The recipe for coliva and how it is usually made - the editors of KHOCHU.ua will tell you about it, which will clarify everything you wanted to know about this dish. It is worth noting that kolivo (which is also) is prepared from wheat, and also from rice. They bless Kolivo at the beginning of Lent, bringing it with them to church. Read more about koliva in this material.

Kolivo - that's what they call it funeral dish which is being prepared Orthodox people. You will find the answer to the question of how to prepare kolivo in this material, because below we publish two recipes for kolivo with wheat and rice. It is worth noting that according to tradition, it is customary to pour honey over the kolivo. Sometimes candied or dried fruits are added to kolivo to decorate it, but this depends on the preferences of the family in which it is prepared.

People know well when kolivo is blessed, because people bring it to church on Friday of the first week. On this day, after service and prayers, kutia is blessed - this is what kolivo is sometimes called, although their recipes are slightly different from each other.

It is customary for the Eastern Slavs to serve kolivo and pancakes at funerals and wakes - many people follow this tradition to this day. In some regions, kolivo is prepared from buckwheat or peas, but such variants of the dish are quite rare.

Kolivo from wheat

Wheat colivo recipe

What we need:

1 kg of wheat (for koliv for a large number of servings)
1 teaspoon salt
100 g honey
1.5 l milk

1. Sort out the wheat grains, wash them and soak them in cold water for 2-3 hours.
2. Pour milk over the wheat for koliv, add salt and cook until tender.
3. Cool, add honey and stir the colivo.

Kolivo from rice

What we need:

1.5 cups rice
2 tbsp. spoons of sugar
2.5 glasses of water
2 handfuls of nuts
5 tbsp. spoons of honey
1 pinch of salt
1 handful of raisins (optional)
1 handful of candied fruits (optional)

Kolivo from wheat: how to cook

1. Wash and boil the rice, not forgetting to salt it. At this time, soak the raisins in water.
2. Ready boiled rice for coliva, add honey and mix it well. Then place nuts, raisins and candied fruits on top.
3. After the rice is ready, add honey and mix well. Then place nuts, raisins and candied fruits on the kolivo.

Let us remind you that we have a popular recipe on our website.

Hello! Do you know about such an interesting tradition as cooking kutia on Christmas? I think not everyone is aware. Although Orthodox people know that this custom is rooted in the deep past and follow all the rules.

So, kutia is a kind of porridge made from grains of wheat, rice or buckwheat, which is complemented with nuts, almonds, sugar and honey. Previously, the dish was cooked only in the oven and from a certain composition of ingredients, and all the products meant something (grain - a symbol of fertility, honey and nuts - wealth and strength).

Now a modern person can cook such a dish very quickly and simply, using various kitchen gadgets. Let's try to sort out the most important ones together popular recipes on preparing Christmas kutia.

Remember that three types of kutia are distinguished and prepared: rich, generous and hungry. The rich one is prepared on Christmas Eve on Christmas Eve, the generous one is presented on New Year's Eve, but the hungry one is served at Epiphany.

Cooking methods have been collected for you rich Kutya. Also, don’t forget to serve this dish on festive table.

Kutya is traditionally presented to the godparents' house, thus thanking them for taking responsibility for the spiritual upbringing of children.

More this dish It is customary to drink it with poppy seed or nut milk, although nowadays Christmas porridge is served with uzvar (compote) or honey water.

True kutia, or as it is also called sochivo, is prepared from refined wheat, honey, nuts, dry fruits and poppy seeds. Therefore, the first option will just consist of the above listed ingredients. The only thing we will simplify the process and try to cook porridge from wheat grains in a slow cooker.

If you are going to present the dish to your godparents, be sure to try it yourself first. In this case, the first spoon should be eaten by the most Small child in family.

Photos taken from the resource http://xcook.info

Ingredients:

• Wheat - 210 gr.;
• Water - 450 ml;
• Sugar - 190 gr.;
• Poppy - 110 gr.;
• Raisins - 120 gr.;
• Walnut - 90 gr.;
• Honey - 70 ml.

