Pumpkin and Red Dates Porridge

How many methods do you know about pumpkin and red date porridge? Here is a simple introduction for you.

Pumpkin and Red Dates Porridge

When I was a child, I didn't really like to drink porridge. I always felt that it was not filling and tasteless. As I got older, I gradually liked to drink porridge and gradually understood my mother. A bowl of warm porridge not only warms the stomach, but also warms the heart. If you are sick and your stomach is weak, you can't do without porridge to slowly recuperate. There is also a custom of drinking millet porridge during confinement in the north. The relationship between porridge and the Chinese is just like the porridge itself, thick and sticky, and they support each other. As a traditional food, porridge has a higher status in the hearts of the Chinese than any other nation in the world. Su Dongpo of the Song Dynasty wrote in a letter: I was very hungry at night, and Wu Ziye advised me to eat white porridge, saying that it could promote the old and bring in the new, and benefit the diaphragm and stomach. Porridge is fast and delicious, and a good sleep after porridge is wonderful. Lu You, a famous poet in the Southern Song Dynasty, also strongly recommended eating porridge for health preservation, believing that it could prolong life. He once wrote a poem called "Porridge": "Everyone in the world is learning to live longer, unaware that longevity is right in front of them. I have learned the simple method of Wanqiu, which is to eat porridge to become an immortal." This raised people's understanding of porridge to a new level.

Pumpkin not only has high edible value, but also has a therapeutic effect that cannot be ignored. It can moisten the lungs and replenish qi, and has a certain beauty effect. Red dates are even known as natural vitamin pills. Fragrant pumpkin cubes and sweet red dates are not only very healthy, but also can beautify the skin. I like to cook them often. If you don’t like white porridge, try fancy porridge, which is delicious and nutritious.

Ingredients for Pumpkin and Red Dates Porridge

15 red dates 50g pumpkin 30g rice

How to make pumpkin and red dates porridge

1. Rinse the rice properly

2. Pour into the pot and add three or four times the amount of water

3. Peel the pumpkin

4. Cut into small pieces

5. Pour the pumpkin into the rice cooker and press the 1-hour cooking button to start cooking.

6. Pick and wash the red dates, and cut each one into a slice.

7. After the pot boils, pour the red dates into the rice cooker

8. Cook until the porridge is thick.

Tips

If your body is hot, you can remove the pits of the red dates.

Cut the red dates to make them easier to cook.