SUBSTITUTE FOR WHEAT BERRIES RECIPES

Steps:

• [The day before] Cover wheat berries with hot water and let them soak overnight.
• The next day, strain it. Pour fresh water in (at least 1 quart/1 litre, or more) and cook until tender. It takes roughly 90 minutes on the stove and 45 minutes in the pressure cooker / instant pot. Once cooked, strain and leave to cool.
• Cook poppy seeds simultaneously. Place them in a pot and cover generously with milk. Cook on medium-low for 40 minutes, then strain and leave to cool. 
• Mince poppy seed in the meat grinder twice (smallest holes). Stand blender works too, although the texture will differ a bit (it will be more paste-like).  
• Combine cooked wheat berries and ground poppy seeds together with a spatula.
• Chop almonds, walnuts, raisins, cranberries and candied orange peel with a knife. It’s up to you how you approach it - I like to chop three quarters very finely and leave one quarter a bit chunkier. Add them into the mass and combine.
• Add orange juice and honey and combine. Have a look at the texture - if it feels too dry and too solid, add a little bit of whipping cream, buttermilk or something similar.
• Portion Kutia into four dessert bowls and refrigerate for at least a few hours before serving. You can also chill Kutia without portioning, in a single container.