Cooking method:

1. Rinse the wheat well under running water. Then dry it a little and transfer it to the multicooker bowl. Fill the contents with clean cold water.

If you cook millet in a saucepan, first soak it in water, and only then start cooking.

2. Set the “Porridge” mode and cook the millet until it swells (30 minutes), while occasionally looking inside to see if you need to add a little water. At this time, rinse the poppy seed and pour boiling water over it for 20-30 minutes to swell. After the time has passed, drain the water from the poppy seed and grind it using a blender. Then add crushed poppy seeds and sugar to the millet.

3. Also wash and soak the raisins in boiling water in advance. Walnuts grind. Add nuts and plumped raisins to the multicooker bowl with the remaining ingredients. Mix the contents well and close the device with the lid. Turn off the multicooker and leave the porridge for 10 minutes to steep.

4. Then place the dish on plates and pour in sweet liquid honey. Bon appetit!

Cooking Christmas kutya from rice with raisins

Now I propose a method that most people use nowadays. Millet is replaced with rice. This dish is no worse than the previous one. It’s just that not everyone likes wheat, but rice is more familiar to the Russian table.

Ingredients:

• Rice - half a glass;
• Salt - a pinch;
• Dried apricots - 35 gr.;
• Poppy - 2 teaspoons;
• Honey - 1 tbsp. spoon;
• Water - 1 tbsp.;
• Raisins - 25 gr.;
• Walnuts - 35 grams.

Cooking method:

1. Soak dried apricots in boiling water and let them swell a little. Then drain the water and cut the fruit into small cubes.

2. Also soak the raisins in boiling water for about 10 minutes. Then drain the water and dry.

3. Chop the nuts and fry a little in a dry frying pan.

4. Now rinse the rice and boil in salted water until tender. Then drain the water, placing the cereal in a colander.

5. Also pre-soak the poppy seed in boiling water so that it swells. Then grind it in a mortar.

6. Mix all prepared ingredients (dried apricots, raisins, poppy seeds, walnuts) with boiled rice. At the end, pour liquid honey over everything and stir the porridge again. All is ready.

How to cook kutia for Christmas 2019 from buckwheat

For variety, you can also use buckwheat. Prunes with almonds would also be a good addition. Well, don’t forget about honey water.

Ingredients:

• Prunes - 300 gr.;
• Almonds - 100 gr.;
• Honey - 150 gr.;
• Poppy - 50 gr.;
• Cardamom - 10 gr.;
• Carnation bud - 2 pcs.;
• Buckwheat - 1 glass.

Cooking method:

1. Buckwheat Sort and rinse. Then cook buckwheat porridge, salt it a little. Then cover the pan with the porridge with a towel to let it sit.

3. Grind the almonds and fry in a dry frying pan.

4. Dissolve honey in 0.5 liters of water and bring the liquid to a boil. Then let the consistency simmer for a couple of minutes. Next add cloves and cardamom. Turn off the heat and let the syrup brew.

5. Now mix buckwheat porridge with prunes, almonds and poppy seeds. And just before serving, pour honey syrup over the dish.

Christmas kutia with honey water

How to cook wheat kutya with compote

And now another recipe made from wheat. In this version we will cook it in the usual way- in a saucepan. Plus we will serve the dish with uzvar. It turns out very tasty and satisfying.

Ingredients:

• Millet - 2 tbsp.;
• Raisins - 100 gr.;
• Honey - 4 tbsp. spoons;
• Poppy - 100 gr.;
• Walnuts - 200 gr.;
• Uzvar (compote) - 1-1.5 cups.

Cooking method:

1. Rinse the millet thoroughly several times in cold water. Then soak in warm water overnight. Make sure that all grains are covered with water.

2. In the morning, drain the water and fill it with new water (hot and slightly salted).

For 1 glass of wheat, 2-3 glasses of water are required.

