How to cook rice porridge in water: recipes and tips from experienced chefs

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Rice porridge with water is a classic diet dish. Cooking with water, and not with milk, allows you to exclude extra calories and fats from the dish, and leave all the most useful things: complex carbohydrates, vegetable protein, vitamins and minerals. To prepare delicious rice porridge with water, you need to rinse it thoroughly. First, use warm water to get rid of starch and white pollen, and then hot water to remove excess fats that could get on the rice during storage.

What to add to rice porridge with milk or water

If you are preparing a salty dish, add about ½ teaspoon of salt to 1 cup of rice. For sweet porridge, in addition to salt, you will need 1–2 tablespoons of sugar. Although it is better to rely on your taste by trying milk, water or ready-made porridge.

Salt and sugar are usually included with cereals. You can add honey to the prepared porridge as a sweetener.

Put a piece of butter into the finished sweet or savory dish - it will be more aromatic and more delicate in taste.

Choosing the best product: features of some types

It is impossible to definitely choose the best porridge, since each will have a number of useful properties. It is best to alternate different types throughout the week to get the maximum amount of beneficial components.

Rice and rice porridge - dietary product or not

Whether rice is a dietary product or not depends on the type of rice and the method of its preparation. Ideally, it is better to use brown rice, which is also called wild rice, since it contains the most complex carbohydrates (plain white rice contains a certain amount of simple ones).

It is better to give preference to a slightly undercooked product, this will increase the speed of its absorption. In principle, the question of what kind of rice you can eat does not have a strict answer. Any kind is allowed, as long as it is not overcooked. You can eat any rice during the diet, but preference is given to wild rice.

How to cook rice porridge with milk or water in a slow cooker

Place the rice in the multicooker bowl. Fill with cold milk and/or water. If you are using butter, you can add it directly to the slow cooker.

Select the “Milk porridge” mode. With this option, the multicooker, as a rule, determines the readiness of the dish itself. On average, the process takes about 40 minutes. If you do not have such a mode, press “Stew” and cook for 25–30 minutes.

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If the finished rice porridge seems runny, leave it in the “Keep Warm” mode for another 15 minutes.

Properties and value of cereals for proper nutrition and weight loss

Porridges often form the basis of nutrition when losing weight, if you count them by calories.

Their popularity is justified by the following factors:

• they contain a significant amount of vegetable protein;
• the basis of porridges is complex carbohydrates;
• when cooked, they do not contain as many calories as they seem;
• rich in beneficial components, including vitamins, minerals and amino acids;
• after consumption, the body feels full for a long time, and there is no desire to snack;
• goes well with many products;
• contain fiber;
• inexpensive and accessible to most.

A number of these positive qualities force many to use porridge in their daily diet.

Important! Cereals are even used to remove fat, as they are a source of healthy carbohydrates, unlike flour and even fruits.

Which cereal is the lowest in calories: calorie table

If you calculate the calorie content of porridge based on the calculation of dry cereals, then per hundred grams there will be over three hundred calories.

However, it would be more logical to take into account the finished product, since one hundred grams of cooked cereal is a fairly large portion.

Which cereal is the lowest in calories can be seen from the table:

Based on calorie content, the most dietary cereal is barley. This porridge is the lowest in calories in water; if you cook it in milk, the amount of kcal will increase slightly.

There are other types of cereals; the table shows only the most accessible ones on the domestic market.

Now you can buy couscous, bulgur and various exotic varieties, but the cost will be much higher.

Nutritional value of products: BJU

The ratio of BJU in the composition is important when selecting cereals for the diet. The best cereals will contain more protein and complex carbohydrates.

The indicated proportions of nutrients are relevant for porridges cooked in water. When using milk, the BJU ratio will change.

Are there any that burn fat?

Porridges do not have fat-burning properties, in the literal sense of this expression. This is a relatively high-calorie product, which, if consumed in excess, will have the exact opposite effect.

But the right amount of porridge per day at the right time of day will help in the fight against extra pounds for the following reasons:

• contain a fairly large amount of fiber, which has a beneficial effect on the functioning of the stomach;
• quickly saturate the body, preventing the feeling of hunger;
• contain healthy fats that help speed up metabolism;
• rich in complex carbohydrates, which are absorbed gradually, without causing a sharp surge in sugar and, accordingly, the production of insulin.

Important! When building a diet, it is better to choose those that contain more complex carbohydrates.

For example, rice, buckwheat, barley porridge, and oatmeal are good options. However, you should not use instant cereals or overcook them, as in this case they will have a high glycemic index.

What grains are good for the body and in the fight against excess weight?

