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    Paal Kanji Recipe

    Last Updated On: Apr 8, 2025 by Aarthi

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    Paal Kanji Recipe | Milk Porridge Recipe with Step by Step Pictures. This Paal kanji served with green gram thoran which is a comforting meal and light on tummy.

     
     

    Paal Kanji Recipe

    If you ever ask me what do you need after a week of tiring days or when you drop home after a long vacation or feel like eating nothing heavily because you have got into an overeating week. In fact i crave for this if i didn't get to eat this for more than a month or so. Then this is the answer from me. This combo is to die for, and i often do. There is nothing more comfortable for me than this.

    Table of Contents

    • About Paal Kanji (Milk Porridge)
    • 📖 Recipe Card
    • Paal Kanji Recipe | Milk Porridge Recipe
    • Paal Kanji Recipe Step by Step Pictures

    About Paal Kanji (Milk Porridge)

    Milk kanji or Paal kanji (Milk porridge) is rice cooked in milk and tempered with cumin seeds. This is served with green gram thoran (payaru thoran) which is boiled green gram tossed in coconut masala.

    This is my family recipe, started from my grandma (not sure where she got the recipe), she passed it to her daughters and my mom passed it to me and of course i will share it with my kids..It is a treasure recipe which calls for simple ingredients but taste so heavenly. I also enjoy this poondu kanji so check it as well.

    We make this thoran as a combo for this kanji, but sometime we also make a small pancake kind of thing which we call as "thattu" using the same bean and serve it with this. I will surely post the recipe soon in my blog. That is nothing but a thogayal made out of this bean which is toasted into small pancake kind of stuff.

    Now taking about this kanji, this needs only simple ingredients. There is no big spices going in there. You need lots of fresh thick milk for this and the finishing touch will be some ghee fried cumin seeds.

    Feel free to add a lots of it because that makes it so special. You can get the aroma filled in your house before you are done with the finished product. Since this kanji is so mild and there is no salt going in there, so the side dish for this should be made a little spicier or on the intense side. So i add a little extra chilli in there. You can reduce it as you like.  

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    How to Make Milk Porridge Recipe

    Cooking Rice

    Start by cooking the rice. Take rice and water in a pressure cooker and cook for 7 to 8 whistle. Then simmer for 10 mins. Now switch off the flame and let the pressure release all by itself. Open the pressure cooker and give a good stir.

    Addition of Milk

    Now add in milk to this and mix well. Adjust the consistency of the porridge by adding more milk. Keep this on a low flame. Turn off after 2 mins.

    Tempering | Seasoning

    Now make tempering. Heat ghee in a small pan. Add in cumin seeds and let them crackle till they turn golden. Pour this over the rice mixture and mix well. Paal kanji is done.


    How to Make Payaru Thoran

    Cooking Green gram | payaru

    Take washed green gram in a pressure cooker. Cover them with water and add salt to them. Cook them for 6 whistle. Now let the steam go all by itself. Open the pressure cooker and see whether the dal is cooked. If not cook it for longer. If there is any water left, drain the mixture.

    Grinding Masala

    Grind the ingredients given in the list coarsely without adding any water.

    Making Thoran

    Now heat oil in a kadai. Add all the tempering items and let them sizzle for a min. Add in the ground masala and toss well with the masala. Season the mixture with some salt. Now add in the cooked dal and toss well with the masala. Serve with paal kanji.

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    Paal Kanji Recipe | Milk Porridge Recipe

    Paal Kanji Recipe | Milk Porridge Recipe with Step by Step Pictures. Paal kanji served with green gram thoran which is a comforting meal and light on tummy.
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    Prep Time: 15 minutes minutes
    Cook Time: 30 minutes minutes
    Total Time: 45 minutes minutes
    Servings: 6 servings
    Calories: 456kcal

    Ingredients

    For Paal Kanji:

    • 1 cup Rice
    • 4 cups Water
    • 1 liter Milk
    • 1 tbsp Cumin Seeds
    • 1 tbsp Ghee

    For Green Gram Thoran:

    • 1 cup Green Gram
    • Salt to taste
    • 3 cups Water

    For Grinding:

    • 1 cup Coconut
    • 6 Dry Red Chilli
    • 4 cloves Garlic
    • 1 tsp Turmeric powder

    For Tempering:

    • 1 tbsp Coconut Oil
    • 1 tsp Mustard Seeds
    • 1 tsp Urad dal
    • 1 tsp Cumin Seeds
    • 1 spirg Curry leaves

    Instructions

    For making Paal Kanji:

    • Start by cooking the rice. Take rice and water in a pressure cooker and cook for 7 to 8 whistle. Then simmer for 10 mins. Now switch off the flame and let the pressure release all by itself. Open the pressure cooker and give a good stir.
    • Now add in milk to this and mix well. Keep this on a low flame.
    • Now make tempering. Heat ghee in a small pan. Add in cumin seeds and let them crackle till they turn golden.
    • Pour this over the rice mixture and mix well. Paal kanji is done.

    For making Green Gram Thoran:

    • Take washed green gram in a pressure cooker. Cover them with water and add salt to them. Cook them for 6 whistle. Now let the steam go all by itself. Open the pressure cooker and see whether the dal is cooked. If not cook it for longer. If there is any water left, drain the mixture.
    • Now grind the ingredients given in the list coarsely without adding any water.
    • Now heat oil in a kadai. Add all the tempering items and let them sizzle for a min.
    • Add in the ground masala and toss well with the masala. Season the mixture with some salt.
    • Now add in the cooked dal and toss well with the masala.
    • Serve with paal kanji.

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    Nutrition

    Serving: 1servings | Calories: 456kcal | Carbohydrates: 62g | Protein: 18g | Fat: 16g | Saturated Fat: 11g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 27mg | Sodium: 95mg | Potassium: 959mg | Fiber: 8g | Sugar: 14g | Vitamin A: 776IU | Vitamin C: 74mg | Calcium: 302mg | Iron: 5mg
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    Paal Kanji Recipe Step by Step Pictures

    Making Milk Porridge | Paal Kanji

    Take rice in a pressure cooker..
    Cover with water and cook
    Till rice is completely cooked
    Add in milk
    Mix well
    Heat ghee
    Add in cumin seeds
    Pour it over the kanji
    Mix well
    Serve

    Making Green Gram Thoran | Payaru Thoran

    Now make thoran...
    Take green gram in pressure cooker
    Cover with water
    Add salt
    Cook till done
    Take coconut in a blender
    Add chilli, garlic, turmeric
    Grind it coarsely
    Heat oil
    Add tempering spices
    Mix well
    Add in coconut masala
    Mix well
    Add in cooked gram dal
    Toss well
    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. Mahi

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      That's an interesting combo! Looks good Arthi!

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    2. Hari Chandana

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      Very healthy and delicious combination.. love it 🙂

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    3. Hamaree Rasoi

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      I too like this healthy and tasty combination. Wonderful meal.
      Deepa

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    4. Priya Suresh

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      Wat a comforting food, porridge and payaru,loving it.

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    5. Food, Fun and Life in the Charente

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      I wish I could get these ingredients but not much chance of that:-( Take care Diane

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    6. Ms.Chitchat

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      Perfect comfort food, looks very tempting.

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    7. Anonymous

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      very healthy receipe..

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    8. Anonymous

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      Can we use millets instead of rice??

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    9. Aarthi

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      @AnonymousYes u can..

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    10. Nehal Vora

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      Nice and simple recipe. Will try it.

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    11. Anonymous

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      Sounds delicious

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