Instant Pot Canadian Kutya/Kutia with maple
This is my new recipe for kutya, a wheat berry dish that is traditionally served at the start of the Christmas Eve meal. This has a Canadian edge to it sweetened with maple syrup.
Equipment
- Instant Pot or Pressure Cooker
- Coffee/spice grinder
- Rimmed baking sheet
Ingredients
- 2 cups wheat berries
- 4 cups maple water or plain water
- ½ cup poppy seeds finely ground in a spice grinder
- ½ cup maple syrup
- ¼ cup honey
Instructions
Toast the wheat
- Preheat your oven to 250°F to 300°F
- Shake the wheat into one layer on a rimmed baking sheet
- Toast the wheat in the oven for about 15 minutes, shake the pan, and toast for another 10-15 minutes. It should smell nutty.
Instant Pot
- Add 2 cups of water or maple water to the Instant Pot with the toasted wheat
- Use 60 minutes with the manual setting at High Pressure.
- Do a quick release when the cooking time is up
- Add the poppy seeds to the wheat mixture and stir. Put the lid back on the Instant Pot for 10-15 minutes.
- Add the ½ cup of maple syrup and ¼ cup of honey
- Keep in the refrigerator until ready to serve
Notes
- If the kutia is too "soupy" when you open up the Instant Pot, drain the wheat in a colander. Reserve the cooking liquid, steep the ground poppy seeds in the cooking liquid, and drain the poppy seeds before adding back to the wheat.
- If you like softer wheat, increase the cooking time to 90 minutes.
- Sweeten with whatever sweet things you like. Brown sugar Splenda also works well here. For maple flavour without added sugar, add maple extract to taste.