Millet porridge with coconut milk, dried apricots and cardamom (Proso kasa sa kokosovim mlekom, suvim kajsijama i kardamomom)

Warm and creamy millet porridge with coconut milk is a gentle and filling breakfast, ideal for a slow and soothing start to the day.

Tags: vegan, vegetarian recipe, for breakfast, for a snack, gluten free, high in fiber, source of energy, filling, for digestion, for the intestines (stomach), for the heart, for the brain, for the skin, antioxidants.

Preparation time: 10 minutes (plus 6-12 hours of soaking).

Cooking time: about 25 minutes.

Total active time: about 35 minutes.

Total preparation time: 6 hours and 25 minutes or 12 hours and 25 minutes.

Ingredients (for 2 smaller or 1 larger portion): 80 g of millet, 250 ml of coconut milk, 150 ml of water, 6–8 dried apricots, ½ teaspoon of ground cardamom, 1 teaspoon of honey or maple syrup (optional), a pinch of salt.

Preparation:

1. Soak millet in water for at least 6 hours and up to 12 hours, store in the refrigerator. Throw the water away. Rinse in several waters. Pour water, mix, strain and repeat. Cut the dried apricots into small pieces.

2. Mix millet, coconut milk, fresh water and a pinch of salt in a saucepan. Cook at medium temperature (4 out of 6) for about 20 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the grains soften and the porridge becomes creamy.

3. Add dried apricots 5 minutes before the end of cooking to soften and release sweetness.

If you like them to almost completely fall apart and additionally sweeten the porridge, you can add them 10 minutes before the end of cooking.

If you want them to stay firmer, 2-3 minutes before the end is enough.

4. Add cardamom and mix well. Remove from the stove.

5. Sweeten with honey or maple syrup, if you like.

Soaking and cooking time

Topla i kremasta proso kaša sa kokosovim mlekom je nežan i zasitan doručak, idealan za spor i umirujući početak dana.

Oznake: vegan, vegetarijanski recept, za dorucak, za uzinu, bez glutena, bogato vlaknima, izvor energije, zasitno, za varenje, za creva (stomak), za srce, za mozak, za kožu, antioksidativno.

Vreme pripreme: 10 minuta (plus 6–12 sati potapanja).

Vreme kuvanja: oko 25 minuta.

Ukupno aktivno vreme: oko 35 minuta.

Ukupno vreme pripreme: 6 h i 25 minuta ili 12 h i 25 minuta.

Sastojci (za 2 manje ili 1 veću porciju): 80 g prosa, 250 ml kokosovog mleka,  150 ml vode,  6–8 suvih kajsija, ½ kašičice mlevenog kardamoma, 1 kašičica meda ili javorovog sirupa (opciono), prstohvat soli.

Priprema:

1.  Proso potopiti u vodi najmanje 6 h a može i do 12, čuvati u frižideru. Baciti vodu. Isprati u nekoliko voda. Sipati vodu, promešati, procediti i ponoviti. Suve kajsije iseckaj na sitne komade.

2. U šerpi pomešaj proso, kokosovo mleko, svežu vodu i prstohvat soli. Kuvaj na srednjoj temperaturi (4 od 6) oko 20 minuta uz povremeno mešanje, dok zrna ne omekšaju i kaša ne postane kremasta.

3. Suve kajsije dodaj 5 minuta pre kraja kuvanja da omekšaju i puste slatkoću.

Ako voliš da se skoro potpuno raspadnu i dodatno zaslade kašu, možeš ih dodati 10 minuta pre kraja kuvanja. 

Ako želiš da ostanu čvršće, dovoljno je 2–3 minuta pre kraja.

4. Dodaj kardamom i dobro promešaj. Skloni sa šporeta.

5. Zasladi medom ili javorovim sirupom, ako želiš.

Vreme potapanja i kuvanja namirnica