Sochnik with raisins and nuts
Description
Suitable for both holidays and everyday meals. Each ingredient in kutia carries symbolic meaning: wheat represents resurrection, honey represents spiritual strength, nuts and raisins represent family prosperity, and poppy seeds represent wealth. That is why kutia with raisins and nuts is most often prepared at home using a traditional recipe. You can vary it with dried apricots and honey, and also add vanilla sugar or jam. It can be served warm or chilled.
Instructions
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Step 1
1. We use regular ingredients for making sochivo. I use traditional ingredients, including poppy seeds, raisins, and nuts.
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Step 2
2. Rinse the wheat in cold water, sort through if necessary, leave to soak in water for a couple of hours, then cook it.
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Step 3
3. It's better if the porridge turns out fluffy and loose, so follow the proportions (1 to 3). If needed, you can rinse the porridge in a colander.
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Step 4
4. While the porridge is cooking, soak the poppy seeds in boiling water several times.
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Step 5
5. Chop the walnuts to taste. I like them coarser, while some prefer a fine grind (in a blender).
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Step 6
6. Also soak the raisins and leave them in water for an hour.
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Step 7
7. Now return to the poppy seeds again and crush them with a pestle.
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Step 8
8. Add honey, poppy seeds, raisins, and nuts to the cooled porridge. Mix everything together and transfer to a serving dish. You can garnish the top with whole nuts.