Modern Instant Pot Kutia
A more up-to-date version of kutia that uses some unconventional ingredients.
Ingredients
- 2 cups red or white wheat berries
- 4 cups water
- ½ cup poppy seeds
- ¼ cup chia seeds
- ½ cup honey creamed or liquid
- ¼ cup maple syrup
- ¼ cup raisins
- ½ cup dried cherries chopped
- ½ cup chopped or slivered almonds toasted
- 1 Tablespoon cinnamon
- ¼ cup raisins and whole dried cherries for garnish optional
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 250 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Spread the dry wheat berries on a rimmed baking sheet making sure they're in one layer. Bake for 15 minutes.
- Remove the sheet from the oven, shake to distribute the wheat berries. Bake for another 10 minutes.
- Transfer the wheat berries to the Instant Pot with 4 cups of water. If there's any chaff, it'll float to the top - just remove it.
- Set the Instant Pot to Manual and High pressure and 60 minutes
- When the cooking is complete, do a quick release of the pressure. The wheat berries should have "opened" - add some more time if they're still intact.
- Drain the wheat - reserving any cooking liquid.
- Boil 1/2 cup of the cooking liquid in the microwave and add the poppy seed to the hot water. Let sit 5 to 10 minutes.
- In a small food processor or coffee grinder, add the scalded poppy seeds, chia seeds, honey and maple syrup. Grind until combined.
- Stir together the wheat, poppy seed mixture, dried fruit, nuts and cinnamon.
- Serve at room temperature