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Kambu Koozh Recipe / Pearl Millet Porridge Recipe / Bajra Kool Recipe

April 30, 2015 By Aarthi 8 Comments

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This is one of the traditional recipe and such a healthy recipe for you..It is such a hot hot summer here, this koozh just cools you instantly. I have many more version of koozh recipes, will share all of them soon..

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Kambu Sadam

Hope you will give this a try and let me know how it turns out for you..

Preparation Time : 5 mins
Cooking Time : 15 to 20 mins
Serves : 5

Ingredients :
Pearl Millet / Kambu / Bajra – 1 cup
Water – 3 cup
Salt to taste


For Making Koozh:
Shallots / Sambar Onion/ Chinna Ulli – 10 chopped finely
Green Chillies – 2 chopped finely
Sour Curd or Yogurt – 1 cup or as needed
Salt to taste

Method:
Take pearl millet in a bowl, add in 1/4 cup of water, rub well. leave it for 5 mins. Take this in a blender and make it like a rava consistency or crush it lightly.
Take this in a blender and add in water. Cover and Pressure cook for 4 whistle. Simmer the flame and cook for 5 mins. turn off the heat and let the steam escape all by itself. 
Open the cooker, add in salt and mix well.
Transfer the mix to a big plate, cool it lightly. Dip your hands in water and shape the mix into balls.

Put the balls in a bowl, cover with water and leave it in fridge as long as you need.

When making koozh, take the ball, mash it lightly with your hands, pour the water in which it was soaking.

Add in curd, green chillies, salt and shallots.

Mix well, Pour this in a earthernware pot and serve.



Pictorial:

I measure 1 cup of pearl millet / kambu
Poured that into a bowl
i just poured little water, say around 1/4 cup
rubbed with my hands really well, let this sit for 5 mins
now take them in a blender
i made it like rava consistency, but you can just 
crush it little
look at the consistency
I got around 2 cups of pearl millet rava from the 
1 cup whole millet
take them in a bleder
add in 3 cups of water
mix well
Pressure cook
It will be bit runny at this stage, 
but as soon it cools it will get thick
i like to add little salt in my sadam
i poured it into a large plate to cool down faster
dip your hands in water
take a healthy portion of this millet mix
shape it into ball
Now it is done..This is kambu sadam

I took three portions from it and put it in a bowl
Pour some water over it
cover it completely
put a lid over it and put it in fridge
Now take your other ingredients

for making koozh, take a ball

put it in a bowl
mash it using your hands
now it is mashed
pour the cold water over it
mash it well
add some salt
some green chillies
some chopped onions
pour in some curd
mix well
now take a earthern ware pot
pour it in
done
Serve
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Over the past few years I’ve been on a mission to find and create recipes that I can make from scratch. I hope you enjoy the recipes on this blog as they are tried and true from my kitchen to yours!

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  1. Mumtaz begum

    June 20, 2015 at 7:01 am

    I love koozh.. Is this which we get in temple?

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  2. Aarthi

    June 22, 2015 at 3:26 am

    @Mumtaz begumno that is different made from ragi, will share it soon

    Reply
  3. Akila

    September 28, 2015 at 11:19 am

    Hi mam, how long we should keep in refridgerator

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  4. Aarthi

    September 28, 2015 at 4:20 pm

    @Akilau can keep it overnight

    Reply
  5. shanmuganathan rajakumari

    February 16, 2016 at 4:44 am

    Thank ur aarthi……by cing ur blog I start to cook…..god bless u and ur family…..ur doing good job aarthi……

    Reply
  6. pari pari

    April 2, 2016 at 3:49 pm

    Dear aarthi y should we kept in refrigerator & hw many days Wil be keep in that.also r u adding water to the ball & refrigerator

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  7. Aarthi

    April 19, 2016 at 5:03 pm

    @pari pariu can store this for 3 to 4 days in fridge. adding water will keep it moist and will ferment a little

    Reply
  8. Unknown

    November 24, 2016 at 5:45 am

    In ancient days they don't have refrigerator na? Then what is the traditional method?

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