If there was no milk in the house, but you need to cook a delicious hearty breakfast, you should choose porridge from semolina. It turns out successful even on water. And as additional ingredients, you can choose jam, dried fruits and other similar components. How to cook semolina porridge in water correctly, is described below.

Semolina porridge on the water - recipe without lumps

For the dish to succeed, you must carefully observe the proportions of cereals and liquids. Taken: 1 tbsp. purified drinking water, a large spoonful of semolina and the same amount of sugar, fine salt on the tip of a knife.

  1. Water is poured into a small pot, put on fire and brought to a boil.
  2. Next, a thin stream of semolina is poured into a hot liquid with constant stirring. If the house has a sieve, then you can just sift the cereal into the dishes.
  3. It is necessary to stir the dish actively and carefully, this will protect it from the appearance of unwanted lumps.
  4. Porridge is cooked after falling asleep for 5-7 minutes.

Butter is added to the hot treat to taste.

In a slow cooker

If there are children with allergies to dairy products in the house, the best solution would be to prepare semolina for them for breakfast on plain water. The taste of the dish from this does not deteriorate. And the “miracle pan” will make it easier for the mistress. Semolina porridge on water in a multicooker is prepared from the following products: one multi glass of cereal, 2 similar glasses of purified drinking water, 3 large tablespoons of granulated sugar, a pinch of salt.

  1. First of all, semolina is poured into the bowl of the device. At first, only half of the water is added to it, and the ingredients are thoroughly mixed so that there are no lumps.
  2. Sugar and salt are added to the cooker immediately to taste. You can send in a porridge and a large slice of butter. This will make the food more delicious and satisfying.
  3. In the program "Porridge" the dish is cooked for 12 minutes. It is important not to close the appliance lid, but to constantly mix the products. If in the end breakfast is too thick, you can add a little water.
  4. When the program ends, you need another 20 minutes to leave the porridge to languish on heating. If there is no time for this, you can immediately serve it to the table.

An excellent complement will be any crushed dried fruit.

In the microwave

A microwave is an assistant in the kitchen. With its help, you can not only warm or defrost dishes and products, but also cook some treats. It is very convenient to cook porridge in such a device. To prepare semolina in this way will be used: 2 tbsp. semolina, 1 tablespoon granulated sugar, a glass of purified drinking water, a pinch of salt, 30 g of high-quality butter.

  1. In a deep bowl suitable for a microwave, all dry ingredients are mixed. If special dishes for the device were not available, you can take any glass container.
  2. Sugar, cereals and salt are poured with cold water. The mass after mixing should be homogeneous (without lumps).
  3. A plate of food is sent to the microwave for 1.5-2 minutes at maximum temperature.
  4. After that, the container is removed, its contents are mixed, seasoned with butter, and porridge is cooked for a couple of minutes.

Serve deliciously with any fresh or frozen berries. The latter quickly defrost in a hot dish, cooling it a little.

Cooking with Jam

The smallest family members especially love the sweet semolina options. You can improve its taste not only with ordinary granulated sugar. Also for this purpose berry or fruit jam is used. The result is a delicate liquid dish. To prepare it, take: 3 large tablespoons of cereal, 70 g of any jam (for example, strawberry), a little sugar, a pinch of salt, 2 tbsp. purified drinking water.

  1. Water is put on fire and brought to a boil. Immediately after the appearance of the first bubbles on the surface, salt and sugar are sent to it. Sand needs to be taken quite a bit, because the main sweetness of the dish will be from strawberry jam.
  2. Semolina is poured into boiling water with a thin stream. At the same time, you need to constantly stir the components with a wide spoon to avoid the formation of lumps.
  3. Next, the treat is cooked over low heat for 5-6 minutes. Stirring will protect the porridge from burning.
  4. The finished dish is hot laid out in portioned plates, and covered with jam on top. Its amount depends on the taste of the home. You can immediately mix porridge with berry mass, so that it acquires a pleasant pinkish color.

Instead of jam, you can choose any jam or puree from fresh berries with sugar.

With raisins

Porridge with dried fruits is an ideal combination for a healthy breakfast. Most often, housewives choose to supplement semolina dark or light pitted raisins (just one large spoon is enough). In addition, the products taken: 2 tbsp. purified drinking water, a pinch of salt, 3 large spoons of semolina, 1 spoon of granulated sugar.

  1. First, water is poured into the pan, after which the container is sent to the fire. When the liquid boils, semolina is slowly and gradually poured into it. Do not forget about the constant stirring, otherwise the dish will spoil the numerous lumps. By the way, refreshments on the water are much more prone to their appearance than the milk component.
  2. Continuing to stir the mass, salt and sugar should also be poured into it. The amount of ingredients can be adjusted to your liking.
  3. The dish is cooked for another 5-6 minutes. You do not need to overexpose it on fire, otherwise it will almost completely decompose and dissolve in the liquid, which will greatly worsen the final result.
  4. Immediately after turning off the burner, the previously washed raisins are poured into the pan. Together with dried fruit, butter can be sent to the container.
  5. Let it brew for 2-3 minutes.

From the listed number of ingredients, you will get a large, satisfying serving of porridge for one adult.

Preparing semolina for baby food

Despite the fact that scientists have proved that semolina does not have any benefit for babies, some mothers continue to use it for the first feeding. In this case, you need to cook the dish exclusively on the water and give it to the child no earlier than 5 months. For its preparation will be used: 1 tbsp. purified drinking water, 1 tbsp. semolina, a small spoon of granulated sugar, 5 g of butter.

  1. Water boils in a thick-walled bowl, after which it cools to about 90 degrees. This will reduce the likelihood of lumps.
  2. Leaving the liquid over low heat, pour the cereal into it, constantly stirring the mass with a whisk.
  3. The dish is preparing 5-6 minutes. At the very end, sugar is sent to it. In no case should you replace this sweet product with bee honey, trying to make the meal more useful for the child. For babies at this age, beekeeping products are strictly contraindicated.
  4. The first portion of porridge for babies should not exceed 1 tablespoon.

According to this recipe, the dish turns out to be quite liquid. It is this consistency that is best suited for babies up to 1 year old.

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