How to make STEAMED BUCKWHEAT KASHA

There is a very easy and kind of old-fashioned way to make steamed buckwheat kasha.

You will be glad to have this food in your diet, because it's low in calories, loaded with fiber, protein and vitamins.

It's possible to find dry loose packed in plastic buckwheat in a health store or specialty natural foods store, which usually imported from Ukraine or Poland. Some high quality buckwheat is produced in Pocono, PA.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• 1 cup of loose buckwheat
• 2.5 cup of boiling water
• small saucepan with a lid

1. 
   Make sure all unwanted inclusions are picked out.

   Measure one cup of loose buckwheat and inspect it on a dry table surface. Imported grains may have unwanted inclusions, which you should pick out by hand.

2. Put inspected grains in a small saucepan and rinse them in cold water. Drain your buckwheat, using a palm of your hand to strain it. All pieces of hull will be washed away.

3. Boil a pot of water. I always use electric kettle for this. Put 2.5 cups of boiling water over rinsed buckwheat and make sure it will boil on medium flame. Reduce the flame to minimum and cover a saucepan with a lid. Let it simmer for 30 min. Turn off the heat and let the kasha rest under the lid for another 10 minutes.

Tips & Warnings

• Packaged in boxes buckwheat usually, doesn't need inspection and rinsing
• You can save a lot, using loose imported buckwheat
• The ready kasha will double or even triple the volume of dry grains, make sure the saucepan will fit
• The ready kasha must have all water evaporated and look fluffy
• Serve kasha with dollop of butter
• Don't salt the water for buckwheat
• If in the middle of steaming you found out, that water is gone, you can add more boiling water
• Keep the lowest flame for simmering buckwheat and keep the lid on

Resources

• Health Benefits of Buckwheat
• Nutritional Value of Buckwheat

[savvysuzy]

on 7/9/2009 I like buckwheat, but haven't eaten it as kasha. It's going on my list.

[kittycooks]

on 4/29/2009 Yum! I love steamed buckwheat Kasha! 5*

[langleycornwell]

on 4/17/2009 Great article about steamed buckwheat grouts. I add it to my morning oatmeal, delicious. 5*s.

[tundranut]

on 4/13/2009 As blingaling said, this recipe reminds me of my father. Kasha with bowties was his favorite food. I never made it but I will try after reading this excellent and very clear article. I felt as if I was in the kitchen with you. Thanks for a great article about steamed buckwheat grouts. 5*

[blingaling]

on 4/6/2009 I love kasha with bowties! Reminds me of my grandmother.