Oatmeal Kissel: properties and subtleties of cooking
Many people associate oatmeal kissel with a viscous sweet drink, to which berry and fruit concentrates are added. Thick consistency, he is obliged to starch, which is part of the oatmeal or flakes. To properly prepare this healthy drink, you need to know all the subtleties and nuances of the process.
Composition and calorie
Oat grass has been used in Russia for a long time. In fairy tales and prizes there are "milk rivers - milk and honey." Kissel was mostly cooked thick and eaten with spoons. It was food that was diluted with milk or water if necessary. Cooked jelly also in milk or water. The first method was considered royal and it was used on holidays. Oatmeal was cooked in water on weekdays, it was considered a Lenten dish.
Cooking options from sweet to salty varied with various fillers from jam to salted mushrooms. There were fermented milk jelly on oat basis. This product has many healing properties and is considered dietary. Kissel has long been considered an independent dish. Jelly-like dishes were cooked like soups, pudding and sweet dishes.
Kissel, which in our days is often drunk as a drink, was food in Russia. Useful food ate differently. Cooked on water and flour, kissel was used as a hot first course, a full second, as well as a very tasty dessert.
Kisel over a thousand years. It was prepared daily. Traditionally, kissel was cooked in the lean period, as it was considered a lenten dish. And they drank it along with the muffins and pancakes at the commemoration, and also at weddings. Taking out the jelly during the feast period meant that it was time to leave the hospitable hosts.
At fairs and festivities there were kismers, bringing out their goods in large bowls. And everyone could cut his own will. The word "pudding" means "sour" or otherwise "sour." This is because it was made from leaven. In fact, he was the product of fermented milk fermentation.
Until the XIX century, this drink was considered food and was used with spoons of mushrooms, sauerkraut, potatoes and cucumbers. At the very beginning, jelly was made from oats and water, it was called “oat milk”. In the process of cooking oats fermented for ten hours, then it was squeezed and cooked. Then poured into a tub and lowered into the form.
For the holiday took relief dishes, which put the jelly. Before serving the guests, the dishes were turned over and the kissel was served as carved jelly. More recently, began to use for the preparation of jelly other grains, and then peas and bran. Potato starch was not added.
As a hot soup, kissel was eaten with flax butter, sour cream and black bread. The thick composition of the jelly was cut with a knife and consumed along with meat gravy and onions. Kissel was supposed to drink milk and honey. Sweet ingredients - honey, berries and fruits - softened the acid in the taste of jelly.
The caloric value of 100 g of the finished product is 130 calories. Protein content - 3.8 g, fat - 7.2 g, carbohydrates - 12.5 g. In the case of the addition of fillers, the number of calories increases.
Useful properties due to the presence of a vitamin complex.
- Vitamin A - important for vision, skin. Participates in metabolic processes, and also contributes to the restoration of bone tissue along with vitamin D. It has a beneficial effect on the skin, hair and nails. It can rightly be considered a vitamin for the preservation of youth and beauty.
- Vitamins of group B have a positive effect on human nerves and blood vessels, improve cognitive ability. Niacin (B3) regulates lipid, protein and carbohydrate metabolism, promotes the formation of enzymes for normal cellular respiration. Biotin (vitamin B7) is one of the strongest vitamins that regulate the active nervous system. Participates in the process of restoring the skin.
- Vitamin E - participates in the regulation of hormonal balance, is an antioxidant and vitamin that slows the natural aging of the body.
- Vitamin F - strengthens the immune system and helps to eliminate the unpleasant symptoms of allergies.
- Vitamin N.
- Minerals - Calcium, potassium, fluorine, iron, nickel, molybdenum, chlorine, cobalt, selenium, copper, iodine and magnesium - normalize the system functions of the whole organism, contributing to the harmonious work of organs and systems.
Participating in the vital activity and regulation of the nervous, excretory, bone, digestive and defense systems, all these important substances work tirelessly, helping to maintain the tone and vitality of the human body.
Benefit
Nowadays, oat kissel is deservedly popular due to its balanced composition and rich taste.
Oat drink is indicated for diseases of the stomach and intestines, dysbacteriosis, diarrhea and intestinal infections, diseases of the pancreas, liver, kidneys and the nervous system. Its effectiveness is proved by positive dynamics in the presence of gastritis, ulcers, pancreatitis, atherosclerosis, cholecystitis, diabetes mellitus, thrombophlebitis and hepatitis.