A number of cereals are recommended for weight loss to a greater extent than others. The most useful in this case are the following:

• buckwheat, as it contains many minerals and vitamins;
• oatmeal, as it has one of the lowest glycemic indices and is rich in B vitamins;
• wheat reduces cholesterol levels and also has a positive effect on the condition of the skin and nails;
• rice, especially brown rice, due to its high content of complex carbohydrates;
• pearl barley is rich in fiber, which helps the digestion process;
• millet will help in removing toxins and cleansing the body;
• Pea contains a high amount of protein.

It is not recommended to use only one type of cereal; it is best to alternate at least several types in the diet.

What can you eat while on a diet?

It is necessary to determine which cereals can be eaten during a diet not only by their calorie content, but also by the ratio of BJU, as well as the glycemic index. You should not use instant cereals, since they practically do not contain vitamins and minerals, and they mostly contain simple carbohydrates, which is contraindicated when losing weight.

Attention! On a diet, you can eat almost all cereals if they are prepared with water or low-fat milk, but it is better to do this either in the first half of the day or a couple of hours before training. Porridge should not be overcooked, as this will lead to an increase in the glycemic index, and the lower it is, the better.

How to cook thin rice porridge?

If you don't like crumbly porridge, it's worth learning how to cook rice porridge with water so that it turns out liquid.

The composition of the products is no different, but they need to be taken in different proportions: 1 tbsp. rice and 4 tbsp. water.

Preparation:

1. First, you need to rinse the rice until the water becomes clear.
2. Then put it in a saucepan and fill it with water. Salt everything.
3. When the water boils, you need to reduce the heat and stir the porridge periodically so that the cereal does not sink, otherwise it will burn. Also, during stirring, the fragile grains will break, releasing starch into the water, which will add liquid to the porridge.
4. Serve the porridge with a good dressing of oil.

Preparation

1. First, prepare all the necessary ingredients. Buy quality rice, do not save money on this product. The proposed cooking method and quantity of ingredients are designed for four medium servings. If you need to cook more porridge, increase the number of components, taking into account the proportions. Use two parts water for one part rice. This way the dish will turn out crumbly.

2. The second important step is washing the cereal. The final result of the finished dish depends on this procedure. First, you need to rinse with cold water to get rid of starch, then with hot water, this way the fat is washed out. You need to rinse the cereal until the water is clear. In some cases, the procedure is performed about seven times.

3. Place the rice in a saucepan, add two glasses of water and place on the stove. The fire level at this stage should be maximum. Wait until it boils, add salt, reduce heat. Stir the rice. Cover the pan with a lid and cook the cereal for fifteen minutes. At this time, there is no need to open the lid and stir the rice.

4. The porridge is considered ready if all the water has evaporated. The pan can be removed from the heat, then seasoned with good butter and stirred. Cover the pan with a lid, wrap it in a towel and leave for twenty minutes so that every grain is steamed properly.

Rice porridge is one of the basic dishes; any chef and most housewives can cook it. It can be sweet or unsweetened, boiled with water or milk, with the addition of fruits or vegetables, mushrooms, and meat. It can be made not only for breakfast, but also for lunch or dinner. Knowing how to cook rice porridge, you will significantly expand your family menu and be able to feed your loved ones delicious, satisfying and healthy breakfasts, lunches and dinners.

Tips and tricks for cooking and serving

• The porridge will turn out crumbly if you use long-grain varieties of rice to prepare it. Round-grained varieties give a milder taste to the dish. Important! Do not use an enamel pan for cooking. Porridge often burns in enamel dishes. It is very important to maintain a 1:2 ratio of rice and water, since if there is not enough water, the rice may turn out to be hard and undercooked.
• To prepare a liquid variation, take a larger amount of liquid, in a ratio of approximately 1:3.
• If you are preparing porridge with raisins, we recommend frying the washed raisins in butter over low heat until they soften. Then add everything to the cooked rice and mix well. Some people also add a little sugar.
• I highly recommend checking out the recipe for making delicious rice as a side dish. A recipe for milk rice porridge would be suitable for dietary or baby food. And for housewives who don’t want to spend a lot of time cooking, a very simple recipe for rice porridge in a slow cooker.

Dear readers, please share in the comments whether you liked the recipe, what dishes your family loves, and how you prepare them.

Multicooker, cook!

To simplify their lives, many housewives purchase multicookers, which quickly become integral assistants in the kitchen. By the way, rice porridge with water in a slow cooker turns out very tasty and healthy. We use the same ingredients as in the first recipe.

Preparation:

1. Rinse the rice thoroughly.
2. Pour one part of the cereal with three parts of water and add salt.
3. Set the porridge to cook in the “Rice” or “Porridge” mode and just wait until the multicooker gives a signal that the dish is ready.

It's very simple: you don't need to make any special efforts and make sure that the rice doesn't burn.