You can serve up your buckwheat kasha cold or warm.
Buckwheat groats and water are all you need. Then dress up your buckwheat with your favorite toppings.
In around 30 minutes, you are ready to plate and serve.
The perfect recipe to make as part of the meal prep and use throughout the week. You can eat buckwheat in soups, add to salads, or even pair with fruit and nuts for a breakfast bowl.
Key Ingredients
Ingredient Notes
Buckwheat Groats. It is important to buy from a good source to really appreciate this wonderful superfood. This is my favorite brand. The good quality groats should be evenly sized, clean looking, each groat looking whole, not crushed. When cooking good quality groats, the water should stay clear.
Buckwheat has a stand-out flavor. It offers a nutty and earthy flavor. You will find how you cook and serve your buckwheat will alter the flavor of the dish.
How to Make It
1.Rinse two cups of buckwheat groats really well.
2. In a large pot, combine two cups of buckwheat with four cups of cold water. On medium heat slowly bring to boil.
3. Skim off the foam once.
4. Once boiling, turn off the heat, cover with a lid and leave covered for 30 minutes until all water absorbs.
5. Serve cold or warm.
Recipe Tips
If you are new to making buckwheat at home, let me share some tips to help set you up for success. The process is easy, and you will love the result.
Once boiling for a couple of minutes, turn the heat off and let it sit covered for 20 minutes. The groats will soak the water up as you allow it to sit. For best texture, don’t stir the groats after the heat is off.
You can make your groats sweet or savory. Feel free to season as you would like.
Add a little butter or salt for added flavor to the buckwheat kasha.
If served as porridge, the healthier toppings options could be dry or frozen fruit, butter, nuts, hemp seeds, almond milk, coconut sugar.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
What is buckwheat groat?
Buckwheat is a nutty and flavorful gluten-free seed. Buckwheat groats are very popular in Eastern Europe, especially in Russia and Ukraine. This low-glycemic seed is packed with nutrients and has impressive health benefits. Buckwheat groats could be used in many sweet or savory recipes instead of grains.
How to know buckwheat is cooked?
Buckwheat kasha will be tender when cooked. The water will absorb out of the pan, so make sure to be patient. It takes around 30 minutes.
Do you serve buckwheat groat cold or hot?
You can actually serve your dish cold or hot. For breakfast, I enjoy serving it warm like a porridge. Then if I have extra on hand, I might toss some cold into my salad for lunch.
Natalia is a recipe developer, food photographer, and home cook. She started Flavorful Home to document easy real food recipes perfect for busy families. She loves creating flavorful and nutritious meals while keeping the cooking process simple and joyful!
