紫色愛心粥 Purple Porridge

我們的傳統, 生病要吃粥. 為甚麼生病要吃粥? 除了補充水分, 碳水化合物補充能量, 清淡易消化.生病吃粥, 我覺得是我們的飲食文化裡, 很有智慧的食療. 記得小時候, 白粥配罐頭菜心, 看到菜心, 就知道有人生病了....

時代不一樣了, 小朋友不吃罐頭菜心, 這反讓父母可更花心思準備. 蔬菜有很多營養, 白粥加入蔬菜, 補水同時也加了營養, 對生病, 不舒服, 沒胃口的人很好的讓他們補充體力.

紫色愛心粥, 顏色漂亮, 感覺就很不一樣, 用了比白米更有營養的糙米, 加了馬鈴薯, 玉米, 增加一點甜度, 再加入紫莧菜, 鹽, 醬油調味, PS: 醬油不要放太多搶味, 也可不放.

When we are sick, traditionally, we eat porridge. The reason is simple :
- To rehydrate our body
- Provide Carbohydrates to increase energy
- Easy to consume

I always think that eating porridge is brilliant in our culinary culture and it's a good food therapy. When I was young, plain porridge, simply boiled rice, and canned cabbage(pickled cabbage) was given by parents. Every time, when you see canned cabbage, you will guess somebody is sick ...

Now, children are no longer eat canned cabbage. It's less healthy as well. Parents can have more options for them. Vegetable consist a lot of  nutrition. If adding to the porridge, not only rehydrating but also gives more nutrition. It's good for patients or who are not feeling well or less appetite to increase their energy.

Purple porridge has beautiful color and felt so different. I used brown rice instead of white rice which has more nutrition. Add some potatoes, corn and Purple Amaranth. Salt and soy bean sauce for seasoning. PS: Soy bean sauce is optional and less to add to avoid the taste is covered by the sauce.