Pachai Payaru Kanji Recipe with step by step pictures. This Green Gram Porridge is made with Rice, Milk , Green Gram and Coconut.
Payaru Paal Kanji
This is one of my favourite dish of all the time..I love it so much...Kanji / porridges takes place a important part in our lunch menu..I have already shared few of our kanji recipes..You can check out my all time favourite paal kanji & payaru thoran, ulundu kanji and coriander thogayal, wheat ulundu kanji...Recently i have started making this millets kanji and varagu kanji.
This is my mom's special recipe. She make this kanji along with the green gram patties which pairs beautifully well with this..It is our families traditional recipe..Hope you will love it too.
Ingredients for Pachai Payaru Kanji Recipe (Green Gram Porridge Recipe)
For Porridge:
- Rice - 1 cup
- Green Gram / Pacha payaru - ½ cup
- Water - 6 cup
- Ghee - 1 tsp
- Cumin Seeds / Jeerakam - 1 tbsp
- Milk - 1 liter or as needed
For Green Gram Patties:
- Green Gram / Pacha Payaru - 1 cup
- Coconut - ¼ cup
- Garlic - 2 cloves
- Salt to taste
- Oil for pan frying
How to make Pachai Payaru Kanji Recipe (Green Gram Porridge Recipe)
- Wash and take rice and green gram in a pressure cooker. Add in water and cover it. Pressure cook it for 4 whistle, simmer for 10 mins. Turn off the heat and let the steam go all by itself. Open the cooker and add in milk. Mix well. Heat a tsp of ghee in a small pan and add in cumin seeds and fry till golden, pour this into the porridge and mix well. Porridge done..
- Now for the green gram pattice..Take green gram and roast it slightly. Now soak it in hot water for 10 mins.
- Take the drained green gram, coconut, garlic and salt in a mixer and make it into a fine puree.
- Heat a tawa, take small portion out of this and flatten it over the tawa. Cook on both sides drizzle with little oil. Once it is cooked. Remove it and serve with porridge.
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Pachai Payaru Kanji Recipe (Green Gram Porridge Recipe)
Ingredients
Instructions
- Wash and take rice and green gram in a pressure cooker. Add in water and cover it. Pressure cook it for 4 whistle, simmer for 10 mins. Turn off the heat and let the steam go all by itself. Open the cooker and add in milk. Mix well. Heat a tsp of ghee in a small pan and add in cumin seeds and fry till golden, pour this into the porridge and mix well. Porridge done..
- Now for the green gram pattice..Take green gram and roast it slightly. Now soak it in hot water for 10 mins.
- Take the drained green gram, coconut, garlic and salt in a mixer and make it into a fine puree.
- Heat a tawa, take small portion out of this and flatten it over the tawa. Cook on both sides drizzle with little oil. Once it is cooked. Remove it and serve with porridge.
Payaru Paal Kanji Recipe step by step picture
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| Amma had this roasted split green gram, you can use whole green gram as well |
divya cs
Hi,
Is salt needed for porridge?
Aarthi
@divya csWe wont add salt in the porridge, we have it with the adai or thoran
Abirami
Can i give this for my 18month old baby