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    Millet Porridge | Millet Kanji

    February 27, 2015 by Sharmilee J 11 Comments

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    Millet Porridge is a healthy, comforting porridge made by cooking millet flour & blending it with tempered spices. Millet Flour Porridge is a diet breakfast that can be part of family breakfast once in a fortnight. Millet Flour Recipe is explained in this post with step by step pictures.
    Easy Millet Kanji Recipe

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    This millet kanji is very easy to make just like how we make sathu maavu kanji / ragi kanji.It is best suited for breakfast as it keeps us full and stay energetic throughout the day.I had little millet flour after making cookies and instant dosa so used that to make this kanji for me and amma.We just loved it with the added flavours and temperings am sure no one will complain, best for summer.

    One fine day, It was lunch just for the two of us amma and me, as she had tooth ache she asked if I can make some porridge for her, As I was also in no mood to eat rice I skipped it, okay I admit that I seek all reasons to skip rice haha So quickly made this millet flour porridge and we had a hearty and healthy meal.We had it with leftover chutney, but this porridge tastes good on its own that you don’t really need any sidedish.

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    Millet Porridge | Millet Kanji

    Millet Porridge is a healthy, comforting porridge made by cooking millet flour & blending it with tempered spices. Millet Flour Porridge is a diet breakfast that can be part of family breakfast once in a fortnight. Millet Flour Recipe is explained in this post with step by step pictures.
    Prep Time10 mins
    Cook Time20 mins
    Total Time25 mins
    Servings3
    AuthorSharmilee J

    Ingredients

    • 1/2 cup millet flour
    • 2 cups + 1/2 cup water
    • 1 cup thin buttermilk
    • salt to taste

    To Temper :

    • 1 tsp oil
    • a small sprig curry leaves
    • 2 nos mor milagai
    • 1 pearl garlic

    Instructions

    • Take millet flour in a pan and dry roast for 5mins in low flame. Switch off and cool down.
    • Add 2 and 1/2 cups of water to the flour and whisk it well.
    • Now heat this mixture, keep stirring to avoid lumps formation. While stirring make sure you stir till the bottom so that it doesnt get stuck to the bottom and get burnt. Keep whisking.
    • At one stage it will become so thick. Switch off the stove and cool down. In a tadka pan fry mor milagai.
    • Now take buttermilk and add it. Mix well to form a thin consistency, Add water if needed.
    • In the same tadka pan add mustard seeds let it splutter.
    • Then add curry leaves and crushed garlic, transfer the tadka to the kanji, crush mor milagai and add it. Mix well.
    • While serving crush more milagai and serve Millet Kanji chilled.

    Notes

    • Roasting the flour is optional but I recommend doing so to get a nice aroma.
      Always use a heavy bottomed vessel to cook the koozh else it will stick to the bottom.
    • While cooking keep in sim and cook else lumps may form easily. Keep mixing with a ladle / whisk.
    • You can even make it sweet but adding jaggery syrup. Check in my sathu maavu kanji post.
    • Make sure you cool down the koozh completely before adding buttermilk / milk else it will curdle.
    Nutrition Facts
    Millet Porridge | Millet Kanji
    Amount Per Serving (200 ml)
    Calories 139 Calories from Fat 45
    % Daily Value*
    Fat 5g8%
    Saturated Fat 2g13%
    Trans Fat 0.01g
    Polyunsaturated Fat 1g
    Monounsaturated Fat 2g
    Cholesterol 9mg3%
    Sodium 93mg4%
    Potassium 167mg5%
    Carbohydrates 19g6%
    Fiber 1g4%
    Sugar 5g6%
    Protein 5g10%
    Vitamin A 309IU6%
    Vitamin C 0.3mg0%
    Calcium 100mg10%
    Iron 1mg6%
    * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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    How to make Millet Porridge

    1. Take millet flour in a pan and dry roast for 5mins in low flame.Switch off and cool down.Add 2 and 1/2 cups of water to the flour and whisk it well.
      How to make millet kanji - Step1Pin
    2. Now heat this mixture, keep stirring to avoid lumps formation.While stirring make sure you stir till the bottom so that it doesnt get stuck to the bottom and get burnt.Keep whisking.
      How to make millet kanji - Step2Pin
    3. At one stage it will become so thick as shown.Switch off the stove and cool down.In a tadka pan fry mor milagai.
      How to make millet kanji - Step3Pin
    4. Now take buttermilk and add it.Mix well to form a thin consistency,Add water if needed.
      How to make millet kanji - Step4Pin
    5. In the same tadka pan add mustard seeds let it splutter.Then add curry leaves and crushed garlic,Transfer the tadka to the kanji, crush mor milagai and add it.Mix well.
      How to make millet kanji - Step5Pin

    While serving crush more milagai and serve chilled.
    Easy Millet Kanji Recipe

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    Expert Tips

    • Roasting the flour is optiona but I recommend doing so to get a nice aroma.
    • Always use a heavy bottomed vessel to cook the koozh else it will stick to the bottom.
    • While cooking keep in sim and cook else lumps may form easily.Keep mixing with a laddle / whisk.
    • You can even make it sweet but adding jaggery syrup.Check in my sathu maavu kanji post.
    • Make sure you cool down the koozh completely before adding buttermilk / milk else it will curdle.

    Easy Millet Kanji RecipePin

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    Comments

    1. yamini

      February 28, 2015 at 5:53 am

      S millet flour and sathumaavu the same ?

      Reply
      • SHARMILEE J

        February 28, 2015 at 6:35 am

        No both are different

        Reply
    2. Meena Sak

      February 28, 2015 at 3:41 pm

      What do we call this flour in tamil?

      Reply
      • SHARMILEE J

        March 01, 2015 at 3:20 am

        It is siruthaniya maavu or we get seperate millet flours named thinai maavu,varagu maavu etc….

        Reply
    3. parimala anand

      March 01, 2015 at 4:46 am

      Can we use sathu mavu to make this?

      Reply
      • SHARMILEE J

        March 03, 2015 at 12:04 pm

        Yes you can…..

        Reply
    4. Sushma Prakash

      March 03, 2015 at 7:05 am

      very healthy recipe..Can i try this with Varagu flour? which flour did you use?..Thinai,Varagu,Saamai?

      Reply
      • SHARMILEE J

        March 03, 2015 at 11:58 am

        I used mixed millet flour

        Reply
    5. SURIYA

      August 12, 2016 at 4:48 am

      Looks great… Thanks for posting… Till now I've been adding just buttermilk after making it as kanji… Will try your new method too…

      Reply
    6. Rajeswari kuppusamy

      August 16, 2017 at 2:58 am

      How to make this mixed millet flour at home? Because we dont get it here.

      Reply
      • Sharmilee J

        August 17, 2017 at 5:50 am

        Take equal measures of millets and roast them until crisp and golden then grind it fine.

        Reply

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