Simmer the cereal over low heat until soft, about 1 hour. Stir the contents periodically and add hot water if necessary.

3. When the cereal is cooked, drain the water and place the millet in a colander.

4. Then put it back into the pan.

5. Rinse the poppy seeds and steam in boiling water for 30 minutes. And then grind it in a blender.

6. Add poppy seeds to the millet.

7. Finely chop the walnuts and fry in a dry frying pan for 2 minutes.

8. Add nuts to the kutya.

9. Rinse the raisins and pour boiling water for 10 minutes. Then drain the water and dry.

10. Add it to the rest of the ingredients.

11. Cook compote (from apples, dried fruits). Dissolve honey in warm uzvar.

12. Pour the prepared honey uzvar over the porridge and mix the contents well.

13. Serve quickly juicy dish on the festive table. 😉

Photos taken from the source http://kyhar.net

Kutya for Christmas from bulgur

And in conclusion, I want to offer you a method of cooking with bulgur. You can take it as the main ingredient, or you can mix it with rice. Also try adding an apple and an orange in addition to dry fruits.

Ingredients:

• Rice - 1 tbsp.;
• Bulgur - 0.5 tbsp.;
• Apple - 1 pc.;
• Poppy - 2 tbsp. spoons;
• Orange - 1 pc.;
• Raisins - 3 tbsp. spoons;
• Walnuts - 4 tbsp. spoons;
• Honey - to taste;
• Basil - 1 sprig.

Cooking method:

1. First, soak the rice in water for 20 minutes. Then drain the water and add bulgur to the rice.

2. Pour the cereal into the pan and pour everything clean water(1 liter). Sprinkle poppy seeds. Turn on the heat and bring the mixture to a boil. After boiling, add a little salt to the contents, reduce the heat and cover the pan with a lid. Cook for 15 minutes.

3. Wash the apple and cut into 4 parts. Place the slices on top of the porridge, pressing them in a little.

4. Then add a sprig of basil and cook the contents in this state for 5 minutes.

5. After 5 minutes, turn off the heat, remove the basil and apple slices. Pour in the raisins (don't forget to rinse and dry them), mix everything thoroughly.

6. Dilute honey in boiled water.

Determine the amount of honey water according to your taste and discretion. It all depends on how you like to eat the dish - thick or thin.

7. Finely chop the apple slices that were added to the porridge and add to the honey water.

8. Add randomly chopped orange without zest to the same mixture.

9. Pour the resulting uzvar over rice with bulgur, poppy seeds and raisins. Mix everything well.

10. Now grind the walnuts.

11. Add them too.

12. Stir again and enjoy the taste!

Photos taken from the source https://vpuzo.com

Kutya is served both hot and cold.

Now I want to remind you that Christmas is family celebration. Meet him among people close to you. Be sure to prepare a rich festive table and, in addition to kutya, serve sweet uzvar, meat dishes, cabbage products, as well as fish, mushrooms and. Celebrate the holiday at good mood and sit down at the table when the first star appears in the sky.

Merry Christmas!

Christmas is one of the main and favorite Christian holidays. Its holding is associated with many interesting traditions, the origins of which lie in the darkness of centuries. The eve of Christmas is Christmas Eve - the evening of waiting for the appearance in the sky of the star that once showed the wise men the way to the newborn Baby.

A little about the rules

The meal on Christmas Eve, also known as Holy Evening, is special. Among other dishes, there must be sochivo on the table, also known as kolivo - kutia made from wheat, less often than other cereals, seasoned with sugar, honey, honey filling. Since ancient times, the process of preparing a dish has been divided into several stages.

