← Nouns Cooking · Chinese

Ingredients

• 120 g Hulled millet (xiao mi)
• 1.5 l Water
• 1 tbsp Dried goji berries (optional)
• sugar, to taste (optional)
• zha cai or other Chinese pickles, to serve (optional)

Method

1. Rinse the millet in a sieve under cold water until the water runs clear.
2. Bring the water to a boil in a heavy pot, stir in the millet and return to the boil.
3. Turn the heat down to a gentle simmer and cook, partly covered, for 30 min, stirring now and then so it does not stick, until the grains have burst and the porridge is thick and silky. Add a splash of hot water if it gets too thick.
4. Stir in the goji berries for the last 5 min if using. Serve plain with pickles and eggs for a savoury breakfast, or sweeten with a little sugar.

Tips

• Diced sweet potato or pumpkin cooked with the millet makes it naturally sweet and extra filling.
• It thickens as it cools; loosen leftovers with hot water when reheating.

Sources

Written in our own words after cross-checking these recipes:

Omnivore's Cookbook Noob Cook