When poisoning and toxic states are advised to drink oatmeal jelly continuously. It binds and removes harmful substances and decomposition products from the body. The drug "Polysorb" acts on the same principle, only jelly - more gently.
Men such a drink will only benefit. Having a positive effect on the urogenital function and the prostate gland, oat jelly also raises the general tone and improves potency.
Women during pregnancy and breastfeeding is also useful to drink this drink. It has a beneficial effect on heartburn and toxemia, normalizes blood pressure, restores digestion and simply soothes. In addition, oatmeal kissel is hypoallergenic and improves lactation.
In the children's menu must be present oatmeal pudding, as a guarantee of health and well-being of the baby. Starting from 10 months of age, when they begin to introduce this dish into complementary foods, they give the drink according to the following scheme: up to one year - twice a day, after - daily. The rate of one serving - 150 grams. You can do this by turning the jelly into a sweet dessert with ice cream, jam or custard. Children adore sweets and will gladly destroy everything to the drop.
The complex therapeutic effect helps the human body to solve several problems.
- Recover from a long period of illness, surgery, depression and general breakdown.
- Envelops the walls of the stomach, helping to cure gastritis and heal ulcers, erosions and other gastrointestinal diseases.
- Thanks to the miraculous power of coarse fibers, the body is naturally cleared of slags and toxins, as well as processed products.
- Useful fiber gives a feeling of satiety, thanks to which the body includes mechanisms of self-regulation, improves metabolic processes.
- Kissel acts like food enzymes, freeing from the feeling of heaviness and heartburn.
Contraindications
We need to open one secret: oatmeal jelly is absolutely harmless and has practically no contraindications, except that allergic reactions and individual intolerance to the product. Accordingly, there is no harm from him. Unless you drink it in large quantities. Then the intestinal microflora will be broken and it will be filled with excess mucus.
These conditions are extremely unpleasant and are accompanied by heartburn, cutting and abdominal pain, as well as a violation of the chair. For diseases of the biliary tract and liver failure in the acute phases of this drink should be limited and drink only once a week. Caution and moderation will not interfere with the use of oatmeal kissel during treatment with antibiotics and other drugs of similar action.
Observing the measure, you can enjoy your favorite drink with health benefits.
Consumption rules
Rules for the use of the product in order to improve the health and treatment are simple: the main thing is to follow the measure. Drink a drink can be a long time, but gradually, sometimes on an empty stomach, until the onset of the phase of relief from ailments.
With pancreatitis, the frequency of use of oat jelly should not exceed twice a week.
To cleanse the liver, drink jelly regularly, in small doses, not exceeding a quarter cup, in the form of heat. Liver and pancreas can not stand cold drinks. This is a real blow to the body, especially if the organ is diseased.
It is necessary to reduce the amount of jelly to drink in the evening and at night. At this time, the body works in an economical mode and the use of stimulants can provoke the appearance of chronic diseases and lead to sleep disturbance.
According to consumers, Take the product before eating, or even replace them with breakfast, lunch or dinner - to choose. To achieve good results in weight loss, it is necessary to include jelly from oats in the diet of snacks and snacks. Thus, the total number of calories consumed will be reduced, which contributes to the burning of fat and extra kilos. Active consumption of the product should be short-lived, somewhere around a month, not more. Otherwise, gastrointestinal disorders can be provoked.
The beneficial properties of oatmeal can be used not only for medicinal purposes. This product is an excellent preventive measure, as well as a natural defender of the body. Therefore, it is used by people who care about their health. How to drink properly depends primarily on the goals you wish to achieve.
To cleanse the body
To conduct an intensive cleansing course, prepare kissel on the water in the usual way. Then it is added fiber in a small amount. The drink is seized with a serving of classic low-fat yogurt. This procedure is done every day instead of breakfast during the week. During this time, the body is released from the accumulated kilograms and comes the long-awaited relief. This remedy also helps with constipation.
For weight loss
In this case, you need to use oatmeal pudding with flax cake. In the finished drink add a teaspoon of milled flax seeds, mix well and drink. To achieve the effect of losing weight you need to replace this drink with one food intake per day. The frequency of use and the duration of this course depends on the degree of congestion of the body.
For greater effect, it is recommended to dilute the kissel with boiled water, then the swollen fibers will fill the stomach and create a feeling of satiety.
For a healing effect and rejuvenation
For this purpose, it is enough to include a healthy drink in your diet. It is recommended to enter the fasting day twice a week. The constant use of oatmeal drink will have a beneficial effect on the work of all systems, organs and functions, starting with the digestive one. In the product additives in the form of fillers are allowed: cream, dried fruits, berries and juices.