Firstly, Christmas bread is brewed, which was previously manually pounded with a wooden pestle in the same mortar. Be sure to add warm water to make the husks come off easier. Then the cereal should be sifted, washed, and filled with clean water. And kutia is cooked from wheat - crumbly lean porridge. Secondly, when the juice has cooled, it should be sweetened. This is done with a mixture of honey and poppy seeds. The poppy seeds are ground until white juice - milk - is released. Or they just grind it. Mix with honey or sugar syrup. To make wheat kutia tastier, add raisins, chopped dried apricots or prunes. AND ground nuts. Steam the raisins in advance or even boil them so that they are soft. You can do the same with dried apricots. Approximate consumption products from which Christmas kutia is made (from wheat): for each glass of cereal you need 100 g of poppy seeds and peeled nuts, a handful of raisins, 3 tablespoons of sugar. If desired, add a little vanillin or vanilla.

Milk colivo: preparation

Very tasty dish It won’t work if you cook Christmas kutia from wheat in milk. Try this recipe, it will probably take root in your family, and the dish itself will become traditional during festive feast. Take about 400 g of whole wheat, which must be soaked for 6-8 hours to soften. Then you no longer need to pound it. Then rinse the cereal, put it in a saucepan with water and let it boil. As soon as this happens, remove the pan from the heat, strain out the wheat, rinse, fill it again with clean water and boil.

Milk colivo: completion

As we have already said, by this recipe Christmas kutia is prepared from wheat with milk (or cream). So: transfer the boiled porridge into a cast iron pot, add salt to taste, pour big amount whole milk or cream, cover with a lid and place in an oven preheated to 180 degrees.

When it gets oozing, take it out and cool. Wash 200 g of poppy seeds, scald and grind. Mix with 100-120 g of honey and season with juice. “How to cook kutya from wheat so that it doesn’t turn out too thick?” - you ask. If you didn’t guess the amount of liquid initially, dilute the still warm porridge with milk or cream. Nuts are added at the end. And you can decorate the kutia laid out in a dish with whole prunes stuffed with nuts, pieces of candied fruits, dried melon. Wonderful taste at the treat, right?

Kutya monastery

In the abodes of God, the main Christmas Eve treat is often prepared as follows. For every two hundred gram glass of grain, one and a half glasses of water, 100 g of honey and raisins are consumed. Pour the wheat into a cauldron, add water, and place on high heat.

So the porridge should boil for about 3 minutes. Then the heat is reduced to medium for 5 minutes, and very low for 3 minutes. After this, the wheat kutia, the recipe for which you are considering, is removed from the stove, wrapped and infused under the lid for about half an hour. Dilute honey with a small amount of boiled water. Boil the raisins. By the way, honey can be diluted with a decoction after it. Combine the products, mix, leave to soak. Nuts for this recipe are added as desired. Poppy is not added.

Kutya is tender

How to use wheat to make the grains in the porridge soft and melt in your mouth? The question is especially relevant in the case when cereals are taken for food durum varieties. The simplest advice looks like this. When the porridge is cooked and cooled, pass it through a meat grinder.

It will turn out extraordinary tender mass. Brew poppy seeds boiling water and place on the stove. Boil it too until soft. To check, take out a couple of grains and try to grind them with your finger. It turns out - that's it, remove from the heat, strain off the liquid, cool, and also into a meat grinder. Add to the wheat, then add softened raisins to it. Grind the nuts in a meat grinder or mixer. By the way, in addition to walnuts, toasted almonds, peanuts or hazelnuts are also very suitable here. Season the kutya with honey or sugar syrup and add a little salt. Confectioners emphasize that a small amount of salt in desserts enhances the sweetness. Decorate the kutia with marmalade. And eat with joy. Yes, the number of products is approximately the same as in previous recipes!

Kutya with uzvar

In addition to sochiv, on Holy Evening, uzvar is always placed on the table - a drink made from dried fruits with honey or sugar. It is brewed from a mixture of apples, pears, cherries, and plums. Fragrant, slightly smoky, sweet, it pleases not only with its wonderful taste sensations, but also the festive mood that it creates.

