up for the whole day. The porridge is supplemented with raisins; they can be replaced with dried apricots or prunes. It is better to cook in ceramic dishes to preserve all the vitamins.

Ingredients:

  • grated pumpkin pulp – 300 g;
  • raisins – 70 g;
  • sugar – 50 g;
  • milk – 100 ml;
  • dried apricots - a handful;
  • water – 1 l;
  • millet – 1 tbsp.

Cooking method:

  1. Grate the pumpkin pulp using a medium-mesh grater. Wash and chop the dried apricots. The recipe for millet porridge with pumpkin and raisins can be supplemented with dried berries, candied fruits, and nuts.
  2. Pour boiling water over the millet and cook for 20-25 minutes until half cooked.
  3. Add pumpkin pulp, dried fruits, and sugar.
  4. As soon as the mixture boils, pour in the milk and cook until tender.

With dried apricots

  • Time: 1 hour.
  • Number of servings: 6 persons.
  • Calorie content: 328 kcal.
  • Purpose: for breakfast.
  • Cuisine: European.
  • Difficulty of preparation: easy.

The bright orange ingredients of the dish perfectly lift your spirits on a rainy autumn day and charge you with energy and positivity. The dish is suitable for absolutely everyone: those who are on a diet (for weight loss), fasting, or diabetics (you just need to eliminate or replace sugar).

Ingredients:

  • dried apricots - a handful;
  • millet cereal – 150 g;
  • baked milk – 600 ml;
  • vanillin - a pinch;
  • butter – 30 g;
  • pumpkin pulp – 650 g;
  • salt, seasonings - a pinch.

Cooking method:

  1. Rinse the dried apricots, place in a container, add washed, scalded millet to it.
  2. Cut the pumpkin pulp into cubes and place on top.
  3. Fill with water and bring to a boil. Reduce heat, add milk, add sugar (or substitute), butter.
  4. Simmer with the lid closed for another 10 minutes.

With apples

  • Time: 1 hour.
  • Number of servings: 6 persons.
  • Calorie content: 316 kcal.
  • Purpose: for breakfast.
  • Cuisine: European.
  • Difficulty of preparation: easy.

Add ripe sweet and sour apples and a medium pumpkin with bright orange fleshy flesh and create a sunny, colorful treat. Complete the finished dish with liquid honey or cinnamon, you can add a little grated ginger.

Ingredients:

  • pumpkin pulp – 200 g;
  • millet – 200 g;
  • apples – 2 pcs.;
  • cinnamon, honey - to taste;
  • butter – 30 g;
  • a pinch of salt.

Cooking method:

  1. Cut the apples and vegetable pulp into cubes.
  2. Pour boiling water (800 ml) over the millet, add salt, and cook for 7-10 minutes.
  3. As soon as the cereal is boiled, add apples and pumpkin cubes, simmer over low heat for another 15-20 minutes.
  4. Some time before it’s ready, add honey, cinnamon, and butter. Keep the dish covered and serve.

With meat

  • Time: 90 minutes.
  • Number of servings: 6 persons.
  • Calorie content: 369 kcal.
  • Purpose: for breakfast, dinner.
  • Cuisine: European.
  • Difficulty: medium.

This option for preparing millet porridge (with pumpkin and meat) will please men. A hearty, high-calorie dish is prepared without milk, in water, adding your favorite spices and seasonings. If you don't want to use fatty meats, take turkey breast or veal.

Ingredients:

  • carrot – 1 pc.;
  • veal – 350 g;
  • millet – 1.5 tbsp.;
  • vegetable oil – 70 ml;
  • pumpkin pulp – 400 g;
  • onion – 1 pc.;
  • water – 600 ml;
  • salt, spices - to taste.

Cooking method:

  1. Cut the washed meat into small portions.
  2. Peel the onions and carrots and cut into cubes.
  3. Cut the pumpkin pulp into cubes or as desired.
  4. Rinse the millet under running water and scald it to remove the bitterness.
  5. Pour oil into a deep, thick-walled pan, heat and fry the onions and carrots until soft.
  6. Add meat, brown for 2-3 minutes.
  7. Add boiling water, season, salt, cover and simmer until the meat is cooked.
  8. Place pumpkin cubes in the roast, simmer for 5 minutes, add millet. Cook at minimum temperature with the lid closed for another 20 minutes.
  9. Check the readiness of the roast, if necessary, add liquid and simmer a little.

How to cook delicious millet porridge with pumpkin - cooking secrets

Before you make a delicious, vitamin-rich dish, read some recommendations from professional chefs:

  • In order for millet and pumpkin not only to be tasty, but also to retain all the beneficial substances, in the old days it was cooked in a clay pot in an oven. At home, porridge can be simmered at minimum temperature in the oven.
  • Before cooking, millet cereals must be washed, scalded with boiling water, washed again and placed on a sieve. Sometimes, to be sure, it is better to boil it separately and then transfer it to a container with the rest of the components.
  • The dish will be especially tender if you add a spoonful of butter when serving.
  • Try not to cook for too long so as not to lose all the beneficial microelements and vitamins.

Video

Cooking millet porridge with pumpkin in water or milk is not particularly difficult, and it turns out very beautiful, tasty and tender.

Cooking millet porridge with pumpkin

Products:

  • 1 cup millet
  • 2 glasses of water
  • 2 glasses of milk
  • 50 g sl. oils
  • 500 g pumpkin
  • salt, sugar to taste

First, rinse the millet. To do this, pour it into a saucepan, fill it with cold water (the amount of water is approximately 2 times the amount of cereal) and put it on gas.

When the water comes to a boil, pour the millet water into a sieve, rinse with cold water and return the millet to a clean pan.

Add 2 glasses of water and turn on the gas. Wait for the liquid to boil.

Cut the pumpkin into small pieces. If you want, you can grate it.

When the liquid comes to a boil, add the pumpkin to the pan and bring to a boil again.

After boiling again, mix the millet with the pumpkin, reduce the heat, leaving a slight simmer, cover with a lid and leave for 10 minutes.

After the required time has passed, add milk, add half a teaspoon of salt, 2 tablespoons of sugar, stir and add butter.

When the porridge begins to boil again, reduce the heat to low. Close the pan and leave for half an hour, opening and stirring occasionally.

Taste the porridge for readiness, and at the same time check for salt and sugar. If everything is ready, turn off the gas, close the lid and leave for another 5 - 10 minutes.

Video - How to cook millet porridge


Bon appetit!