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..
Preparation Time : 10 mins
Cooking Time : 35 to 45 mins
Serves : 4 to 5
Cooking Time : 35 to 45 mins
Serves : 4 to 5
Ingredients:
For Porridge:
Rice - 1 cup
Green Gram / Pacha payaru - ½ cup
Water - 6 cup
Ghee - 1 tsp
Cumin Seeds / Jeerakam - 1 tblspn
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
Method:
For Porridge:
Rice - 1 cup
Green Gram / Pacha payaru - ½ cup
Water - 6 cup
Ghee - 1 tsp
Cumin Seeds / Jeerakam - 1 tblspn
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
Method:
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.
Pictorial:
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| Amma had this roasted split green gram, you can use whole green gram as well |
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| you need some rice |
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| take both of them in a bowl |
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| wash them well |
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| add them to pressure cooker |
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| cover with water |
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| pressure cook |
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| While that is cooking, lets make the green gram patties |
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| Again i used roasted split green gram, you can use whole green gram, if you want you can roast whole green gram too |
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| soak them in hot water for 10 mins |
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| take coconut, salt, garlic in a blender |
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| add the soaked green gram dal |
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| make it into a puree |
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| Thogayal done |
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| take a small portion |
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| heat a tawa |
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| Place the patties on hot tawa |
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| once the bottom is cooked, flip over and cook |
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| done |
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| now the rice must be done |
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| add in milk |
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| mix well |
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| heat a tsp of ghee |
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| add in some cumin seeds |
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| roast till golden |
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| pour it into the kanji |
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| mix well |
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| kanji done |
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| serve |
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