Here is one that my other daughter makes for desert called Kutya
For this recipe you use whole wheat aka wheat berries

Original Recipe
2 cups whole wheat
1 cup ground poppy seeds
1/3 cup honey
2/3 cup sugar
1/2 cup hot water

Nina's Recipe
2 cups whole wheat
1/2 cup poppy seeds (ground if available)
1/2 kilogram of honey (1 lbs)
1 cup white sugar
1/2 cup boiling water

Directions
Soak wheat overnight (this requires at least 8 hours, but 12 to 16 hours is preferable)
If any wheat floats, submerge it.
Mix so any chafe and other unwanted floats and is removed.

After soak, drain wheat and transfer into a pot. The wheat must only take up a 1/4 of the pot volume at most (it will expand a lot in the pot)
Add in fresh water leaving about 3 fingers width from the top of the pot
Cover pot and heat about 1/2 way between medium and high on your burner

Boil until wheat splits and water turns creamy and milk like.
For 2 cups of wheat it takes approximately 4 hours FREQUENTLY check on it and mix it.

The wheat will absorb the water so you will need to constantly and more ( it is best to add boiling water so a kettle is an asset)

Once the water is creamy and milk like, remove from heat and drain well.
Mix honey and 1/2 cup of hot water (if you are using Nina's recipe start with only 1 cup of honey) and add to wheat
Add sugar and ground poppy seeds)

If ground poppy seeds are not available then you can buy regular poppy seeds and grind them yourself.
Using mortar and pedestal, coffee grinders, small blenders or bowl and spoon

Mix everything well

Taste
In "Nina's" the rest of the honey bottle goes in to satisfy her love of honey and insatiable sweet tooth. Add sugar if you want sweetness but not the honey taste

If you are eating it that day, put the kutya on the element on min.
If you are not eating it that day then leave it to cool and put into containers and place in fridge.
When on the heat to too long or if re-heating too long the wheat hardens a bit so be mindful of this.

Eating suggestions from Nina
Hot kutya is the best kutya, but some crazy people like it cold. For on demand heating the microwave works well

To cut the deadly sweetness adding milk or cream to it in your bowl is great. Just add to taste

If you are a fan of cinnamon it can be sprinkled of the kutya whether it is hot or cold.

Nina's favorite way is to heat up some kutya and pour it over some French-Vanilla ice cream


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