Gero babban madadin quinoa: iri-iri, mai daɗi, abinci mai gina jiki kamar quinoa, amma mai rahusa kuma mai sauƙin amfani.
Yawancin mutanen Arewacin Amirka sun san gero a matsayin abincin tsuntsaye ko abincin hippie. A wani wuri kuma, ana shuka shi azaman abincin dabbobi ko kuma yiwuwar tushen ethanol. Amma gero kuma ya fi yawa!
A sassa da yawa na duniya, musamman a Indiya, Sin da Asiya, gero ya kasance abinci mai mahimmanci na dubban shekaru saboda kyawawan abubuwan da yake da shi.
Gero na da gina jiki sosai. Gero alkaline ne, yana sa hanjin ku ruwa, ya ƙunshi serotonin mai haɓaka yanayi, kuma yana da yawa a cikin magnesium, niacin, da furotin. Gero yana da amfani ga zuciya, yana rage cholesterol, yana da ƙarancin glycemic index, yana da ƙarancin mai, kuma ba shi da alkama. Gero baya haifar da rashin lafiyar jiki.
Quinoa yana da kayan abinci iri ɗaya amma ya fi girma a cikin mai. Kofin dafaffen quinoa yana da 8g na cikakken furotin, yayin da kofin gero yana da gram 6 na furotin na yau da kullun. Kuna iya ƙara ɗan legumes a gero, ɗan mai har ma da maki!
Koyaya, quinoa yana da babban hasara. A gefe guda, farashinsa matsakaicin sau 5 fiye da gero, da kuma martabar muhalli da ɗabi'a ya bar abin da ake so. Ɗaya daga cikin dalilan gero ya fi arha fiye da quinoa shine cewa ba a buƙata a Amurka a matsayin abincin ɗan adam. Halin na iya canzawa, amma wannan ba zai haifar da karuwa mai yawa a farashi ba.
Bayan haka, gero yana tsiro kusan ko'ina kuma, kamar quinoa, baya buƙatar manyan motoci da za a aika dubban mil mil, ƙara yawan iskar carbon dioxide da hana ƙananan manoma Andean tushen abincinsu na gargajiya. Gero kuma baya buƙatar sarrafawa na musamman don zama mai ci, sabanin quinoa.
Haƙiƙa, muna iya noman gero a qananan gonaki ko a bayan gida, mu ci, ko mu ci mu sayar a kasuwannin gida. Saboda haka, gero ana kiransa abincin ganye da hippies. Gero ya kasance sanannen abinci na dubban shekaru saboda yana da yawa. Gero na iya maye gurbin wasu hatsi irin su shinkafa, alkama, ko quinoa a girke-girke da yawa. Gero ana dafa shi daidai da shinkafa, yana ɗaukar kusan mintuna 20 kuma ana iya jiƙa ko dafa shi a cikin tukunyar matsa lamba.
Da yawan ruwan da kuka ƙara da tsawon lokacin da kuke dafa shi, yana ƙara laushi da kirim. Gero za a iya tsarkake (misali, don abinci na jarirai), ko kuma yana iya zama bushe, ƙwanƙwasa, gasasshe.
Gero na iya zama karin kumallo, abincin rana ko abincin dare, gwargwadon abin da kuke yi da shi. Gaskiyar cewa ba shi da gluten kyauta ne. Anan akwai wasu dabaru don dafa gero.
Gasasshen gero yana da kyau tare da ƙwayayen cashew da miya na naman kaza. Yi amfani da dafaffen gero a matsayin tushe don miya da miya. Yi amfani da dafaffen gero a maimakon quinoa da oatmeal don yin abincin karin kumallo - kawai ƙara madara, busassun 'ya'yan itace, kwayoyi da tsaba, kirfa, gishiri, ko duk abin da kuke so ga hatsinku. Ku kawo zuwa tafasa, dafa har sai kun yi kauri, ku ci!
Ko kuma a kawo danyen gero a tafasa a bar shi ya kwana a tukunya don karin kumallo idan an tashi da safe. Ƙara dafaffen gero zuwa soyuwa, stews, miya, kamar yadda za ku ƙara quinoa ko shinkafa. Ko kuma a yi amfani da gero don yin pilaf na naman kaza ta hanyar ƙara gero maimakon shinkafa.
Gero yana da ɗanɗano mai tsaka-tsaki da launi mai haske, garin gero ba shi da tsada, yana yin fare mai kyau - burodi, muffins, da pancakes da kek.
Gero yana da sauƙin girma. Manoma a Arewacin Amurka suna ƙoƙarin shuka quinoa, suna fatan samun kuɗi a kan hauka, amma ya tabbatar da cewa yana da kyau sosai game da inda yake girma kuma yanayin girma ya zama daidai.
Kyakkyawan yanayin girma na quinoa yana da girma a cikin tsaunin Andes na Bolivia, wanda shine ɗayan dalilan da ya sa farashin jigilar kayayyaki na quinoa ya yi yawa kuma yana da sawun carbon.
Bugu da ƙari, cire fata mai ɗaci don yin abincin quinoa yana buƙatar kayan aiki na musamman.
Gero, a gefe guda, yana da sauƙin girma a inda lokacin rani ya yi tsawo da zafi. Ana iya shuka gero a kowace ƙasa da ta dace da masara. Matsakaicin adadin hazo ya isa sosai, ba kwa buƙatar damuwa game da ƙarin watering.
Balagagge tsaba ana sauƙin saki daga waje harsashi tare da haske gogayya. Suna da ƙanƙanta, mai zagaye, tare da ƙofofin da aka nuna. Lokacin da aka girbe tsaba, ana buƙatar a bar su su bushe na ƴan kwanaki kafin a tattara su. Judith Kingsbury