January 7th is Christmas Day according to the Julian calendar.. The celebration begins on the eve - in the evening of January 6. On Christmas Eve, 12 Lenten dishes are traditionally prepared on the table.. One of the main dishes is kutia..

Kutya from wheat.

Ingredients:.

200 g wheat (whole);

50 g walnuts;

50 g raisins;

100 g honey;

50 g poppy.

Cooking:.

Rinse the wheat, soak for three hours.

Boil the wheat until cooked, drain the water, let cool.

Steam poppy seeds in a bowl. To do this, it is poured with hot water and covered with a plate.. When the poppy is swollen, it is ground in a mortar or coffee grinder..

Wash raisins, pour boiling water. When it is swollen, drain the water and cut into small pieces..

Mix grated poppy seeds, raisins, nuts with wheat.

Kutya season with honey and mix thoroughly.

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Christmas kutya with bulguru.

Ingredients:.

Bulgur - 0.5 tbsp.

Water - 1.5 tbsp.

Honey - 2 tbsp. (or to taste).

Walnuts - 50 g.

Poppy - 30 g.

Raisins - 50 g.

Cooking:.

Place the washed cereal in a saucepan or small saucepan and pour clean water.. Put on fire and bring to a boil. Cook the bulgur until tender over low heat for about 15 minutes..

Pour boiling water over raisins and leave for 10 minutes. Then drain the water and spread the raisins on a kitchen towel so that they dry well..

Also pour poppy seeds with boiling water and leave for 30 minutes, covered with a lid.. Then recline on a sieve, grind with a blender until poppy milk appears.

Dry the walnuts in a dry frying pan or in the oven and chop.

Add honey, raisins, nuts and poppy seeds to warm bulgur. Mix thoroughly to combine all ingredients.

Kutya with rice and almonds.

Ingredients:.

Rice - 1 cup.

Poppy - 200 g.

Honey - to taste.

Almond flakes - 100 g.

Seedless raisins - 100 g.

Cooking:.

Rinse rice, add water, bring to a boil. Throw on a sieve, rinse under running cold water, put back in the pan and cook until tender in plenty of water..

Poppy pour boiling water, leave for 30 minutes. Throw poppy seeds on a sieve, grind in a mortar or blender.

Wash and chop raisins.

Add poppy seeds, almond flakes, raisins to rice and mix.

Kutya season with honey.