All the necessary trace elements and substances in oatmeal are in quantities far exceeding their content in berries and fruits. In the finished product they are in unchanged condition. All components of the jelly - vitamins, minerals and mucus, dietary fiber - all this is used in course therapy. If you wish to combine kissel with drugs, you should consult a doctor before using oatmeal kissel.
Recipes
Cook oatmeal can be at home. For cooking you need to take whole oats, peeled, and also in grains. But it is best to use oatmeal. With them, the preparation of the drink will flow faster.
Make jelly especially tasty and nutritious by adding milk or kefir filler.
Water Based Kissel
Here is a step-by-step recipe for cooking water-based classic oatmeal.
To cook jelly, you will need: 200 grams of peeled oatmeal, one and a half medium cups of water, spices to taste, as well as a tablespoon of powdered sugar, walnuts, currants, an apple and a banana.
- The right amount of oatmeal is poured with water and infused for at least 10 hours at normal temperature.
- The resulting composition is filtered through a fine sieve or cheesecloth.
- Add sugar, salt and put on the stove. Cook at a constant stirring for 10 minutes over low heat.
- Ready kissel insist 10 minutes under the lid. Then poured into cups or any other form and put in the refrigerator.
- Served cold with nuts, berries and fruits, sliced and glazed with icing sugar.
Oatmeal with milk
This is an old Russian method, for the preparation of which you need to take half a liter of milk, 100 grams of oatmeal, 20 grams of starch, a bag of vanillin and 50 grams of granulated sugar.
Milk is heated on a stove to a warm state. Oatmeal poured milk and insist 20 minutes. Then the composition is squeezed and filtered. The resulting liquid is divided into two parts. The first diluted starch, and the second - sugar and vanilla.
A container with a sweet filling is put on the fire and brought to a boil. Immediately add the part with the starch, mix well and boil on the stove, stirring to the thickness of the jelly.
Cooking method Izotov
Doctor V.K. Izotov invented a method for preparing a healing sour drink. He became seriously ill with encephalitis, but Kissel raised him to his feet and helped to cope with the disease. The prescription gained immense popularity and the doctor soon patented it. Now everyone can make this drink and see its miraculous power.
Whole oats grind and fall asleep in a large jar. The volume should reach half a three-liter jar. There also pour a glass of kefir starter and warm water - to the top. Composition leave for a couple of days to ferment. It is necessary to ensure that the liquid does not deteriorate. With the appearance of gases and a pleasant smell of fermentation, it is necessary to strain the composition through a colander.
Groats should be washed and rinsed. It will be needed for further process. It is necessary to wait until the liquid has been removed. Separate the sediment, the composition and thick are removed in the refrigerator. This starter is useful for the subsequent preparation of the drink.
Six large spoons of basics fill with 400 grams of water and put on the stove. Boil, stirring occasionally, bring to a boil and cook for another five minutes. Spices can be added to the product. Ready kissel cool and serve as a drink.
For therapeutic use, Izotova's kissel should be taken three times a day: on an empty stomach, before lunch, and in the evening. The course is two weeks.
Oatmeal flax jelly
This is a great recipe for a healing therapeutic drink. Helps cleanse the liver and blood. It is prescribed as an additional agent in the treatment of diseases of the stomach, liver and kidneys.
Flax flour in the product contains lignans, which are analogous to the hormone estrogen. It is used as a bactericidal, fungicidal and antiviral agent.
For the preparation of jelly from oats and flax will need: two tablespoons of flour from flax seed, three tablespoons of oatmeal, chicory powder - one pinch, a liter of water, cane sugar.
First, combine the crushed flax seeds with oatmeal, pour water and put on fire. It is necessary to boil over low heat, stirring constantly. It is necessary to bring the composition to a boil and remove from heat. The next step is put the cooled liquid in a blender, adding the rest of the ingredients, and beat it into a thick mass.
Take a tasty and healthy dish once a day on an empty stomach for a month. In the first week take a quarter of a glass, in the second - half, and in the third bring to a glass per day. Last week, the quantitative composition is gradually reduced every three days.
For weight loss, you can use the old grandmother's recipe for oatmeal kissel with flaxseed. It is known that if flaxseed is boiled with boiling water, over time mucus is formed, which has the ability to fill the stomach, giving a feeling of satiety. This is important in the case of constant overeating.
