Xiaomi zhou: Chinese millet and pumpkin porridge

Ingredients

For 1 serving

• Millet50 g
• Pumpkin120 g
• Medjool dates2
• Goji berries5 g
• Soy milk100 ml

Contains: soy,

In season: September – December

Method

1. Rinse the millet in a fine sieve until the water runs clear; peel the pumpkin, remove the seeds and fibres and cut it into cubes of about 1 cm.
2. Put the millet and pumpkin in a pan with water equal to about six times the volume of the millet, bring to the boil over medium heat, then turn to low and cook for 25 minutes with the lid ajar, stirring now and then, until the millet breaks down and the pumpkin melts into a golden cream.
3. Meanwhile stone the dates and chop them; rinse the goji berries.
4. Add the dates, goji berries and soy drink and cook for another 3 minutes over low heat, until the berries soften.
5. Serve hot.