Black Rice Porridge Recipe

Black Rice Porridge

Ingredients

3 cups water
1 tsp ghee
pinch of salt
1 cup uncooked black rice
4 dates, pitted and soaked overnight in 1 cup of filtered water
2 cups almond or oat milk
1/4 tsp cardamom powder
1/4 cups cashew chopped

Directions

Place 3 cups water, ghee and salt in a medium saucepan and bring to a boil on high heat. Add rice, reduce heat to simmer and cover for 20 minutes or until all the water is absorbed.
While the rice is cooking, blend the dates with the soaked water to make a date paste.
Once the rice is done, remove from the heat and add 2 cups of almond milk or oat milk, date paste, cardamom powder and chopped cashews and mix well.
Put the porridge back on the heat to cook for 5-10 minutes on low flame or until the porridge is of desirable consistency.
Serve your rice porridge warm and garnish with some fresh slices of strawberries or mango with mint or cooked apples and pears.

Notes

Whole grains are supportive for PCOS management as a they are an excellent source of fiber, protein, B vitamins, antioxidants and trace minerals. They also have a low glycemic load.

Compared with other types of rice, black rice is one of the highest in protein. Research shows that black rice contains over 23 types of antioxidants and has the highest antioxidant activity of all rice varieties.

Cooking black rice into porridge form makes this nutrient dense grain easier to digest.

Dosha Type

This recipe is best for balancing vata dosha

To balance pitta dosha, choose cooked apples and/or pears as an optional garnish.

To balance kapha type, use half water half milk and honey instead of dates

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