Ayurveda, macrobiotic diets, and cancer-fighting nutrition

hiddentiger80 said:I could use some advice from the macrobiotic crowd. I picked up a little guide from Ukushi and decided to try making some brown rice, following their specific water-to-grain ratio to a T. They suggested using a pressure cooker and letting it run for a full 50 minutes. A few people in my circle tried to tell me that sounded like overkill, but I didn't listen—I figured I’d follow the instructions to the letter. Well, fifteen minutes later, everything was scorched. 😠 I’m still scrubbing the pot today, wondering where I went wrong. Any ideas? From now on, I'm just sticking to a standard stainless steel pot and doing things the traditional way. 😁

The heat needs to be extremely low, and honestly, you really ought to use a flame tamer—that little metal disk with the holes that sits right over the burner to diffuse the heat.

Hey hiddentiger80, I usually cook my brown rice and barley in an Instant Pot for about 45 minutes using a 1:2 ratio—basically one cup of grain to two cups of water. Honestly? I always throw in an extra cup of water just to be safe. Once the water hits a boil, you turn the heat down to the lowest setting, toss in a pinch of salt, seal the lid and the valve, and let it go for 40 to 45 minutes from that point. You can do the exact same thing with soybeans for 45 minutes or chickpeas for an hour (if you soaked them first). Did you maybe leave it on high heat the whole time? That’s probably why everything burned.

Leny, you’ve got a whole forum dedicated to lifestyle and glioblastoma. Cheers!

Thanks, Betty Bennett10, thanks, restlesspuma3 😘 I guess I really should give it a shot. But I still don't quite get it—we were cooking in a stainless steel pot, and after just 20 minutes the water had completely boiled off and the rice was sitting there bone dry, even though we weren't even using high heat... 😕

You’ve gotta turn that heat way, way down. Like, seriously low. If you’re using gas, just aim for those tiny little flickers of flame, and if you're on electric, set it to like 0.5. Also, don't forget—the water ratio is everything. Just try it the way we suggested; I promise you won't have any issues. I've been cooking this way for years and it works every single time. Good luck with your macro tracking! 👍 🙂

I am planning to experiment with some rice and millet tomorrow🙂 and I will let you know how it turns out😁

So, I finally managed to whip up some millet risotto, and now I’m heading off to enjoy some miso soup 🙂 thanks so much, ladies 😘 honestly, we should probably start a thread for a little macrobiotic cooking school focused on gastronomy, what do you all think?

Awesome! 🙂 So glad I could help out. Let me know when you finally start that thread. It could actually be super interesting and useful for everyone.

Do you have a PM, leela?