MILLET CHINA RECIPES

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MILLET CONGEE | CHINA SICHUAN FOOD



Millet Congee | China Sichuan Food image

Healthy Millet Congee with pumpkin 

Provided by Elaine

Categories     staple

Total Time 35 minutes

Prep Time 5 minutes

Cook Time 30 minutes

Yield 4

Number Of Ingredients 3

1/2 cup millet
2 cups pumpkin cubes
8 cups water (divided)

Steps:

  • Wash millet and then place in a large pot. Peel the pumpkin and cut into small cubes. 
  • Load the pot with enough water, place pumpkin cubes in a cook for 8-10 minutes until softened. Smash the pumpkin. 
  • Place smashed pumpkin, millet in the pot. Cover and bring a boil over high heat.
  • Slow the fire to medium heat, skin any floating bubbles on the surface.   Continue cook for 15 to 20 minutes. Stir the congee from time to time to avoid sticky to the bottom. 
  • How to serveAdd sugar to taste to serve a sweet versionOr serve with savory dishes, pickles or salad

Nutrition Facts : Calories 109 kcal, CarbohydrateContent 21 g, ProteinContent 3 g, FatContent 1 g, SodiumContent 26 mg, FiberContent 2 g, SugarContent 1 g, ServingSize 1 serving

WOLFBERRY TREMELLA MILLET CONGEE RECIPE - SIMPLE CHINESE FOOD



Wolfberry Tremella Millet Congee recipe - Simple Chinese Food image

Millet was called Ji or Millet in ancient China. Grain made from shelling is named because of its small grain, about 2 mm in diameter. Originally produced in the Yellow River Basin in northern China, it was the main food crop in ancient China, so the Xia and Shang dynasties belonged to the "millet culture". The millet grows drought-tolerant and has a wide variety of varieties. It is commonly known as "the millet has colorful colors". There are millet in various colors of white, red, yellow, black, orange, and purple, as well as sticky millet. The earliest wine in China was also made with millet. Millet is suitable for growing in arid and lack of irrigation areas. Its stems and leaves are hard and can be used as feed, generally only cattle can digest. Millet is commonly known as millet in northern China.
Millet is known for its resistance to drought and barrenness, which is related to its thick leaf epidermal cell wall, a large amount of silicon, dense leaf veins, many stomata, dense root system, and strong absorption. The average transpiration coefficient is about 257, which is lower than that of corn and sorghum. The least water is required in the early stage of development, and the most in the middle stage. The period from the floret primordium differentiation to the pollen mother cell tetrad is the most sensitive to water. It also requires a certain amount of water during the filling stage, and requires less water in the future. It loves temperature, but the growth period is short, so the requirement for accumulated temperature is not too high. The accumulated temperature required to complete growth and development is between 1600 and 3000 ?. The suitable temperature for germination is 15~25?, the highest is 30?, the suitable temperature for stem and leaf growth is 22~25?, and the suitable temperature during the grain formation period is 20~22?. If it is lower than 20?, the filling will be delayed. Millet is a short-day crop, which is very sensitive to light, especially before and after the growth point differentiation. Daylight rich in short light waves and appropriately shortened sunlight can promote development.
Nutritional value
1. The content of the main nutrients such as protein, fat and carbohydrates in millet is very high, and because millet usually does not need to be refined, more nutrients and minerals are preserved. The content of vitamin B1 is several times that of rice. The content is also higher than that of rice. Carotene, which is not contained in general grains, contains 0.12 mg per 100 grams of millet.
2. Millet has outstanding iron content, has a good blood-tonifying effect, and its phosphorus content is also high, which is 2 to 3 times that of rice, and contains a large amount of vitamin E, which is 4.8 times that of rice.
3. High potassium content and low sodium content. The content ratio is 66:1. The dietary fiber is 4 times that of rice, but its protein contains very low lysine, so it should be the same as foods with high amino acid content such as soybeans and meat. food.
4. Millet has a high starch content of about 70%, which is an energy food.
Edible effect
1. Prevention and treatment of dyspepsia: It has the effect of preventing pangastric. Millet has the effect of nourishing yin and nourishing blood, which can nourish the physique of the deficient and cold parturients and help them restore their physical strength. Millet is helpful in fighting diarrhea, vomiting, indigestion and diabetes.
2. Reduce bacteria: Millet can also relieve bad breath and reduce the growth of bacteria in the mouth. It can also cure beriberi, neuritis and mangy, insomnia, headaches, mental fatigue, skin "oil", increased dandruff and other symptoms.
3. Preventing abortion and nourishing Yin: The rich amino acids of millet help prevent miscarriage, antibacterial and prevent vaginal inflammation in women. The estrogen-like substances contained in millet can nourish yin.
4. It can maintain normal growth and fertility: it can prevent male scrotal skin from exudation, erosion, desquamation and other phenomena; prevent female perineal itching, labial dermatitis and excessive vaginal discharge. Make the sexual organs and secondary sexual characteristics develop and be healthy; make men have hard erections, normal sperm counts, and prevent swelling of the prostate; make women's menstruation and sexual desire normal; make the fetus developed and healthy, not teratogenic, and grow normally.
5. Can maintain sexual function: good for libido, normal sperm count, mating ability, and reproductive function.
6. Maintain the normal development of the fetus: It can avoid fetal dementia or mental retardation or delayed bone development or becoming a patient with dwarfism.
7. Freckle removal and beauty: reduce wrinkles, stains, and pigmentation.

