Pumpkin Millet Porridge
A great addition to a healthy, balanced diet! This pumpkin-millet porridge is served hot. If you like, you can top it with raisins, nuts, sweetened condensed milk, or a pat of butter.
Cooking method
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Step 1:
Gather your main ingredients for the porridge: peeled pumpkin flesh, bright yellow millet, milk, sugar, salt, and water.
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Step 2:
Put the pumpkin in a saucepan, add 1–2 tablespoons of water, bring to a boil, and cook over low heat until the pumpkin is tender (about 15 minutes).
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Step 3:
Rinse the millet, pour boiling water over it, then add 1⅓ cups of water. Bring to a boil and cook for 15–20 minutes, until the millet is fully done.
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Step 4:
Purée the soft, cooked pumpkin with a blender.
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Step 5:
Combine the pumpkin purée with the cooked millet porridge, and add the sugar and salt.
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Step 6:
Pour in the hot milk and stir. If you'd like a thinner porridge, add as much more milk as you need.
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Step 7:
The porridge is ready to serve.
- A wonderful, vibrant porridge made creamy with milk.
Caloric content of the products possible in the composition of the dish
- Whole cow's milk - 68 kcal/100g
- Milk 3.5% fat content - 64 kcal/100g
- Milk 3.2% fat content - 60 kcal/100g
- Milk 1.5% fat content - 47 kcal/100g
- Concentrated milk 7.5% fat content - 140 kcal/100g
- Milk 2.5% fat content - 54 kcal/100g
- Pumpkin - 29 kcal/100g
- Millet groats - 335 kcal/100g
- Granulated sugar - 398 kcal/100g
- Sugar - 398 kcal/100g
- Salt - 0 kcal/100g
- Water - 0 kcal/100g
