Laba porridge(qu xie qi fu zhi la ba zhou )

Laba porridge

Introduction:

"Today is the annual Laba Festival again. It is also the most important festival of the twelfth month, the eighth day of the twelfth month, which is called & quot; La day & quot; in ancient times, and commonly known as & quot; La Festival & quot;. Since the early Qin Dynasty, Laba Festival has been used to sacrifice ancestors and gods, praying for harvest and good luck. It is said that Sakyamuni, the founder of Buddhism, became a Buddhist on the eighth day of December. Therefore, Laba is also a festival for Buddhists, which is called & quot; Buddha becoming a Taoist festival & quot;. Laba porridge is also called Qibao Wuwei porridge;. The history of eating Laba porridge in China has been more than 1000 years. It began in the Song Dynasty. Every Laba day, whether it is the imperial court, government, temple or the people's home to do Laba porridge. In the Qing Dynasty, the custom of drinking Laba porridge was even more popular. In the palace, the emperor, Empress and prince all gave Laba porridge to the Minister of culture and military affairs and the maid in waiting, and distributed rice and fruit to the monasteries for the monks to eat. In the folk, every family should also make Laba porridge to sacrifice their ancestors; at the same time, the whole family get together to eat and present to relatives and friends. After the Laba porridge is cooked, we should first worship the gods and ancestors. After the gift, be sure to send it out before noon. Finally, it's for the whole family. The leftover Laba porridge has been preserved for a few days, and what is left is a good omen, taking its meaning of "surplus every year". If you give porridge to the poor, it's more for yourself. Every year during the Laba Festival, several large pots of Laba porridge are cooked in our local temples to give alms to the local people. On the day before the Laba Festival, in addition to the monks in the temple, many Buddhist disciples and local people who believe in Buddhism joined in making Laba porridge. The next day, before dawn, people from all directions came to the mountain with pots and pans. They lined up a long line, waiting for porridge. Everyone hoped to get enough porridge on the mountain. On the one hand, it means eliminating disasters and diseases, preserving health and longevity; on the other hand, it means good weather and good harvest. In the past, every year on Laba Festival, I also received congee from my friends. As this year's Laba Festival happens to be a good Saturday, I happen to have time today. So, I got up early in the morning to prepare the ingredients and cook a pot of Laba porridge by myself. When it comes to the ingredients of Laba porridge, there are different recipes everywhere. Often with eight kinds of food or more put together, add water and simmer. Some places will also add some food with local characteristics for production. This year, I chose red and small beans for nourishing blood and dampness, big black beans for nourishing kidney yang and eyesight, Shandong Leling jujube for nourishing skin and blood, peanut for nourishing blood and moistening lung, water chestnut for nourishing deficiency and moistening lung, sweet raisins, crystal rice for nourishing yin and moistening lung, and mung beans for relieving heat and clearing fire. This is a good match for my family and me. "

Production steps:

Step 1: prepare the ingredients.

Step 2: wash red beans, big black beans, Shandong Leling red dates, peanuts, water chestnut rice, raisins and mung beans and pour them into the electric pressure cooker.

Step 3: clean the crystal rice and pour it into the electric pressure cooker.

Step 4: then add about 3500 ml of water to the pan.

Step 5: cover the pressure cooker and screw it on. Plug in and select the porridge setting.

Step 6: it's time to open the lid and eat when the pressure disappears.

Materials required:

Adzuki Bean: About 50g

Big black beans: About 50g

Jujube: About 50g

Peanuts: About 50g

Water chestnut rice: About 50g

Raisins: About 50g

Crystal rice: About 50g

Mung bean: About 50g

Water: about 3500 ml

Note: 1, boil more, you can increase the variety of ingredients and the proportion of water. 2. The pressure cooker is more convenient and time-saving. The ingredients can be boiled without soaking. 3. If you don't use a pressure cooker, the beans in the ingredients need to be pickled more than 8 hours in advance before they are easy to boil.

Production difficulty: simple

Process: boiling

Production time: one hour

Taste: sweet

Chinese PinYin : Qu Xie Qi Fu Zhi La Ba Zhou