Brain Food Porridge – Millet, Dried Figs, Cinnamon and Orange

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If you’re going through a particularly stressful time in your life and need all the help you can get to boost your immune system, this is the recipe for you. Students, professionals, researchers — if you spend a lot of time looking at a computer screen or do a lot of reading, you need to make sure your brain is getting the nutrients it needs!

Millet is a seed, though it looks more like a grain you might easily confuse with couscous. When cooked, it soaks up liquid to become wonderfully plump — a perfect texture for a comforting bowl of porridge. Millet has many health benefits: it is rich in vitamin B and C, selenium, zinc, iron, potassium, manganese and dietary fibre, all of which you need to be full of energy and to have a healthy digestive system. It is a highly alkaline food, so it’s very healthy for you! Oh and did I mention it’s gluten-free?

The dried figs provide a hefty dose of calcium, and finally, the cinnamon and ginger boost your metabolism. What’s not to love?

Ingredients

• 100 g millet
• 200 ml water
• 200 ml almond milk
• a dozen dried figs, roughly chopped
• 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
• 1/4 tsp ground (or fresh) ginger
• zest of an orange (optional: add the juice, too)
• date syrup, for topping

Details

Preparation time 5mins
Cooking time 15mins
Adapted from onegreenplanet.org

Preparation

Step 1

Bring the water and milk to the boil, then add the millet and simmer for 12-15 minutes, until cooked and plump. If you find it is too thick, add a splash of milk. Take off the heat, stir in the spices and zest, toss in the dried figs, and top with a drizzle of date syrup. Enjoy!