You won't go far on boiled buckwheat alone, because even your favorite foods can get bored over time. That is why we have collected 20 recipes for delicious buckwheat dishes especially for you. Such a variety will delight even the most capricious gourmets!
1. Buckwheat with pumpkin and mushrooms
Buckwheat with mushrooms is a classic dish, but we figured out how to diversify it.
You will need: 200 g buckwheat, 150 g mushrooms, 100 g onions, 300 g pumpkin, garlic, vegetable oil, cumin, salt and pepper.
Preparation: Boil buckwheat, chop mushrooms and onions and bake pumpkin cubes for half an hour at 200 degrees. Fry onions with garlic and mushrooms in vegetable oil, mix with buckwheat and pumpkin, season, warm up and serve.
2. Buckwheat with carrots and herbs
A very pleasant and very aromatic combination.
You will need: 320 g buckwheat, 100 g leeks, 1 carrot, cilantro, rosemary, parsley, spices, vegetable oil, butter.
Preparation: Finely chop the onion with carrots, fry in vegetable oil, add buckwheat and mix. After 2 minutes, pour in about 600 ml of water or broth, salt and simmer for about 20 minutes. Add chopped herbs, spices and butter the porridge.
3. Salad with buckwheat, chicken and avocado
Serve warm or cold!
You will need: 0.5 cups buckwheat, 2 chicken fillets, 1 carrot, 300 g cherry tomatoes, 0.5 bunch of parsley, 1 avocado, 2 tbsp. lemon juice, sesame seeds.
Preparation: Boil the chicken fillet and buckwheat, disassemble the chicken into fibers, and cut the carrots into thin flakes using a vegetable peeler. Cut the cherry in half and chop the avocado in a lemon juice blender. Garnish the salad with sesame seeds and herbs to taste.
4. Pickle with buckwheat
If you want, add meat or smoked meats to the dish.
You will need: 2 liters of broth, 2 tbsp. buckwheat, 4 potatoes, 1 onion, 4 pickles, 1 carrot, 1 tbsp. butter, half a parsley root, bay leaf, peppercorns, salt.
Preparation: Cut the carrots and parsley root into thin slices, chop the onion, and fry them in butter. Cut the potatoes into slices, and the cucumbers into thin strips. Add potatoes to the boiling broth, after 5 minutes - vegetables, then - buckwheat, and cook until tender. At the end, add cucumbers, pickle, spices, steam for a couple more minutes, and leave the pickle to brew.
5. Buckwheat meatballs
This is a cross between cutlets and cheese cakes.
You will need: 1 glass of buckwheat, 100 g of cottage cheese, 1 tsp. sugar, 2 eggs, 0.5 cups bread crumbs, salt, 2 tbsp. butter.
Preparation: Pour buckwheat with about 1.5 glasses of water and boil for about 30 minutes to thicken the porridge. Add mashed cottage cheese, eggs and sugar and stir. Form buckwheat balls, roll in breadcrumbs and fry in a pan.
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6. Buckwheat paella
National Spanish dish in Russian style.
You will need: 80 g buckwheat, 100 g chicken, 25 g onions, 45 g mushrooms, 40 g pepper, 250 ml broth, 15 g tomato paste.
Preparation: Fry chicken and chopped vegetables in a pan. Add buckwheat, simmer lightly, mix everything with tomato paste and pour in broth. Add the spices, evaporate the liquid for about 5 minutes and put the paella in the oven for about 12 minutes at 180 degrees.
7. Quick vegetable soup with buckwheat
Minimum ingredients - and the best result!
You will need: 100 g buckwheat, 5 potatoes, 1 onion, 1 carrot, 1 pepper, herbs, spices.
Preparation: Chop the onion, coarsely grate the carrots and fry. Finally, add the pepper cubes there and mix. Boil potatoes in salted water until half cooked, add frying and washed cereals, and continue to cook until buckwheat is cooked. Season the soup and sprinkle with herbs.
8. Red buckwheat
An unusual side dish that will decorate any feast.
You will need: 125 g buckwheat, 1 beet, 1 onion, 1 clove of garlic, 0.5 tbsp. lemon juice, 250 ml of water, salt, 2.5 tbsp. sunflower oil.
Preparation: Boil the beets in advance, grate on a fine grater and sprinkle with lemon juice. Lightly fry the buckwheat in a dry frying pan and boil in water until tender. Chop the onion and garlic, fry them in vegetable oil. Combine all ingredients and add salt before serving.
9. Buckwheat and potato cutlets
A very satisfying and simple everyday meal.
You will need: 400 g potatoes, 250 g buckwheat, 3 tbsp. flour, spices.
Preparation: Rinse the buckwheat, fill it with water and leave it to swell overnight, and then gently drain off the rest of the water. Grate the potatoes on a fine grater, squeeze the juice and add to the porridge. Season the minced meat, stir, add flour and shape into patties. Dip them in flour again and fry them in a pan.
10. Pepper stuffed with buckwheat and cheese
A delicious and beautiful dish that is very easy to prepare.
You will need: 3 large peppers, 2 tomatoes, 150 g of Adyghe cheese, 90 g of buckwheat, 1 carrot, turmeric, cumin, pepper.
Preparation: Cut off the tops of the peppers, remove the seeds and leave in boiling water for 5 minutes. Fry the spices in vegetable oil for a couple of minutes, add grated carrots there, and after 4 minutes add mashed cheese. Add buckwheat to the frying pan, stir, pour 200 ml of water and bring to readiness. Spread the filling in pepper, fill with tomatoes chopped in a blender, cover with tops and bake for 40 minutes at 180 degrees.
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11. Zucchini pancakes with buckwheat
An interesting variation on a simple homemade recipe.
