Eight-treasure porridge, also known as Laba porridge, Buddha porridge and Qibao porridge, is a traditional holiday food of Han nationality. Eight-treasure porridge has the effects of promoting digestion, increasing appetite and strengthening physical strength.

Eight-treasure porridge, as its name implies, is made of eight main ingredients. One glutinous rice, the other longan, the third red bean, the fourth mung bean, the fifth peanut kernel, the sixth lotus seed, the seventh millet and the eighth red date. Of course, according to different personal tastes, it can be changed appropriately.

Next, I would like to share with you the practice of eight-treasure porridge.

Prepare ingredients

Glutinous rice, longan, red beans, mung beans, peanuts, lotus seeds, red dates and millet.

Start making

1. Soak the red dates in warm water and rinse them off.

2. Wash the glutinous rice and soak it for 30 minutes.

3. Put glutinous rice, red dates, red beans, mung beans and lotus seeds into a pot, add a proper amount of clear water, and cook for 20 minutes. After the soup is thick, add longan, millet and peanuts, and cook for 8 minutes.