It is worth noting that many old recipes, describing, from wheat, it is recommended not to take as a basis for the dish plain water, and uzvar. After all, porridge cooked on it acquires a unique fruity taste, very pleasant. And there is less honey in this kutya than in a regular one. And as a additional ingredients, i.e. raisins, fruit from compote is quite suitable. No Mac required either. But the cooled kolivo laid out on the dish is sprinkled powdered sugar. Nuts are added as desired, and not crushed, but in halves of kernels.

If you have a multicooker: necessary explanations

It turns out perfect in a Russian oven - not a single housewife can argue with this statement. However, kutia made from wheat in a slow cooker turns out just as good. True, in order for the result to be what you need, you should follow some rules.

First of all, the amount of ingredients. Products are measured which should be included with your device. On average, for each glass of wheat grains, about 5 measures of water are required. Add salt and sugar to taste, and the rest of the ingredients too. For example, during cooking, a teaspoon of sand is immediately added to the porridge itself, and 2 more, but table spoons, are taken to grind the poppy seeds. Flavor with honey if desired.

Sochivo in a slow cooker

In a slow cooker, wheat kutia for Christmas is prepared as follows. Sort the grains, rinse, soak for 3-5 hours, then strain. Fill the working bowl of your multicooker with them, add the amount of water indicated above, add salt and sugar, cover with a lid and set for 2.5 hours in the “Stew” mode. After the specified time, when the device beeps, place the porridge in a colander or sieve to drain excess liquid. Now it's poppy's turn. It needs to be steamed for 30 minutes in boiling water, then strain, add 2 tablespoons of sugar and grind with a pestle or blender. Season the kutya with poppy seeds, adding pre-soaked raisins and chopped nuts. You can add a little cinnamon to give the coliva a wonderful, rich aroma. The dish will only benefit from it. All that remains is a small matter: dilute honey in warm boiled water, add it to kutya, and top the delicacy with pieces of marzipan and halves of nuts.

Kutia berry

Like any popular dish, oozy, except traditional recipes, has a lot of varieties. After all, any housewife wants her food to be extraordinary, unique and surprisingly tasty. That’s why kutya is cooked not only with the addition of raisins, but also other berries preserved in own juice, fresh or frozen. One of the proposed recipes looks like this. Prepare crumbly porridge. An indicator of readiness will be for you wheat grains, fully opened, well swollen, having a special creamy taste. Season the cooled kutia with honey or sugar. By the way, if you cook it in syrup, the juice will be even more pleasant. And you'll save on honey. Add the berries you have (drain the canned ones in a colander first) and stir. Sprinkle the kutya with powdered sugar, garnish with berries and serve.

The recipe is special

In previous recipes, all ingredients for wheat kutia prepared separately. And in this we suggest you take a slightly different path. You need: 400 g of grain, 3 liters of water, 250 g of poppy seeds, 75 g of honey, the same amount of sugar, 200 g of chopped nuts. First, carefully sort and wash the wheat well. Pour it into the pan in which you plan to cook, add 3 liters of water and leave for about overnight or a little less. Then boil the grains in the same water and boil for 20 minutes. high fire. After this, reduce the heat to low and simmer the porridge for 4-5 hours, stirring from time to time so that it does not stick to the bottom of the pan. Combine poppy seeds and honey, but do not chop them in advance. Make a strong syrup from the amount of sugar indicated in the recipe and a few tablespoons of water. When almost all the liquid in the pan has boiled down, and the wheat has opened well and acquired a creamy hue, add poppy seeds and honey to the kutya and stir. Then drain the syrup and add the nuts. Stir again. After this, remove the pan from the stove and leave to cool. Ready kutia can be decorated with raisins, dried apricots, marmalade, slices fresh apples or citrus fruits. It should be served chilled or at room temperature.

What foodies say

There is no limit to perfection, especially if we're talking about about how to cook kutya from wheat. You can be convinced of this if you find out that many gourmets suggest adding fried sunflower seeds, apricots, pomegranate seeds, and caraway seeds to the juice. And pre-soak raisins or other dried fruits not in water, but in sweet red wine. And of course, just a little port wine is poured into the colivo if it turns out a bit thick. It's also good to pour in a little orange juice or sauce, add zest. This makes the dish much tastier.