You will need: 100 g buckwheat, 400 g zucchini, 80 g flour, 1 egg, 1 clove of garlic, spices.
Preparation: Boil buckwheat in water in a 1: 2 ratio until tender and leave to cool. Grate the zucchini on a coarse grater and drain the excess liquid. Stir all the ingredients until smooth and spoon over the pancakes.
12. Cutlets with buckwheat, chicken and eggplant
Catch another recipe, but this time with buckwheat and meat!
You will need: 0.5 cups of buckwheat, 400 g of chicken fillet, 300 g of eggplant, 1 clove of garlic, 1 onion, 1 egg, spices, 1 glass of water.
Preparation: Rinse the buckwheat, fill it with hot water and boil until tender. Cut the eggplant into cubes and fry until golden brown. Skip the chicken, onion and garlic through a meat grinder, add buckwheat, eggplant, spices and an egg, knead the minced meat and form the cutlets. Fry them in a frying pan.
13. Mushrooms stuffed with buckwheat
A very simple and quick hot snack with a rich taste.
You will need: 7 large mushrooms, 3/4 cup buckwheat, 1 onion, 1 carrot, 100 g of bacon, 50 g of cheese, mayonnaise, spices.
Preparation: Boil buckwheat until tender, so that it is slightly boiled. Chop the onion and bacon, grate the carrots and fry them until they are golden brown. Stir the filling with buckwheat and spices and place in the mushroom caps. Add a little mayonnaise, cover with grated cheese and bake for about 25 minutes at 180 degrees.
14. Buckwheat-mushroom meatballs in tomato
Serve them on their own or with a separate side dish.
You will need: 200 g buckwheat, 150 g mushrooms, 2 onions, 4 tablespoons. flour, 3 cloves of garlic, 300 ml of tomato juice, 2 bay leaves, salt and sugar, spices.
Preparation: Boil buckwheat and fry chopped onion with mushrooms. Mix them, add crushed garlic, half flour and spices. Grind the mass with a blender, form meatballs, lightly roll in flour and fry. Pour them with tomato juice directly in the pan, add bay leaves and spices, and simmer for 7 minutes under the lid.
15. Buckwheat with vegetables
If there is rice with vegetables, then why not buckwheat?
You will need: 180 g buckwheat, 1 zucchini, 2 tomatoes, 1 carrot, 250 g mushrooms, 100 g leeks, a handful of peas or green beans, 75 g tomato sauce, spices.
Preparation: Chop all vegetables and gradually fry them in a skillet, starting with onions and carrots. At the very end, add peeled tomatoes and tomato sauce, and after 3 minutes - washed buckwheat. Fry for a couple of minutes, pour in 350 ml of water and cook covered for about 20-30 minutes.
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16. Creamy buckwheat soup with liver
Despite such simple ingredients, the soup is very tender.
You will need: 100 g buckwheat, 200 g potatoes, 150 g onions, 250 g chicken liver, 4 cloves of garlic, 200 ml cream, 300 ml broth, spices, 30 g butter, vegetable oil.
Preparation: Cut the potatoes into cubes, and the onion into half rings, and fry with chopped garlic in vegetable oil. Then pour in the broth and cook until the potatoes are tender. Boil the buckwheat separately, add the buckwheat and cream with spices, warm it up on the fire for a couple of minutes and grind everything with a blender. Fry the liver in butter in spices and add to the soup when serving.
17. Meat casserole with buckwheat
Serve it as a hot main course or as a cold appetizer.
You will need: 500 g minced meat, 125 buckwheat, 1 onion, 3 slices of a loaf, 2 eggs, milk, 2 cloves of garlic, bread crumbs and butter.
Preparation: Fry the onions, boil the buckwheat and stir them in a frying pan. Crumble a loaf and cover with milk, mix with minced meat, garlic and spices, and add 1 egg. Add the second egg to the buckwheat and mix too. Grease the form with butter, sprinkle with breadcrumbs, put half of the minced meat, buckwheat and the second part of the minced meat. Bake for 45 minutes at 200 degrees.
18. Buckwheat with chicken in cream
Use chicken drumsticks, thighs, or whole legs.
You will need: 250 g buckwheat, 200 ml 10% cream, salt and paprika, 2 chicken legs or 4 gluten, 200 g mushrooms, 100 g cheese, 1 onion, butter.
Preparation: Boil buckwheat, fry chopped mushrooms with onions, mix and put in a mold. Rub the chicken with spices and drown it slightly in buckwheat. Top with cream, add cheese and bake for about 30-40 minutes at 200 degrees.
19. Buckwheat with hearts in pots
If there are no pots, a tin covered with foil or a baking sleeve will do.
You will need: 400 g chicken hearts, 12 tbsp. buckwheat, 150 g of celery root, 1 onion, half a pepper, 4 large mushrooms, herbs, spices.
Preparation: Boil the chicken hearts until almost cooked and leave in the broth. Fry chopped celery with onions, mushrooms, peppers and garlic. Put the washed buckwheat, hearts and vegetables in pots, add herbs and spices, add broth and bake for about an hour at 180 degrees.
20. Buckwheat in Azerbaijani
If you prefer spicy dishes, then add Georgian or Caucasian spices.
You will need: 1 glass of buckwheat, 1 eggplant, 1 onion, 1 pepper, 1 tomato, 1 clove of garlic, cilantro, salt, vegetable oil.
Preparation: Remove the skin from the tomato and cut all the vegetables into cubes. Fry the eggplants for about 7 minutes, then add the rest of the vegetables and garlic to them. At the very end, add buckwheat, boiled until half cooked, mix, stew for 15 minutes over low heat. Season the dish and sprinkle with herbs.