Buckwheat with vegetables

Buckwheat with vegetables
Buckwheat with vegetables

Buckwheat with vegetables can be included in a low-fat diet, besides it icontains minerals, like copper, manganese and phosphorus. It is more common in Slavic countries, but you can also try to taste it yourself. Food proteins can enter the organism with animal and vegetable food (60 – 70% of them should belong animal origin). We know that in meat, dairy and egg  proteins are more than in plant food. However, vegetable protein are less biologically valuable but considered more beneficial than animal one. Excessive consumption of animal proteins can lead to emergence disease, such as some heart pathologies, oncological neoplasms.The use of vegetable proteins contributes to the prevention of these diseases. Buckwheat is rich in protein, fibers and flavonoids.

Ingredients

  • Buckwheat groats – 200 g.
  • Water – 400 ml.
  • Onions – 100 g
  • Carrots – 100 g.
  • Sweet pepper – 100 g.
  • Vegetable oil – 2 tbs.
  • Sugar – 0.5 tsp
  • Salt – 0.5 teaspoon
Buckwheat with vegetables calories
Buckwheat with vegetables calories

How to cook buckwheat with vegetables

Step 1. Prepare vegetables for cooking.

vegetables for buckwheat

Step 2. Dice onion and fry it in vegetable oil. Add sugar during frying.

Diced onion

Step 3. Then put medium chopped bell peppers and grated carrots. Stir all the ingredients. Fry 5 minutes more.

Frying of pepper, onion, carrot

Step 4. Rince the buckwheat. Put it in a saucepan. Pour 400 ml of water and add salt. Continue cooking for 10 minutes.

Buckwheat
Buckwheat

Step 5. Let the buckwheat porridge brewing under the lid.

Buckwheat with vegetables

You can serve it as a vegetarian meal or as a side dish to meat or poultry. Enjoy your meal!