After the New Year, we are approaching no less beloved holiday - Christmas. Among the dishes that decorate the festive table, the main place is occupied by Christmas kutia. This is one of mandatory dishes on the Christmas table and start the meal with it.

There are many recipes for preparing this sweet dish. Kutya (kutya) is prepared based on one of the porridges: wheat, wheat cereal or rice. Honey, poppy seeds, and dried fruits are added to the porridge. I will share my recipe for this dish with you.

Ingredients:

• wheat - 2 cups.
• poppy – 100 grams.
• raisins – 150 grams.
• honey - 2 tbsp. spoons.
• sugar – 2 tbsp. spoons.
• walnuts – 10 pieces.
• salt to taste.

Wheat kutia for Christmas

cooking method:

First of all, let's cook the wheat. Rinse the grains under cold water. Place the water in a saucepan on the fire until it boils. For 2 cups of wheat, take 6 cups of water. Add 1 tsp to boiling water. salt and pour in the washed wheat. Stir with a spoon and cook over low heat for about an hour. If desired, you can add a piece to the porridge butter.

Let's prepare other products.

Wash the raisins and soak them in warm water for half an hour to swell and become softer.
Place in a colander to drain the water.

Boil the poppy seeds for at least half an hour small quantity liquids. Thanks to this, it will become softer and tastier.

Now add sugar and grind in a mortar or grind in a meat grinder.

Peel the walnut from the shell.

Lightly fry in the oven to make it more aromatic. Chop a little using a rolling pin, first wrapping it in parchment paper.

We taste the wheat, if it has become soft, turn off the heat. If you want the porridge to be crumbly, you can rinse it cold boiled water over a colander.

Pour in honey and stir. Add poppy seeds, nuts, and raisins to the porridge.

If desired, you can add more: dates and dried apricots. They also need to be prepared: soak for half an hour in warm water. Remove pits from dates. And then chop it with a knife.

Good afternoon friends!

Christmas is approaching, which means it will be necessary to set the table again. What are you planning to cook already? Go or? Well thought out. Here's another one old dish, which is called kutya. After all, it is what is eaten on the night of January 6 to 7 on Christmas Eve or Eve, as well as Kolyada.

We must remember that the holiday table should be generous. There should be fish and jellied meat, as well as gingerbread. Although meat is not advisable, it should not be consumed until January 7th. You should eat this and much more after the first star appears in the sky. And before this they must serve a funeral porridge, a ritual dish, so to speak. Which is brewed from wheat or rice. And you need to eat at least a couple of spoons of it.

I think you already know what this sweet consists of, usually raisins or nuts, and you can also add any dried fruits, for example dried apricots or prunes and of course poppy seeds. These treats symbolize abundance and eternal life. In addition, honey is added as a symbol of heavenly bliss and a prosperous life.

And also, according to customs and traditions, if you honor them, then you should definitely treat your close circle to kutia and wish them well-being and great happiness in the new year.

Remember also that this ancient dish is served both on Epiphany and on Old New Year. In those distant times, it was prepared from wheat, now it is mainly made from rice, because this particular grain is more tender and more pleasant to the taste. And children prefer it. And traditionally served with such porridge is uzvar.

As I mentioned earlier, kutia is a food that is considered ritual and Christmas. And of course, depending on the recipe, it may differ in its composition. I suggest, first of all, to focus on the most popular option, which is what most people do nowadays.

Prepare this dish and present it to your family and friends, to all those who are so dear to you. This is exactly how our great-great-grandmothers and great-great-grandfathers held this event a long time ago.

So, the first option will be with rice, although there is an opinion that initially kutia was prepared exclusively from wheat grain, as well as poppy seeds and honey. In another way, by the way, it is called sochivo. We will talk about this method of cooking a little later, but now I suggest you take these instructions into account and follow all the steps exactly according to it, without making mistakes.

