Barley and Purple Rice Oatmeal Porridge

Barley and Purple Rice Oatmeal Porridge

I don't know if it's because of the cold weather or the dry weather, but I want to drink porridge and soup every day. I have stored various grains at home, so I like to cook them together. Let me tell you why the porridge I cooked this time is called the Three Flavors Congee for Nourishing Beauty. Coix seed is my magic weapon for removing dampness and swelling. Someone warned me before that women should use it with caution during special periods, so even on weekdays I add some blood-enriching materials such as red beans and purple rice. I put oatmeal mainly because I like the thick and sticky feeling (otherwise I always feel like I'm eating porridge made from leftovers). If you don't like this taste, you can leave it out. I don't like sweet porridge very much, especially when I eat it as a staple food every day (I wish I could eat it every meal), I prefer the aroma of the grains themselves. Coix seed has high nutritional value (containing 13.7% protein, 5.4% fat, and 64.7% carbohydrates), and the protein it contains is much higher than that of ordinary rice and white flour. Everyone knows that coix seed beauty can keep the skin shiny and delicate if eaten regularly, and eliminate acne and freckles, age spots, pregnancy spots, butterfly spots, etc. I like coix seed mainly because of its dehumidifying and diuretic effect, especially before the special period of women. The various enzymes contained in oats have strong vitality and can help delay cell aging. Oats and coix seed both contain linoleic acid, which can inhibit the increase of cholesterol.

Ingredients for Barley and Purple Rice Oatmeal Porridge

Job's tears

How to make Barley and Purple Rice Oatmeal Porridge

1. Rinse the grains (except oatmeal); put filtered water and grains in a pot (water to grains 1:1.5) and bring to a boil, turn off the heat but do not open the lid, and simmer for an hour or more.

2. Add water to the pot and bring to a boil. If the coix seeds are soft after one and a half hours, add the oatmeal and cook for another 30 minutes.

Tips

1. Job's tears (not barley, although pearl barley and Job's tears are a little bit similar), purple rice, oatmeal, and oatmeal, the ratio is like this (for example, half a cup of Job's tears, a quarter cup of purple rice) 2:1:2:1

2. If you have longan, you can add some, it is more suitable for dessert or breakfast. I don’t like sweet porridge, so I didn’t add sugar.