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Looking for a warm, nourishing plant-based breakfast to start a peaceful winter morning? This hearty Japanese rice porridge is the way to go.
With just 4 simple vegan ingredients — rice, sweet potato, sesame seeds, and salt — all gently cooked in one pot, this traditional Japanese dish offers natural sweetness from sweet potato. It brings a sense of comfort and peace.
めしあがれ(Meshiagare =”Enjoy the meal!”)
Golden Sweet Potato Zen Porridge
Warm up your winter morning with this Japanese plant-based, vegan-friendly sweet potato rice porridge. A simple 4-ingredient one-pot dish that’s naturally comforting.
Ingredients
- 700 ml water, for cooking rice
- 150 g short-grain rice
- 150 g sweet potato (ideally purple like Japanese one)
- 1/2 tbsp salt
- 2 tbsp black sesame seeds, for topping
Instructions
- Wash the rice in a bowl with some water, then drain it with a colander. Repeat it 2 times.
- Add 700ml of water and the drained rice into a medium pan.
- Let the rice soak for 15 minutes. Meanwhile, wash the sweet potato well and cut it into 1 cm dice (No need to peel the potato. The dark-colored skin is beautiful and wholesome!).
- Bring the pan to a boil over high heat, and add the sweet potato and salt. When it boils, gently stir and reduce the heat to low-medium and cover the pan with a lid. Simmer for 15 minutes.
- Turn off the heat, and leave it for 10 minutes WITHOUT opening the lid. This step is crucial to get the rice nicely cooked in residual heat.
- Serve, sprinkle black sesame seeds, and enjoy!
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