Armenian nettle porridge

Nettle porridge is an unusual dish that can dilute the usual diet and make up for the lack of vitamins. You can cook it in different ways, but at the same time its useful qualities are fully preserved. After all, this plant surpasses many vegetables and fruits in the content of vitamins and minerals. Therefore, you should consider the basic recipes for preparing the dish, but if you wish, they can be supplemented with other ingredients to your liking.

Nettle porridge is especially relevant in the spring, when there is a lack of vitamins.

Cooking nuances

For the dish, it is recommended to use young shoots and leaves of the plant. They need to be collected in May and June before flowering. It is during this period that the maximum concentration of useful substances is concentrated in them. When collecting, wear gloves so as not to burn yourself.

Nettle greens should be thoroughly washed beforehand, and then poured over with boiling water and laid out on a cotton cloth to drain water. You need to add this ingredient to the dish a few minutes before cooking in order to preserve all the vitamins.

The classic recipe for porridge with nettles

This version of the dish contains a minimum of ingredients. And the cooking process will not take much time. Therefore, any novice cook is able to cook it without much difficulty.

For classic porridge you will need:

• 150 g nettle;
• 1 small onion;
• 1 carrots;
• vegetable oil – for frying;
• 80 g wheat flour;
• salt, spices – to taste.

Cooking process:

1. Put the washed greens in a saucepan and cook it for 3 minutes.

   

2. Chop carrots and onions.
3. Fry them in a separate pan until golden brown.
4. Drain the decoction from the plant separately.
5. Gradually add the flour to the vegetables, stirring constantly so that no lumps appear.

   

6. Pour nettle broth into the resulting mass, mix until a homogeneous consistency.
7. Pour chopped herbs, cook for 3 minutes. on slow fire.

   

8. At the end, bring to the desired taste with salt and spices.

If desired, you can add semolina and rice, which will make the porridge more satisfying.

Armenian recipe for nettle porridge

This dish has a unique taste that will not leave anyone indifferent. At the same time, it does not take much time to cook porridge according to the Armenian recipe.

Required components:

• 300 g of young nettle leaves;
• 120 of cornmeal;
• 4-5 cloves of garlic;
• salt, spices – to taste;
• vegetable oil – for frying;
• 50 g of fresh mint and garlic leaves.

Cooking process:

1. Boil the previously washed leaves of the plant in salted water (1,5 l) for 3 minutes. on low fire.

   

2. Gradually add the cornmeal in a thin stream, stirring constantly to prevent lumps from forming.

   

3. After 2-3 minutes, when the consistency begins to thicken, add finely chopped mint and garlic leaves.
4. Bring to readiness, salt and pepper.
5. Separately, fry the chopped garlic cloves in a pan until golden brown.

   

6. Add it to the prepared porridge.

This dish should be served hot.

Nettle porridge with pumpkin

This dish requires simple ingredients to make. At the same time, the combination of pumpkin and nettle is the main source of nutrients, which helps prevent the development of beriberi.

This will require the following components:

• Xnumx gourd;
• 200 g of nettle greens;
• 30 g butter;
• 200 g of beets;
• salt – to taste.

Cooking process:

1. Peel and grate the beets.

   

2. Cut pumpkin pulp into cubes.

   

3. Boil vegetables in salted water for 20-30 minutes.
4. After the time has passed, add the chopped herbs of the plant.

   

5. Cook on low heat for 5 more minutes.
6. Drizzle with butter and let sit for 10 minutes.

If desired, this dish can be supplemented with millet.

How to cook barley nettle porridge

This recipe will require preliminary preparation of pearl barley. Therefore, you need to take care of this in advance. And then delicious porridge can be cooked without much difficulty.

Necessary ingredients:

• 500 g of young leaves and shoots of nettle;
• 250 g of pearl barley;
• 1 small onion;
• vegetable oil for roasting;
• 20 g butter;
• salt, spices – to taste.

Step-by-step cooking process:

1. Wash barley and soak for a day in water in a ratio of 1:3 (for swelling).

   

2. The next day, boil the cereal until tender (1,5-2 hours) in salted water.
3. Grind the washed nettle.
4. Finely chop the onion.

   

5. Fry them separately in a frying pan in vegetable oil.
6. After cooking, add to barley porridge, mix.
7. Salt and pepper the dish, and then place in the oven for 20 minutes.

   

8. When serving, add butter.

To make the porridge more crumbly, you can wrap the closed pan in a blanket and let stand for 1 hour.

Conclusion

Nettle porridge prepared according to the proposed recipes will appeal not only to adults, but also to children. And the benefits of this dish are undeniable. According to the content of vitamin C, nettle carotene is superior to black currants, citrus fruits and carrots. But at the same time, do not forget that excessive consumption of this component can be harmful to health. Therefore, moderation should be observed in everything.