What is purple rice?
Purple rice is a kind of rice and belongs to glutinous rice. It is a precious rice variety cultivated only in Hunan, Sichuan, Guizhou, Yunnan and Shaanxi. It is divided into purple japonica and purple glutinous rice. Purple rice has uniform particles, purple-black color and sweet but not greasy taste. Purple rice is a kind of rice, named after the slender purple polished rice. Purple rice is rich in natural nutritional pigments and tryptophan.
Efficacy and function of purple rice 1. Lower cholesterol.
Purple rice is rich in dietary fiber, which can reduce the content of cholesterol in blood and help prevent heart disease caused by coronary atherosclerosis.
2. Anti-oxidation
The shell of purple rice contains more anthocyanins than ordinary glutinous rice, which is the source of high-quality antioxidants. The antioxidant capacity of anthocyanins is 50 times higher than that of vitamin E and 200 times higher than that of vitamin C, and its bioavailability is 100%, which has effects on anti-cancer, heart disease and eye protection.
lose weight
After eating purple rice, it is not easy to cause the blood sugar concentration to rise too fast, but can effectively stimulate the secretion of insulin, thus reducing the probability of fat synthesis and achieving the effect of assisting in weight control.
treat a disease
Purple rice has the functions of nourishing yin and tonifying kidney, invigorating spleen and warming liver, enriching blood and benefiting qi, enhancing intelligence and strengthening brain, enhancing metabolism, improving eyesight and promoting blood circulation, treating juvenile gray hair, tonifying deficiency of pregnant women and puerpera, and preserving health. It can be used for treating anemia, hypertension, neurasthenia and chronic nephritis.
The practice of purple rice
1. Cooking: Purple rice germinated rice is more difficult to cook, because there is a coat, it is recommended to soak it for 5-7 hours first. Mixing with white rice, steaming or boiling, mixing at the ratio of 1:3 (that is, one quarter of purple rice and three quarters of white rice), and cooking in a pressure cooker for 30 minutes. It smells good and tastes good.
Note: Purple rice is easily soluble in water, so it can be lightly washed with cold water without rubbing.
2. Cooking porridge: Mix it with glutinous rice at a ratio of 2: 1 (that is, two thirds of purple rice and one third of glutinous rice), add a proper amount of water, cook porridge in a pressure cooker for 30 minutes, which is fragrant and pleasant, sticky and refreshing, and you can also add a proper amount of black beans, peanuts and red dates. According to personal preference, match the taste.
In addition, you can also stew ribs, zongzi, rice noodles, snacks, jiaozi, zongzi, bread, purple rice wine and so on.
Gong Mi in the purple magpie world belongs to colorful rice, so the recipes of purple rice, black rice, Redmi and yellow rice can all be tried, and the effect is more obvious.