Rice kutya
Kutya is a ritual Slavic dish: porridge cooked from whole wheat grains (less often from barley or other cereals, and more recently from rice), poured with honey or sugar, with the addition of poppy seeds, raisins, nuts, milk and even jam. Poor kutya is prepared before Christmas, Rich kutya before the New Year, and Hungry (Water) kutya before Epiphany. Kutya is made of rice faster than other cereals, so it has recently become more and more popular among housewives.
Composition:
- rice - 2 tbsp.
- water
- sugar or honey - to taste
Optional:
- nuts
- raisins
- poppies
- dried fruit
Cooking rice kutya:
Rice (it is better to take long-grain rice, which does not boil) thoroughly rinse, pour 4 cups of cold water and put on the fire. When the water boils, reduce the heat and cook, stirring constantly, until ready - about 35-45 minutes, without allowing the rice to boil.
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Rinse the cooked rice with cold running water, throw it on a colander to drain the water. Then dress the rice with sugar or honey.
Kutya can be flavored with chopped nuts, ground poppy seeds, steamed raisins or other dried fruits.
Let the ready kutya stand for a few hours and serve.
Bon appetit!
