Rice Kutia Made with Water

Give it a try — and you'll see why the Slavs adored this dish! Kutia is a delicious, wholesome ceremonial dish of the Slavic peoples. The recipe is quick and easy to make.

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Composition / ingredients

Servings:
Translation table of volumetric measures
Nutrients and energy value of the composition of the recipe
By weight of the composition:
Proteins 14 % 7 g
Fats 34 % 17 g
Carbohydrates 52 % 26 g
278 kcal
GI: 12 / 88 / 0

Cooking method

Cooking time: 40 min
  1. Step 1:

    Step 1

    The ingredients.

  2. Step 2:

    Step 2

    To make this wonderful dish, I start by rinsing the rice.

  3. Step 3:

    Step 3

    Then pour about one cup of water into a pot and set it on the stove.

  4. Step 4:

    Step 4

    As soon as the water boils, add the rice, cook it for about two to three minutes, and drain it in a colander.

  5. Step 5:

    Step 5

    Rinse it with cold water.

  6. Step 6:

    Step 6

    Put it back in the pot, cover with water, and cook until fully done.

  7. Step 7:

    Step 7

    After that, drain it in a colander, let all the water run off, and put it on a plate.

  8. Step 8:

    Step 8

    Pour boiling water over the poppy seeds, then drain the water.

  9. Step 9:

    Step 9

    And crush them in a mortar, or you can use a rolling pin.

  10. Step 10:

    Step 10

    Pour boiling water over the almonds, peel off the skins, and then pound them in the bowl for the kutia (you can use any nuts).

  11. Step 11:

    Step 11

    After that, add sugar,

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    Step 12

    the ground poppy seeds, and a little water, and mix all these ingredients thoroughly.

  13. Step 13:

    Step 13

    Pour boiling water over the raisins, drain it, and rinse them with cold water.

  14. Step 14:

    Step 14

    Then mix the raisins into the rice mixture.

  15. Step 15:

    Step 15

    Dust the top with powdered sugar (or regular sugar) and decorate with walnuts.

  16. Step 16:

    Step 16

    The rice kutia is ready!

  17. Step 17:

    Step 17

    Enjoy!

  • I love this recipe because it's quick and easy to make.

Caloric content of the products possible in the composition of the dish

  • Raw wild rice - 353  kcal/100g
  • Raw brown rice - 360  kcal/100g
  • Boiled brown rice - 119  kcal/100g
  • Raw enriched white rice - 363  kcal/100g
  • Boiled enriched white rice - 109  kcal/100g
  • Raw long-grain parboiled white rice - 369  kcal/100g
  • Boiled long-grain parboiled white rice - 106  kcal/100g
  • Dry instant rice - 374  kcal/100g
  • Ready-to-eat instant rice - 109  kcal/100g
  • Rice - 344  kcal/100g
  • Walnuts - 650  kcal/100g
  • Black walnut, English - 628  kcal/100g
  • Black walnut, Persian - 651  kcal/100g
  • Walnut oil - 925  kcal/100g
  • Almonds - 609  kcal/100g
  • Granulated sugar - 398  kcal/100g
  • Sugar - 398  kcal/100g
  • Raisins - 280  kcal/100g
  • Kishmish raisins - 279  kcal/100g
  • Poppy (seed) - 556  kcal/100g
  • Poppy seeds - 556  kcal/100g
  • Water - 0  kcal/100g
  • Powdered sugar - 374  kcal/100g

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