Ingredients and methods of yam pumpkin porridge Cooking skills of yam pumpkin porridge

Chinese yam and pumpkin porridge has a refreshing taste and rich nutritional value. It is suitable for urban people and students as a tonic porridge. The Chinese yam and pumpkin porridge made at home is more delicious and safer than the ones bought outside. Let us introduce the method of making Chinese yam and pumpkin porridge at home.

How to make yam and pumpkin porridge

1. Ingredients for Yam and Pumpkin Porridge

The main ingredients are rice, pumpkin and yam, and some dried red dates can be used as auxiliary ingredients.

2. How to make yam and pumpkin porridge

Step 1: Peel the pumpkin and yam, then cut into small pieces.

Step 2: Wash the red dates and soak them in water.

Step 3: After washing the rice, boil a pot of water, put the rice in and start cooking porridge.

Step 4: After the porridge boils, add the pumpkin and red dates and boil again.

Step 5: After the porridge boils again, add the yam and simmer over low heat until the rice and pumpkin are cooked.

Step 6: Add rock sugar to taste.

3. Cooking skills of yam and pumpkin porridge

Before cooking red dates into porridge, wash them thoroughly to avoid cooking dust into the porridge. When peeling yam, be careful to prevent the yam mucus from causing skin discomfort, so it is best to soak the peel in water to prevent mucus from irritating the skin. Put pumpkin and red dates into the porridge before yam, because red dates and pumpkin are not easy to cook. Pumpkin itself is very sweet, so don't put too much sugar when cooking porridge. People who love sugar can add rock sugar, which is healthier.