Every person is familiar with semolina porridge, and this acquaintance took place in childhood. Many people, after overeating this porridge in childhood, refuse to use it in adulthood and it is completely in vain, since it is for the adult body that it is most useful.
Semolina porridge contains B vitamins and a large amount of minerals that are retained during cooking. Semolina porridge removes excess fat from the body and cleanses the intestines well. Complete digestion of porridge occurs in the lower intestine, therefore, daily use of semolina is shown to many adults suffering from diseases of the gastrointestinal tract.
The use of semolina for the child’s body, at the moment, is the subject of numerous disputes, since it cannot boast of a high content of substances useful for a growing body.
Semolina is obtained by processing durum wheat. In order for the porridge to turn out tasty, you need to follow several rules, one of which is that you need to pour the cereal into the boiling liquid in a thin stream, stirring continuously.
The cooking time for semolina, unlike many other cereals, is minimal.
The statement that semolina porridge contains a large amount of calories is erroneous, since to a greater extent it depends on what kind of milk the porridge is prepared with, as well as on additional ingredients: butter, dried fruits, etc.
You can cook semolina in the traditional way, but to simplify the process, you can use such an invention of mankind as a multicooker.
Semolina porridge in a slow cooker
Ingredients:
- Semolina – 1/2 multi-glass
- Milk – 3 multi-glasses
- Water – 1,5 multi-glasses
- Sugar – 1,5 st. l.
- Salt – 1/3 tsp.
- Butter – 50 gr.
Put cereals, sugar, salt and oil into the cooking container, add milk and water and stir. Cover with a lid and select the “Milk porridge” program, after a beep notifying that the porridge is ready, open the lid, mix the porridge thoroughly and let it brew for several minutes.
Semolina porridge in a slow cooker, cooked in the “Pasta” mode
As we said above, a more correct semolina porridge is obtained by adding cereal to boiling milk; this can also be done in a multicooker.
Ingredients:
- Semolina – 1/2 multi-glass
- Milk – 3 multi-glasses
- Water – 1,5 multi-glasses
- Sugar – 1,5 st. l.
- Salt – 1/3 tsp
- Butter – 50 gr.
Pour milk and water into a multicooker container and add butter. We turn on the “Pasta” mode, when the milk starts to boil, the multavark will notify us with a sound signal, then open the lid and pour the cereal into the boiling milk, add sugar and salt, mix well and continue cooking according to the “Pasta” program.
After its completion, open the lid of the multicooker, mix thoroughly again and serve, decorating the porridge with fruit or jam.
Honey pumpkin semolina
Ingredients:
- Semolina – 1/2 multi-glass
- Milk – 3 multi-glasses
- Water – 1,5 multi-glasses
- Sugar – 1 st. l.
- Salt – 1/3 tsp.
- Butter – 50 gr.
- Honey – 2 Art. l
- Pumpkin – 50 gr.
Peel the pumpkin, cut into small pieces.
Pour all the ingredients into the multicooker bowl, mix well and put on the “Porridge” program, after its completion, open the lid, stir again and let it brew for 5 minutes.
Semolina porridge with cranberries and cinnamon
Ingredients:
- Semolina – 1/2 multi-glass
- Milk – 3 multi-glasses
- Water – 1,5 multi-glasses
- Sugar – 1,5 st. l.
- Salt – 1/3 tsp.
- Butter – 50 gr.
- Dried cranberries – a handful
- Ground cinnamon – 1/3 tsp
Put all the ingredients except the cinnamon in the multicooker bowl. To stir thoroughly. Select the “Porridge” program, after its completion open the lid, add the cranberries, mix thoroughly and leave under the lid for 10 minutes.
Semolina porridge with strawberries
Ingredients:
- Semolina – 1/2 multi-glass
- Milk – 3 multi-glasses
- Water – 1,5 multi-glasses
- Sugar – 1,5 st. l.
- Salt – 1/3 tsp.
- Butter – 50 gr.
- Strawberries – 150 gr.
We load all the ingredients, except for the strawberries, into the multicooker bowl. We set the “Porridge” mode, after its completion, add the strawberries cut into slices, let them soak for 10 minutes and serve.
Ingredients for semolina porridge can be any kind of fruit; you will learn a variety of recipes for cooking this porridge in a slow cooker with various fillings on our website.