Pumpkin and mung bean porridge recipe and ingredients

Pumpkin and mung bean porridge is a kind of health porridge that can detoxify, reduce swelling, and supplement nutrition. It is especially suitable for people to eat in summer. The method of pumpkin and mung bean porridge is not complicated. Friends who like to eat it can make it at home at any time. Below is my detailed introduction to the method of pumpkin and mung bean porridge. Friends who have not made this kind of porridge can learn it in advance.

How to make pumpkin and mung bean porridge

Ingredients for making pumpkin and mung bean porridge

When making pumpkin and mung bean porridge at home, you need to prepare appropriate amounts of pumpkin and mung beans, as well as some coix seed, millet, white beans, red and white lotus seeds, corn kernels, and red dates, and then you need to prepare appropriate amounts of rock sugar and water.

Specific steps for making pumpkin and mung bean porridge

1. Remove the skin and pulp of the prepared pumpkin, then cut into pieces for later use. Wash the other prepared rice and bean ingredients with clean water. Soak the red dates in clean water for a few hours in advance, take them out, wash them and set aside.

2. Put the chopped pumpkin pieces, washed mung beans, millet and legumes in a pot, add appropriate amount of water, then put the red dates in, turn on the fire and cook over high heat.

3. After boiling, turn down the heat, and then simmer slowly over medium or low heat. When the porridge in the pot is 80% cooked, put the prepared rock sugar into the pot and continue simmering. When all the ingredients in the pot are soft and glutinous, you can turn off the heat, but do not open the lid first. Let it simmer for ten to fifteen minutes, then take it out and put it in a bowl to eat.