Perhaps the whole world can be divided into twocategory: those who love semolina porridge, and those who are its ardent opponent. There is probably no more controversial dish than cereal porridge. Pupils of kindergartens, especially in Soviet times, simply could not imagine another breakfast. Today there are people who have been lovers of the manga since childhood, and there are also those who have turned into ardent "mack-hawkers".
We can afford ...
And do you know that a couple of centuries ago semolinaCroup was a great deficit? Only the aristocrats could afford to eat breakfast for semolina. For simple people, such a delicacy was simply unacceptably expensive. It was equated at that time with truffles or artichokes.
However, semolina is not a deficit today.On the contrary, such a dish, as semolina porridge, is now considered even budget. Now we can afford to buy semolina and cook delicious porridge. But can we do it right?
How to cook manna porridge and save time
Many do not cook semolina porridge not because itso much do not like to taste, but because its preparation requires a certain time. How can you save time and make a tasty dish? There is a way out - semolina in the microwave. The recipe is simple, fast, and cooked porridge is no different from what would have been done by the traditional classical method. The main thing is to follow the rules of cooking, periodically look at the plate so that the porridge does not burn out, and first study the instructions to your kitchen "assistant."
Necessary ingredients
- Semolina - two tablespoons.
- Sugar sand - two teaspoons (if the porridge turns out not as sweet as you would like, then add more sugar after cooking in a plate).
- A pinch of salt.
- 20 grams of butter.
- One glass of milk.
Cooking process. Option 1
Manna porridge in a microwave on milk is preparedalways in deep dishes. Which is better to use? If you have special utensils for cooking dishes in a microwave oven, then this is an ideal option. If there is none, then safely take a plate of glass, special plastic (see the special icon on the cover that you can cook in a microwave), ceramics or porcelain.
Pour a glass of milk into the plate, add tohis sugar and salt. Thoroughly mix everything, cover with a lid and send the milk to boil in the microwave. We put the full power and a couple of minutes on the timer.
When the milk boils, we take the dishes out of the oven andadd semolina to the milk. Again, we get in the way and put it back. As a rule, with seventy percent of the power, the time for preparing porridge is six to eight minutes. Porridge manna in the microwave is being prepared, as they say, by trial and error. Everyone in the kitchen has different models of microwave ovens, so no one can tell the exact time. But, having tried it once, having determined the time and power specifically on your oven, you are ready to prepare the dish for the second time.
Cooking process. Option 2
How to cook semolina in a microwave oven,to save even more time? Experienced housewives advise to immediately add all the ingredients to the dishes. Pour the milk, add a couple of spoons of semolina, pour salt and sugar and put in the microwave. This option, unlike the first one, will require several stops of the furnace operation from you. After every three minutes, you need to get the porridge and get in the way.
When the porridge is ready, put on top a piece of butter, a spoonful of jam, jam. By the way, like any other porridge, semolina is also perfectly combined with dried fruits and nuts.
Benefit or harm?
So, we already know how to cook semolina porridge in a microwave oven. Now it remains to decide: do you still need to eat the mango or not? Is this dish harmful, as many claim, or useful?
Manna porridge is famous for the fact that it includesa small amount of fiber. This composition of the product makes it ideally suited for people who have diseases of the gastrointestinal tract. Kasha semolina, cooked in a microwave oven, is suitable for small children, who simply need to maintain normal gastrointestinal function.
For manga it is typical to be absorbed in the lower parts of the intestine. Therefore, porridge manna, cooked in a microwave oven, is an ideal dish for the elderly.
Why is it good for the elderly and smallchildren? Manka contains in its composition a fairly large amount of starch and vegetable protein. These substances are easily digested by the stomach and do not give too much strain on the digestive organs. Kasha semolina, cooked in a microwave oven, will be an excellent rescue for people who have recently undergone surgery and need a sparing diet.
If we talk about shortcomings orcontra-indications, then, as with any other food product, with semolina, do not overdo it. There are people who have hereditary diseases - allergic reactions to vegetable protein. They can not eat manku. If there are similar problems in your family, try to abandon this dish, too, in order not to provoke a hereditary transition of the disease.
In the rest semolina porridge - very tasty,a nutritious dish, perfectly suitable for a hearty breakfast, charging with energy for the whole day. Children do not want to eat porridge for breakfast? Make it fun: decorate the fruit so that they formed a mug; pour the jam in such a way that on the plate flaunted mischievous bunny or a bright flower. Fantasy of parents - pledge of an empty plate!
