Bran, germs and the endosperm are the main components of wheat berries. Wheat berries are the unrefined kernel components. Wheat berries consists of all the nutrients, which are being remove by the maker. Wheat berries contains protein, vitamins and fibre. Wheat berries can be eaten during the breakfast or at lunch. Now the question may come into your mind that how to cook wheat berries?

The things, which are required for cooking wheat berries, are as follows:-

• 1 cup of wheat berries
• 3 cups of water
• 1 teaspoon of salt

Now we will discuss about the steps of how to cook wheat berries. The steps are given as follows:-

Steps 1

From any food store, buy wheat berries. In any food mall, you can search for them in the organic food section. Bob's Red Mill is also a online store from where you can buy them.

Step 2

Now put one cup of water in a container. Though the wheat berries are in the packet, you must wash them carefully under running water.

Step 3

Put the washed wheat berries in the saucepan and place a layer of water over it. The height of the water level must be about two inches. Now let the wheat berries soak the water for a time being of about 6-8 hours.

Step 4

Now rinse the wheat berries after soaking.

Step 5

Now mix three cups of water to the wheat berries. Also, add a suitable amount of salt to the mixture. Then boil the mixture in the gas oven. The boiling process must be of about 1 hour. After an hour check whether the mixture is chewable or not. If they are chewable then stop the heating process.

Step 6

If you want to eat them in the breakfast then add one teaspoon of honey with it along with 1 teaspoon of peanut butter.

Step 7

If you want to eat wheat berries in lunch then simply add green onion, a little garlic along with some lentils.

Tips & Warnings

• Always store the wheat berries in an airtight container.
• Keep them in a cool, dry place where sunlight cannot reach.
• Add ¼ th cup of water if you want to make ½ cup of wheat berries.
• Pre soaked wheat berries are also available in the market. If you buy that one then you do not have to soak the berries for long 6-8 hours. For that, kind of berries read the instruction carefully given on the packet.