How to cook buckwheat flakes?

Buckwheat porridge is one of the most popular and simple side dishes of our compatriots. In the CIS countries there is no such person who would not try buckwheat porridge.A dish can act as an independent lunch or snack, and also from such porridge you can make burgers or meatballs, a casserole - quite a lot of options. However, not everyone knows that buckwheat porridge can be prepared not only from cereals, but also from flakes. This method saves time and will make the cooking process easier.

Buckwheat flakes are an analogue of Zadritsi. They are produced using specialized technological machines, which not only facilitate the preparation of porridge in the future, but also retain all the positive properties of buckwheat in the finished product. The process of making flakes is quite simple. At the factory, buckwheat is grained in size and flattening, and then treated with hot steam (this significantly reduces the speed of cooking porridge). And this happens without the addition of any chemical components.

The advantages of choosing flakes instead of cereal are obvious.

• Cooking buckwheat flakes is quite simple. Enough to fill them with hot water or milk (or boil in a hot liquid just a few minutes) - a tasty and healthy breakfast is ready.
• Cereals, unlike cereals, do not need to be sorted out in order to separate high-quality grains from low-quality ones. The consumer only needs to properly cook the flakes.
• Flakes do not limit your imagination. Of these, you can cook not only porridge with milk or water, but also many unusual and interesting dishes: soups, pies, casseroles, and more.

Cereals contain the same beneficial ingredients as jadritsa. The dish contains vitamins, minerals and trace elements necessary for the full functioning of the human body: buckwheat porridge is rich in B vitamins, iron, amino acids, potassium, phosphorus.

In buckwheat per 100 g of dry product contains about 13 g of protein and accounts for about 300 kcal. Therefore, buckwheat porridge is especially loved by those people who seek to maintain a healthy lifestyle, watch their figure and weight.

The recipe is pretty simple. If you follow the instructions and comply with the proportions, then this dish will be able to cook even a novice in cooking. For cooking you will need:

• 100 grams of buckwheat flakes (to measure the right amount, you can use a tablespoon: about 20 grams of buckwheat flakes are placed into it);
• 300 ml of liquid (porridge can be prepared in water or milk);
• 1 teaspoon of sugar (you can use any other sweetener);
• 0.5 teaspoon salt.

First you need to boil water or milk in a small saucepan (depending on your personal preferences). After the water boils, it is necessary to pour flakes into it, as well as add sugar and salt. Usually, the flakes are cooked for about 3 minutes (the exact cooking time will also be indicated on the package). During cooking, the flakes should be constantly stirred so that they do not stick to the walls and bottom of the container and the porridge does not burn.

It should be noted that porridge can be cooked not only on the stove. Suitable multicooker or microwave. These modern kitchen units can reduce the already short cooking time several times.

In addition to cereal, from the product you can cook a wide variety of dishes. For example, if you combine the flakes with mushrooms, vegetables and cream, you get a delicious and satisfying cream soup, and adding zucchini to the flakes, you can dine with an unusual casserole.Lovers of a healthy lifestyle will be pleased with the dietary fitness buckwheat cereal. For gourmets, the real discovery will be buckwheat jelly with pickles.

According to consumer reviews, regular consumption of buckwheat cereal allows you to adjust the work of the stomach and get rid of extra pounds. In addition, it is quite fast in terms of cooking dish. And also many mothers are happy that the cereal porridge is quite simple to diversify by adding fruits, berries, honey or jam.

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