Congee with Nuts and Dried Fruits(la ba zhou )

Congee with Nuts and Dried Fruits

Introduction:

"Laba porridge is a kind of porridge made from various ingredients during Laba Festival, also known as Qibao Wuwei porridge. Laba porridge comes from India. The eighth day of the twelfth month of the lunar calendar is the anniversary of Buddha's becoming a Taoist. It is commonly known as "Laba Festival" and "magic weapon Festival" in Buddhism. The custom of Laba porridge is not owned by Buddhism. As a folk custom, Laba porridge is eaten on December 8 of the lunar calendar to celebrate the harvest, which has been handed down to the present day. The earliest Laba porridge was cooked with red beans. Later, it became rich and colorful with local characteristics. Cooking Laba porridge seems to be dealing with the problem of diet. In fact, in the process of making Laba porridge, it is also making us understand how to do things and behave. The significance of eating Laba porridge includes: warmth, completeness, harmony, auspiciousness, health, cooperation, nutrition, indifference, convenience, gratitude, joy (replacing tea with porridge), affinity and so on. "

Production steps:

Step 1: raw materials: rice, glutinous rice, millet, red dates, raisins, red beans, peanut, lotus seed, flower beans, wolfberry and rock sugar

Step 2: red dates, raisins, red beans, peanuts, lotus seeds, red dates, flower beans and wolfberry seeds are picked and cleaned

Step 3: soak red beans, peanuts, lotus seeds and peanuts for 3-4 hours in advance.

Step 4: wash the red beans, peanuts and lotus seed beans, pour them into the pot and cook them until they are half cooked

Step 5: wash the rice, glutinous rice, millet and red dates, pour them into the pot and cook them together. When the pot is boiling, cook them over low heat for 30 minutes.

Step 6: add rock sugar, medlar and raisins when cooking,

Step 7: cook for a few more minutes, remember there must be a lot of water, and keep stirring

Step 8: delicious and nutritious Laba porridge

Materials required:

Glutinous rice: right amount

Xiaomi: right amount

Rice: right amount

Raisins: moderate

Wolfberry: moderate

Peas: right amount

Red beans: moderate

Lotus seed: right amount

Red dates: moderate

Peanuts: right amount

Rock sugar: right amount

Note: remember that there must be a lot of water, but also non-stop mixing, materials can be based on their own taste ratio.

Production difficulty: simple

Process: boiling

Production time: three quarters of an hour

Taste: sweet

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