I hope that your household will receive such a treat with a smile and quickly devour it from their plates. Cook with joy.

We will need:

• rice - half a glass
• salt - on the tip of a knife
• dried apricots - 35 g
• poppy seed - 2 tsp
• honey - 1 tbsp
• water - 1 tbsp.
• raisins – 25 g
• walnuts - 35 g

Stages:

1. First prepare dried apricots for work, soak them in boiling water first, and let them stand for a while, literally 2-4 minutes, so that all microbes are killed and the berries swell. Then strain the water and chop it into pieces or small cubes like this.

2. Do the same with raisins, also soak them in boiling water.

3. But with nuts, do the same procedure. Take a dry frying pan and place the chopped walnuts, fry over medium heat for 2-3 minutes.

4. Rinse the rice first in water, then add it to boiling lightly salted water and cook over low heat until tender.

After cooking, the rice must be rinsed again in water and all excess moisture must be drained through a sieve.

5. First pour boiling water over the poppy seed and let it swell, then take a pestle and crush it in a mortar. If it is more convenient for you, then use a blender.

6. Now mix all the received ingredients (dried fruits and poppy seeds) with rice in a large bowl. Add honey to this culinary creation and stir. Serve and treat all your friends and you can even give your favorite pets a try. Bon appetit!

How to prepare kutya (sochivo) from wheat for Christmas 2019

The next option will be classic, perhaps you will like it more than the previous one. In general, in any case, this recipe is also easy and does not require a lot of money or time from you. Take it and create. After all, such a sweet porridge will be an excellent addition to your other dishes.

Interesting! When serving the juice, you can sprinkle it with tangerine juice, so if you have this fruit in the house, it will turn out even tastier. And remember that the meal should begin after the first star appears in the sky.

And also there should be 12 on the table Lenten dishes as many as the months of the year and as many as the apostles sat during the Last Supper. And previously, meat was only allowed to be consumed on the 7th, but not until that day.

We will need:

Stages:

1. Take required amount wheat and fill with water. Leave for 2-2.5 hours, ideally leave overnight.

2. Poppy seeds need to be poured with boiling water for 2 hours so that it swells.

3. First rinse the raisins under running water and also pour boiling water for 20-30 minutes. Then drain the water.

4. And with the nuts, do the following: peel them and fry them in a clean, dry frying pan. Cut into small pieces with a knife.

Important! Add hot water periodically.

6. The porridge should turn out crumbly, so add melted honey to it. Stir.

7. Drain the poppy seeds and grind them in a blender or mortar. And add it to kutya. Next add raisins and chopped walnuts.

8. Stir thoroughly with a tablespoon and serve. Have fun.

Christmas kutia with honey water

As you may have already noticed, sochivo can be made from either rice or wheat. But it turns out you can flavor this funeral porridge with honey water to make it even sweeter. Well, as an addition, put any fruits or dried fruits, as well as nuts, into the kutya, and it will turn out elegant and colorful to boot.

Did you know? Although you can add more uzvar if, for example, you are allergic to honey. It is cooked quickly and easily from any dried fruits and granulated sugar. Essentially this is the same compote.

We will need:

• Wheat - 1 tbsp
• Poppy - 0.25 tbsp.
• Raisins - half a glass
• Honey - To taste
• Walnuts - 0.5 tbsp. grains

Stages:

1. Soak the cereal in running water and it is advisable for it to lie in it all night. Or at least a couple of hours. Then drain the water through a strainer. Don’t forget to inspect the wheat for debris; if there is any, remove it.

Then transfer the cereal to a glass saucepan or pot and fill it with clean drinking water(2 tbsp.). Bake in a preheated oven at 160 degrees for about 1 hour.

Or you can cook it in a thick-walled pan on the stove.

During the entire cooking time, you will need to keep an eye on the kutia so that the water does not boil away completely; if anything happens, add more.

