The efficacy of red bean and purple rice porridge

Black glutinous rice is also called purple glutinous rice. It has lower calories than glutinous rice, and its protein, lysine, and nucleoside content are higher than white glutinous rice. It has the effect of nourishing blood and strengthening the spleen, so it is widely used in rice and desserts. In Thai style, it is used as sweet glutinous rice, paired with coconut milk and mango, which is a good combination of dessert and tonic.

Soak the rice in water for at least 1 hour before steaming it, with the ratio of rice to water being 1:1.6. This way, the cooked rice will have a granular texture and appear black with a hint of red.

Black glutinous rice has high nutritional value, containing a variety of vitamins, minerals, natural melanin and 4 essential amino acids. Some people use it as the staple food for postpartum women, and some say it is the longevity rice for the elderly and the blood-tonifying rice for anemia. However, eating black glutinous rice directly is not easy to digest. You can add lotus seeds or oatmeal to cook it together, which has the effect of strengthening the stomach and regulating digestion and absorption. Glutinous rice is sweet and warm in nature, and enters the spleen, stomach, and lung meridians;

It has the effects of tonifying the middle and replenishing qi, strengthening the spleen and nourishing the stomach, and stopping spontaneous sweating.