Quick weight loss recipe
Prepare jelly as follows: take a quarter cup of flaxseed, steamed with boiling water and infused until a jelly mass is formed. Then the seed is separated from the liquid. Oatmeal is poured with this flaxen water.
The composition is infused for several hours, then filtered. All infusion-jelly ready. He is drunk half an hour before meals, two tablespoons.
Whole oats
Ingredients for cooking: whole oats - 250 grams, water - 2 liters, black bread - 40 grams, salt and sugar to taste.
First you need to grind grain in a coffee grinder. Then pour rye bread into warm water. Capacity cover with a clean towel and leave for a day. During this time, the composition will ferment. The next step kissel should be passed through a fine sieve several times.
Separate the cake from the solution and save as a leaven in the refrigerator. Liquid jelly is put on the stove and cooked on medium heat with constant stirring. Bring to a boil, boil for a few minutes, add spices, then remove from heat, cool and pour into forms.
When frozen, the jelly becomes thick, takes on the consistency of the pudding. You can consume with honey, sweet syrup and cottage cheese.
To prepare a dietary dish, add a glass of kefir to the finished jelly. The composition becomes dietary and easy to drink.
Oatmeal with Cherry
Cherry jelly is considered one of the most beautiful drinks. In Russia, he was put on the table, meeting dear guests. And they drank and praised the wonderful drink. The recipe of this amazing drink has reached our days.
Prepare jelly from cherry berries, oatmeal, starch, sugar and water. Initially, whole oats were used instead of flakes, but today flakes are more convenient to use.
So, first take a glass of berries and separate them from the seed. The flesh is set aside, and the bones are dipped in water, in which the jelly will be cooked. Cherries fall asleep 1/3 cup of sugar and mix. Berry should stand a little and give the juice.
In the meantime, the stones are poured with two glasses of water and set on fire. Add half a cup of oatmeal. Bring to a boil and cook for five minutes. Allowed to brew for half an hour, then with the help of a skimmer, they get bones and oatmeal cake, they are no longer needed, and the liquid is filtered through a sieve.
The pulp, separated from the juice, is simmered for three minutes. Then it will need to get and grind with a mixer or blender to the state of gruel. This cherry mass is again dipped in water and boiled.
Dilute 50 grams of starch in 60 grams of water. Mix the liquid with the juice of the cherry. After boiling the cherry mass, carefully pour in the starch composition with constant stirring. The total composition is brought to the boiling phase and immediately removed from the stove.
Cherry oat jelly turns thick. Before serving chilled, it is decorated with jam cherries and ice cream.
Cheese balls with oatmeal
Most often, kissel is served as an independent dish or drink. But you can make a delicious dessert of cottage cheese with oatmeal.
To do this, take: semolina - three more spoons, half a kilo of cottage cheese, sugar - 50 grams, a bag of vanilla, one chicken egg, oatmeal - 1/3 cup and half a liter of water.
First, cook the jelly from the flakes in the usual way: pour water, infuse, filter and cook. Then insist in the refrigerator. In the meantime, prepare cheese balls. Pound cottage cheese with semolina, vanilla, salt and egg until smooth. After half an hour, the semolina will swell up and the composition will seize properly.
Next, form the curd balls hands. It turns out small buns the size of a quarter palm each.The resulting balls are dipped in salted boiling water and boiled for several minutes. The finished product is reclined in a colander and cooled.
Cheese balls are placed in a portion of the cup and pour chilled jelly. Diet dessert is ready.
You can vary it with sweet or salty fillings.
With beetroot and prunes
This dish is used in a complex diet that burns excess fat. Its effectiveness has been proven by numerous positive reviews of women who have included kissel in their diet.
You will need a glass of oatmeal, medium-sized beets, six pieces of prunes without a stone, a liter of water, and salt to taste.
Beets are peeled and rubbed on a fine grater. Prunes are soaked, washed and cut into small pieces. Put prunes and oatmeal, beets in a saucepan, pour in water, salt and boil for about 25 minutes.
The broth is filtered, the cake is separated from the liquid and cooled. The drink is served with mint, regan and basil. It is recommended to drink the therapeutic composition at night. It perfectly quenches the feeling of hunger and fills the body with useful substances.
Of all beverages accepted for therapeutic use, oatmeal kissel is the most useful. The benefits and harms of this product have been studied in detail by doctors and nutritionists. As a result, jelly has become part of effective treatment against a whole body of common diseases.
To achieve positive results, it is recommended to drink the drink constantly, do not stop, and continue treatment therapy further.
To learn how to cook oatmeal kissel, see the video below.