Tremella fuciformis is the fruiting body of the fungus Tremella fungus. Tremella is composed of many thin and wrinkled flat petals, generally in the shape of a chrysanthemum or chicken crown, with a diameter of 5-10 cm, soft and white, translucent, and full of elasticity. Tremella contains more gums, which can absorb a lot of water. After drying, it will be horny, hard and brittle, white or beige. When it absorbs water, it can return to its original shape.
Tremella, like other "mountain treasures", is not only a treasure on the table, but also a well-known medicine in the medical treasure house. Those with high quality are called snow ears. Tremella is rich in colloids, multiple vitamins, 17 kinds of amino acids and glycogen. Tremella contains an important organic phosphorus, which has the function of eliminating muscle fatigue. It is known as "the crown of bacteria". It is not only a valuable nutritional tonic, but also a tonic for strengthening and strengthening the body. The royal nobles of the past dynasties regarded white fungus as a "good for prolonging one's life" and "a good medicine for immortality".
Nutritional value
1. Tremella is rich in vitamin D, which can prevent the loss of calcium.
2. Tremella protein contains 17 kinds of amino acids, and 3/4 of the essential amino acids for human body can be provided by Tremella.
3. Tremella also contains a variety of minerals, such as calcium, phosphorus, iron, potassium, sodium, magnesium, sulfur, etc., among which calcium and iron are high in content.
4. Trehalose, polypentose, mannitol and other glycogens are also contained in the white fungus, which has high nutritional value and has the function of strengthening and strengthening. It is a high-level nourishing tonic.
5. Tremella also has richer dietary fiber.
Edible effect
1. Liver detoxification: Tremella can improve the ability of liver to detoxify and protect the liver; Tremella has a certain effect on chronic bronchitis and cor pulmonale in the elderly.
2. Clearing away heat and invigorating the stomach: It is also a good nourishing medicine, which is characterized by nourishing but not greasy and stagnant. It is a good tonic for patients who are not affected by warm tonic such as ginseng.
3. Increase immunity: it can prevent the loss of calcium, which is very beneficial to growth and development; because it is rich in selenium and other trace elements, it can enhance the body's immunity against tumors.
4. Beauty and freckle removal: Tremella is rich in natural colloids, plus its yin nourishing effect, long-term use can moisturize the skin, and has the effect of removing chloasma and freckles on the face.
5. Weight loss: Tremella is a kind of diet food containing dietary fiber. Its dietary fiber can help gastrointestinal peristalsis and reduce fat absorption.
6. Increase tolerance: Tremella can also enhance the tolerance of tumor patients to radiotherapy and chemotherapy.

Provided by Pointy Lab

Total Time 30 minutes

Yield 3

Number Of Ingredients 3

1 cup Millet
1/2 flower Tremella
3 grams Wolfberry

Steps:

  • Soak the white fungus in advance, wash and pick them into small flowers
  • Wash the millet and put it in the pot
  • Add appropriate amount of water
  • Join Tremella
  • Prepare it according to the conventional porridge cooking procedure
  • Just cook and sprinkle with soaked goji berries

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