Jeera Kanji Recipe with Step by Step Pictures. Jeeraka kanji recipe with step by step pictures. Delicious and nutritious cumin porridge made using broken matta rice.
Jeeraka Kanji Recipe
Cumin porridge is nothing but broken rice cooked with coconut cumin paste and crispy shallots and curry leaves added in it.
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About Cumin Porridge or Jeeraka Kanji Recipe
This jeeraka kanji is one of the easiest meal you could ever make. Takes literally minutes to make but taste really healthy. This porridge taste amazing with some coconut chutney. This porridge is not only easy to make but taste so healthy. This taste amazing with green gram stir fry.
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Cumin Porridge Recipe | Jeera Porridge | Jeeraka Kanji Recipe
Ingredients
- Broken Matta Rice - 1 cup
- Salt to taste
- Turmeric powder - 1 tsp
- Water - 3 cups + as needed
- Fenugreek Seeds / Vendayam / Methi - 1 tsp
- Salt to taste
FOR GRINDING:
- Coconut - ½ cup
- Shallots / Sambar Onion - 5
- Cumin Seeds / Jeera - 2 tsp
FOR SEASONING:
- Coconut Oil - 1 tblsp
- Shallots / Sambar Onion - 10 sliced thinly
- Curry leaves a handful
Instructions
- Wash matta rice well. Take it in a pressure cooker. Add fenugreek, salt, turmeric and water. Pressure cook for 3 whistle. Once pressure is released. OPen the lid. add more water and mix well.
- Grind ingredients given for grinding to a coarse paste.
- Add this to the rice and salt. Mix well. Bring it to a boil.
- Now heat coconut in a pan. fry shallots and curry leaves till crispy and pour this over the rice. mix well. Serve.
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Jeeraga Kanji Recipe Step by Step Pictures
1)Take broken matta rice in a pressure cooker. Wash it well
2)Add in fenugreek seeds
3)Add water
4)Add in turmeric powder
5)Cook for 2 to 3 whistle
6)Add in water
7)Bring it to a boil.
8)Take coconut in a blender
9)Add in cumin seeds
10)Add in small onion
11)Grind till coarse paste
12)Add coconut paste in
13)Add salt
14)Heat coconut oil in a pan
15)Add in chopped small onions
16)Fry till golden brown
17)Add curry leaves
18)Pour it in
19)Mix well
20)Serve
Aarthi
Can I do this with normal rice?