Pumpkin ice porridge recipe

I believe everyone has already heard about the steps for making pumpkin ice porridge. Let’s learn them in detail below.

Pumpkin ice porridge ingredients

Rice, pumpkin, sugar

How to make pumpkin ice porridge

1. Cut the pumpkin into small pieces, wash the rice and soak it for a while;

2. Add appropriate amount of water to the pot, then put the pumpkin and rice in;

3. Bring to a boil and simmer for 40 minutes. Use a spoon to mash the pumpkin into the porridge before serving.

4. After it cools down, put it in the refrigerator. When eating, put it in a small bowl, add sugar and mix well.

Pumpkin, also known as pumpkin, golden pumpkin, wheat melon and wax gourd, is the fruit of the Cucurbitaceae plant pumpkin and is cultivated all over the country.

Traditional Chinese medicine believes that pumpkin is sweet and warm in nature, and belongs to the spleen and stomach meridians. It has the functions of tonifying the middle and replenishing qi, clearing away heat and detoxifying. It is suitable for spleen deficiency and weak qi, malnutrition, lung abscess, and burns from water or fire.

The Compendium of Materia Medica says that pumpkin can "tonify the middle and replenish qi". Pumpkin contains citrulline, arginine, ophiopogonin, vitamins A, B, C, pectin, cellulose, etc. The pectin in pumpkin can regulate the absorption rate of food in the stomach, slow down the absorption of sugar, and the soluble cellulose can delay the emptying of food in the stomach and control the rise of blood sugar after a meal. Pectin can also combine with excess cholesterol in the body to reduce cholesterol absorption and reduce blood cholesterol concentration. Therefore, pumpkin is known as a "good product for lowering blood sugar and lipids". People with diabetes often take this product as a side dish, which can not only fill their stomachs, but also lower blood sugar and lipids, which can be said to kill two birds with one stone. Many people deal with computers all day long, which inevitably causes visual fatigue. In addition to eye hygiene, eating more foods rich in vitamin A, such as pumpkin, can effectively protect the eyes to maintain eye health. Pumpkin seeds contain a lot of phosphorus, which can prevent minerals from accumulating in the body to form stones and maintain the toughness of the sclera. Therefore, eating fried pumpkin seeds regularly can prevent gallstones and myopia. German scientists have found that people who often chew pumpkin seeds rarely suffer from prostate diseases. Therefore, eating pumpkin seeds regularly after middle age can effectively prevent prostate hypertrophy.

However, pumpkin contains a lot of sugar, so it is not advisable to eat too much to avoid bloating. "Compendium of Materia Medica" says that "eating too much pumpkin can cause beriberi and jaundice". "Sui Xi Ju Diet" says that "all diseases such as malnutrition, malaria, jaundice, dysentery, beriberi, stuffiness, and postpartum acne should be avoided", so you should be careful when eating it. Here are a few dietary recipes for your selection.