2. Pour boiling water over the raisins in another bowl and let them stand and swell (about 30 minutes), then drain the water. Also pour boiling water over poppy seeds for 30-60 minutes, and when the time is up, crush it with a pestle and mortar. You should get a uniform mass.

3. Fry the walnuts in a dry frying pan for 2-3 minutes, without oil, and then chop into small pieces.

Add 2 tablespoons of water to honey and stir. Place it on water bath until it becomes soft or put it in the microwave. Fill with such a sweet flower mixture ready-made cereal and stir. Honey water will give you an unforgettable taste.

5. Best served hot or slightly warm. Bon appetit!

Funeral kutia made from rice with raisins and honey

And now I want to make your holiday table even more beautiful and appetizing. To do this, let's present kutya in an unusual way, in the form of a wreath. Which will fit perfectly with other dishes and will be held in high esteem.

The list of products will be familiar to you, and in it you will see walnuts, honey and raisins. Why do you think? All these components symbolize such properties as well-being in life, prosperity in the family and good health.

We will need:

• Rice - 110 g
• Raisins - a pinch
• Granulated sugar - 45 g
• Walnuts - a couple of pieces.
• Honey - To taste
• Dried apricots - 5-6 pcs.
• Poppy - 1 tsp

Stages:

1. Cook the rice and add it to hot boiling water. Take twice as much water as cereal. Cook until done, then cover with a lid and a towel to let the porridge steep.

Pour boiling water over the poppy seed and let it stand for 40 minutes, then crush it until creamy with granulated sugar. Then combine the poppy seeds and rice in one cup and stir with a spoon.

2. Place the kutia in the form of a wreath on a serving plate, as shown in this photo.

3. Decorate the wreath with dried apricots (first wash them, and then keep them in boiling water for 15 minutes). Chop the nuts finely using a knife and sprinkle on top of this dish.

4. Mint leaves are perfect in this composition. Have a nice experience.

How to cook kutya from wheat and rice in a slow cooker

Quite unexpected, but our modern housewives on the wave of new technologies and have already started preparing this dish in the multi-helper. Perhaps you too will be eager to make something luscious in it. Well, I wish you good luck. Click and watch the video from start to finish.

How to prepare uzvar for kutya

As historians say, a drink like uzvar takes its origins from Ukraine. But for us Russians it is also known and we often brew such a “potion” from dry fruits. Once upon a time, in those distant times, such a drink was made precisely on Christmas days, and if we look at today’s date, we can say that it is also brewed on other days in Russia. This is because it has a delicious taste and aroma, and its properties are good.

I want to show you a recipe for a classic uzvar that everyone loves, both adults and children. Although, if you wish, you can play with the ingredients, take less or more of something, and you can even exclude something, for example, cook compote without honey.

I hope this old version will help you out and teach you how to properly brew this sweet treat in the form of a drink.

We will need:

• dried apples – 1 tbsp.
• prunes or other dried fruits – 45 g
• honey – 3.5 tbsp
• water – 3 l
• raisins – 2.5 tbsp

Stages:

1. First of all, you have to first take the dried apples and wash them in running water. You can even soak the mixture for a couple of minutes. Then drain the liquid.

2. Do the same with prunes and raisins. And then drain them in a colander so that all the moisture is gone.

3. Then put all the fruits in a deep saucepan and fill with 3 liters of cold or cool drinking still water. Bring the mixture to a boil, and after active boiling, reduce the stove setting to medium or low, cook for another 15 minutes.

4. Then let the uzvar brew and cool, then add honey and stir until completely dissolved.

After all, it is at a temperature of 100 degrees that everything beneficial features honey will be destroyed, so you should wait a little until the compote reaches about 60 degrees, then it will turn out both healthy and tasty at the same time.

Strain the resulting drink through cheesecloth or a sieve and drink for your health or add to funeral porridge. Have fun.

This is where I end the post, I hope the Christmas party was a great success and this note helped with that. Share it with your friends on in social networks and cook with joy. Good luck and see you soon on my blog.

Bye-bye everyone. See you.