With differently subtle as well as diversified
components and flavors, grain becomes an ideal food for you to enjoy and cook.
You must
have heard of quite much information about whole grains. Recently, such
plant-origin foods rich in energy are considering the most nutritional foods in
the world. Because of containing much fibre and important anti-oxidants, whole
grains brings about countless health benefits, from supporting immune system to
preventing threats of cardiovascular diseases, kinds of cancer, and even
diabetes.
Go with the grain
Nowadays,
whole grains become more and more diversified. They are processed in a simpler
and more flexible way than you think. Many grains are cooked through quickly
under 30 minutes, which makes it become delicious foods at night. When cooking
a grain pot, separate one part to reserve. Cooked grains can be reserved for a
few days in fridge, and when necessary, you can warm them up quickly to serve
more in meals. You can also add grains to soup or mix them with plenty of
fruits and vegetables so as to make a plate of salad for the main disk, or even
pack them into muffin or soft bread to have a nutritional breakfast.
The followings are instructions on how to cook grain
that help you conserve the grain’s nutrition and flavor.
How to cook
through grains? Just by some simple tactics, you can cook through grains. To
create good flavor for disk, boil them with liquor instead of water.
- Quinoa grain: cook a cup of cleaned quinoas
grains with 1 ½ cups of water in 15 minutes
Quinoa grain
- Millet: grill a cup of millets in a dry pan, and then
cook them with 2 cups of water in 25 minutes
Millet
- Peeled barleycorn: cook a cup of peeled barleycorns
with 3 cups of water in 45 – 50 minutes, add more water if necessary
Peeled barleycorn
- Grinded barleycorn: cook a cup of grinded barleycorn
with 2 cups of water in 20 minutes, add more water if necessary
Grinded barleycorn
- Unpolished rice: cook a cup of unpolished rice with
2 cups of water in 40 - 45 minutes
Unpolished rice
- Wild rice: cook a cup of wild rice with 2 ½
cups of water in 45 - 50 minutes
Wild rice
- Wheat grain: cook a cup of wheat grain with 3
cups of water in 40 – 50 minutes
Wheat grain
- Farro grain: cook a cup of grinded Farro grains
with 3 cups of water in 45 – 50 minutes, add more water if necessary
Farro grain
