First prepare 5 slices of dried hawthorn, yam 1 segment, and appropriate amount of rice. Soak the dried hawthorn in warm water for 5 minutes to soften it, cut the yam into dices, and then cut the soaked hawthorn into dices. When the materials are ready, put the rice into proper amount of water and cook it into porridge. After the porridge is boiled for about ten minutes, add hawthorn and diced yam. After the yam is boiled and the porridge becomes sticky, it can be cooked, and the nutritious, healthy and delicious hawthorn yam porridge is completed. Hawthorn is rich in fruit acid, which can stimulate the secretion of gastric juice and help digestion.