Rice porridge in pumpkin

Porridge of rice in pumpkin is unusual, beautiful and very tasty. Thanks to the use of dishes made from pumpkin, the immune functions of the body increase, mood and vision improve. Such dishes not only have a wonderful taste, but also have a low calorie content. The nutritional value of pumpkin is only 28 kcal.
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Composition / ingredients

servings:
Translation table of volumetric measures
Nutrients and energy value of the recipe composition
By weight of the composition:
Proteins 10 % 2 g
Fats 10 % 2 g
Carbohydrates 80 % 16 g
79 kcal
GI: 7 / 47 / 47

Step-by-step cooking

Cooking time: 2 h
  1. Step 1:

    Step 1.

    How to make rice porridge in pumpkin? To prepare porridge from rice, take a small pumpkin weighing 1.5-2 kilograms. A large pumpkin may not be baked. We will also need ordinary round Krasnodar rice, milk or cream, butter, raisins, one sour apple, sugar and salt.

  2. Step 2:

    Step 2.

    Wash the pumpkin, carefully cut off the lid, remove the seeds and loose pulp with a spoon. We cut off as much of the hard part of the pulp as possible with a knife or spoon, it will be useful to us for porridge.

  3. Step 3:

    Step 3.

    Rice is washed under running water. Pour the rice with boiling water, cover the pan with a lid, leave it to swell for 15 minutes.

  4. Step 4:

    Step 4.

    Also wash and steam the raisins with boiling water. Leave for 5 minutes. Then drain the water and dry the raisins with a paper towel.

  5. Step 5:

    Step 5.

    Finely chop the solid part of the pumpkin pulp.

  6. Step 6:

    Step 6.

    Add steamed raisins to the pumpkin.

  7. Step 7:

    Step 7.

    My apple, peel, remove the core and cut into small cubes. We send the sliced apple to the pumpkin and raisins.

  8. Step 8:

    Step 8.

    Add salt and sugar. If you do not like too sweet porridge, then add two tablespoons of sugar. And if you like it sweeter or the pumpkin is not sweet, then you can safely pour 3-4 spoons.

  9. Step 9:

    Step 9.

    Drain the water from the rice, add it to the rest of the products and mix the future porridge well.

  10. Step 10:

    Step 10.

    Put half of the butter on the bottom of the pumpkin pot and spread the rice porridge.

  11. Step 11:

    Step 11.

    Fill the porridge with a glass of milk and put the remaining butter on top. Cover with a cut lid.

  12. Step 12:

    Step 12.

    Wrap the pumpkin in foil, put it on a baking sheet (just in case the milk suddenly runs away a little") and put in the oven to bake at 180-200 degrees for 1.5-2 hours, depending on the size of the pumpkin.

  13. Step 13:

    Step 13.

    It is advisable to leave the pumpkin for a while in the off oven to walk. As a result, the pumpkin turns out to be soft and very tender, and the rice porridge itself is crumbly and fragrant. Rice porridge can be eaten together with the walls of the pot.

Keep in mind that everyone's ovens are different. The temperature and cooking time may differ from those specified in the recipe. To make any baked dish successful, use useful information about the features of ovens !

How to steam raisins correctly? Pour well-washed raisins with hot water and leave for 10-15 minutes. During this time, it will become soft. Drain the water and dry it with paper towels.

Rice, if desired, can be replaced with any other cereal. But take into account the peculiarities of cooking various cereals! The cooking time can change both in a smaller and in a larger direction. Some of the cereals require pre-soaking.

Since the degree of salinity, sweetness, bitterness, sharpness, acid, burning is individual for everyone, always add spices, spices and seasonings, focusing on your taste! If you put some of the seasonings for the first time, then keep in mind that there are spices that it is especially important not to shift (for example, chili pepper). 

Bon appetit and success in the culinary art!

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
  • Raw wild rice - 353   kcal/100g
  • Brown raw rice - 360   kcal/100g
  • Boiled brown rice - 119   kcal/100g
  • White fortified raw rice - 363   kcal/100g
  • White fortified boiled rice - 109   kcal/100g
  • White rice, steamed, with long grains raw - 369   kcal/100g
  • Steamed white rice, boiled with long grains - 106   kcal/100g
  • Instant dry rice - 374   kcal/100g
  • Instant rice, ready to eat - 109   kcal/100g
  • Fig - 344   kcal/100g
  • Apples - 47   kcal/100g
  • Dried apples - 210   kcal/100g
  • Canned apple mousse - 61   kcal/100g
  • Pumpkin - 29   kcal/100g
  • Granulated sugar - 398   kcal/100g
  • Sugar - 398   kcal/100g
  • Butter 82% - 734   kcal/100g
  • Amateur unsalted butter - 709   kcal/100g
  • Unsalted peasant butter - 661   kcal/100g
  • Peasant salted butter - 652   kcal/100g
  • Melted butter - 869   kcal/100g
  • Raisins - 280   kcal/100g
  • Kishmish - 279   kcal/100g
  • Salt - 0   kcal/100g

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