There are different opinions about whether millet porridge should be washed and soaked. Some people say that the main nutrients of millet are vitamins and inorganic salts, which are easily soluble in water and mainly adhere to the surface of millet, so don't wash or soak it. Putting it directly in the pot can best preserve the nutrients.

However, this statement is wrong because it is divorced from the reality of life.

In real life, we buy millet in bulk or in bags. Rice bran and dust are attached to the surface of millet, and some of them are even polished and dyed, which is not very clean. Therefore, it is necessary to clean the impurities or unhealthy substances on the surface.

But the cleaning time is very particular, not too long, not hot water or running water, and not stirring hard. Just wash it gently with cold water twice.

Does Xiaomi need to soak? This depends on your personal requirements. If you are particular about the taste of millet porridge, it is best to soak it for 30 minutes after cleaning, pour the soaked water and millet into the pot and simmer it for more than 30 minutes with low fire. The millet porridge cooked in this way is soft and thick, and the rice oil layer is very thick and fragrant.

But it's ok not to soak, and the taste is just a little worse. Soaking does not lose nutrition.

boiling water

When cooking millet porridge, you can put the rice in cold water, so that after the water boils, you can cook it for another 25 minutes.

But I still suggest boiling the millet porridge until the water in the pot boils. This can not only save the time of cooking porridge, but also make the cooked millet porridge more fragrant.