A ritual Christmas dish - kutia necessarily contains poppy, which symbolizes prosperity in the family. But it is not just poured into kutya, but specially prepared for this. And there are a few tricks here to make the poppy tasty and fragrant, and not grind on your teeth.
It is necessary
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- poppy - 150-200 g;
- sugar - 100 g;
- salt to taste.
Instructions
Step 1
Pour boiling water over the poppy washed with hot water and leave to cool. The water should cover it 2-3 fingers. During this time, the poppy will swell and can be rubbed between your fingers. Drain the cooled water, but leave a little, otherwise the poppy will be too dry. If you don't have the patience to wait for the water to cool, you can boil the poppy for about half an hour and then cool it in cold water.
Step 2
Place three tablespoons of poppy seeds in the makitra and start rubbing. If such dishes are not available, you can use an ordinary small saucepan and a wooden crush. After extracting the poppy milk, add 1-2 tablespoons of sugar to the macitra and grind further, while the poppy will darken again. Transfer the well-mashed poppy to another dish and grind a new portion in the same way. Do this until you have prepared the whole poppy for kutya. Add salt if desired.
Step 3
If you don't want to rub the poppy the old fashioned way, then pass it through a meat grinder several times or use a blender. When the poppy turns white from the poppy milk, it means that the poppy seeds have opened, which is required. It is not necessary to add sugar, it is enough to put only honey in the kutya when you mix all the components.
Step 4
Combine prepared poppy seeds with boiled grains, nuts, raisins and honey just before serving kutya and mix well. You can add cinnamon to it, this spice goes well with all the ingredients and enhances the poppy flavor. Christmas kutya is served cold.
