Christmas kutia: recipes with photos step by step

2024 Author: James Gerald | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 14:00

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Ingredients

• wheat polished
• poppy
• walnuts
• raisin
• honey
• sugar
• salt

The main symbol among the Orthodox is Christmas kutia, a recipe for kutia for Christmas with a photo, we will present simple recipes to the attention of our readers. Kutia belongs to lenten dishes, because Lent ends on January 7 on the holiday of Christmas, and Orthodox Christians begin to celebrate on Christmas Eve with the appearance of the first star in the sky.

Kutia has several interpretations in the name - it is kolivo, oily, eve, sate. The tradition of serving kutya for festive and memorial dinners has been preserved since the time of our ancestors of the Slavs. In addition, historians have recorded the fact of serving "sweet porridge" at funerals in Ancient Greece and Byzantium.

Translated from the ancient Greek kutia means "boiled wheat". For cooking, use wheat, rice, pearl barley, barley, oats and other grain crops. Season with grated poppy seeds, fruits, nuts, honey, raisins.

Christmas wheat kutia

In the old days, it was believed that the richer and tastier the kutia, the more prosperity the family expects in the coming year and good yield in the fields. On Christmas Eve, with the appearance of the first star, the meal begins with a spoonful of kutia. Lunch is also finished with a spoon of this dish, remembering all deceased relatives.

According to the rules, Christmas kutia is prepared from wheat, but nowadays this culture has been replaced with rice, barley and oats. We offer a recipe for a real festive kutya with nuts, honey and raisins.

Ingredients:

• polished wheat - 1 glass;
• pureed poppy seeds - 100 grams;
• walnuts - 100 grams;
• raisins - 100 grams;
• honey to taste (for dressing);
• sugar - 1 tbsp. l.;
• salt to taste.

Cooking method:

Rinse the ground wheat under running water several times. The water should be cold, even ice cold, since in hot water the grain will immediately be steamed, and after cooking we will get a thick gruel

After rinsing well, rid the grain of excess water - throw it in a colander. Pour two glasses of cold water over the wheat

We put the grain on the stove, mix it. After boiling, simmer over low heat for half an hour without opening the lid. At the end of boiling, add salt to taste and mix again

Preparing the poppy. Fill it with 70 ml of water, put it on a slow fire to languish. After the water has evaporated in the bowl with poppy seeds, add another ½ glass of water and cover again. It is important that the water in the poppy does not gurgle, it should gradually evaporate

Let's start with walnuts. Grind to the required consistency. Fry in a pan without oil

We need to pour the raisins with boiling water so that the water covers the product by 2 fingers. When the water cools down, it must be drained through a colander

After the wheat is cooked, we also put it in a colander so that the remaining water is glass. Grind the fried and cooled nuts with our hands, relieving them of unnecessary husks

Grind the poppy with sugar until a white liquid is released

Mix the prepared ingredients and season with honey to taste

Serve to the table in a beautiful dish, garnished with nuts and raisins on top. Bon Appetit

Kutya rozhdestvennaya from rice

Wheat is generally hard to find in supermarkets and shops. Therefore, we do not always have the opportunity to prepare the recipe for kutya correctly, as our believing grandmothers and great-grandmothers prepared it. Kutya Christmas made from rice will be no worse than wheat.

Ingredients:

• rice - ½ cup;
• chopped almonds - ½ cup;
• chopped walnuts - ½ cup;
• poppy - ½ cup;
• raisins - ½ cup;
• dried apricots - ½ cup;
• honey to taste (for dressing).

Cooking method:

To begin with, fill the poppy with boiling water and leave it to steam for 1, 5-2 hours

Pre-chop dried apricots (you can leave them in slices, if they are small). Mix with raisins and pour boiling water over. Steam for 1, 5-2 hours. When the raisins with dried apricots are steamed, drain the water, we will need it

In the water that we drained from the dried fruits, add water to a volume of 1.5 cups (300 ml). We put on fire. After boiling, add well washed rice to this liquid. Cover and cook until tender without stirring

While the rice is cooking, grind the walnuts and almonds. You can chop finely with a knife or chop in a blender (at the discretion of each)

Remove the finished rice from the stove and cool to a temperature of 50-60 degrees. If a little moisture remains, this is good, it will be easier this way to mix the cereal with honey. Mix honey and rice well

Drain the steamed poppy seeds so that some liquid remains. Beat with a blender or grind in a mortar, you can pass through a meat grinder. Mix dried apricots with raisins, nuts, almonds and poppy seeds until smooth

Add warm rice mixed with honey to the resulting gruel. Mix all ingredients until smooth

New recipes for Christmas kutya

Our modern Christian society has long ago moved away from the standard recipes of traditional cuisine. Kutya recipes for Christmas are full of on the Internet in various cooking variations. We will also offer our readers something new and original. Very tasty, appetizing and sweet Christmas kutia, a recipe with a photo and a step-by-step description are waiting for you!

Ingredients:

• bulgur - 200 grams;
• prunes - 100 grams;
• dried apricots - 100 grams;
• almonds - 100 grams;
• walnuts - 60 grams;
• dates - 80 grams;
• tangerine juice - 130 grams (1-2 tangerines);
• honey - 30 grams;
• mint - 3 grams (for decoration).

Cooking method:

Rinse Bulgur well under running water. Cover with water and leave for 20 minutes

Boil the cereals over low heat under a closed lid until cooked

Pour prunes and dried apricots with boiling water, leave to steam for 15-20 minutes

Peel the almonds. For easy cleaning, scald with boiling water and leave for a few minutes. Leave a few almonds unpeeled for decoration

Fry walnuts in a dry frying pan. After they have cooled, rub gently with your hands, removing the bitter husk from the nuts

We take the steamed dried fruits out of the water and dry them on a paper towel. Cut dried fruits and dates into small strips

Chop nuts and almonds. You can do this with a knife or use a blender. Mix all prepared ingredients with warm bulgur. Add tangerine juice and honey. Mix everything again until smooth

Serve on a festive platter, garnished with almonds and mint leaves.

Christmas dinner does not go without delicious and fragrant kutya, because it creates a festive atmosphere in the home and in the family. Happy Holidays!