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Sathu Maavu Recipe – Homemade Sprouted Multigrain Porridge Drink Powder

September 15, 2014 by Sharmilee J 60 Comments

Sathu Maavu Recipe

Its a long time wish for me to post homemade sathu maavu powder.Amma usually makes a version with just multigrains but this version my neighbour shared it with me as she feeds this porridge for her daughter daily.I made a batch of this saathu maavu powder for mittu and last time I couldn’t click the pics and also  I was skeptical whether I would get it right first time itself.So this time when the saathu maavu got over I made a new batch and clicked it too.

This is sure time consuming process but worth the effort put it as it includes sprouted grains and millets which is a very healthy option.It almost took a week for me to get the millets and grains ready to send it to grind.You can feed this for babies after 1 yr and we elders can also have it. I have it atleast 2-3 times a week, sometimes as a sweet porridge with jaggery and sometimes as salt porridge with buttermilk.I will sure post the porridge recipe soon.

Sathu Maavu Ingredients

           To be dry roasted (except cardamom)                              To be sprouted and roasted
Sathu Maavu Recipe

Sathu Maavu Powder Recipe – Ingredients

Preparation Time : 5- 6days | Cooking Time : 30 mins | Yields : 3 kgs
Recipe Category: Sidedish | Recipe Cuisine: North Indian

To be sprouted and roasted :

Whole Wheat – 1/2 kg(500 gms)
Finger Millet – 1/2 kg(500 gms)
Black Channa – 1/4 kg(250 gms)
Green Gram Dal – 1/4 kg(250 gms)
Pearl Millet – 100 gms

To be roasted

Sago – 100 gms
Fried Gram Dal – 100 gms
Foxtail Millet – 50 gms
Red Rice – 50 gms
Sorghum – 50 gms
Cashew – 25 gms
Badam – 50 gms

To be added as such:

Dry Ginger powder – 2 tsp
Elachi – 10 whole

Method:

  1. Measure the ingredients first and store it.Check for specks in each grains if any ,Then rinse each grain well and spread it to dry.Don’t need to dry the grains which need to be sprouted,just soak and sprout.
    How to make Sathu Maavu Recipe - Step1
  2. Rinse all the grains except fried gram dal(pottukadalai)nuts and cardamom.Except those 3 all others need to be rinsed well.Rinse ragi,wholewheat and green gram well then soak.I soaked overnight and then keep in seperate hot pack and close it for sprouting.
    How to make Sathu Maavu Recipe - Step2
  3. Rinse sorghum,foxtail millet and pearl millet.
    How to make Sathu Maavu Recipe - Step3
  4. For whole wheat its enough to soak for 2-3 hrs and then keep covered in a hot pack.For black channa soak overnight and then the next day close and keep.
    How to make Sathu Maavu Recipe - Step4
  5. Then rinse sago just once and immediately strain water and dry it up.I first started sprouting with whole wheat and black chana.For whole wheat  it started sprouting the next day itself but for black chana it takes 2 days.Then start with ragi.
    How to make Sathu Maavu Recipe - Step4
  6. Then start sprouting green gram, ragi and pearl millet, they sprout fast may be within a day or so.Once you are done with the sprouting, let it dry till there is no moisture.
    How to make Sathu Maavu Recipe - Step5
  7. Now start dry roasting each ingredient one by one….fried garam dal,sorgum(cholam and thinai.Its enough to roast till aroma comes, don’t let it brown.
    Hot to make Sathu Maavu Recipe - Step6
  8. Now start dry roasting each ingredient one by one….fried garam dal,sorgum(cholam and thinai.Its enough to roast till aroma comes, don’t let it brown.
    Hot to make Sathu Maavu Recipe - Step7
  9. Then roast red rice, sago.Finally start roasting the sprouted items one by one just for 2-3mins thats enough.I have just shown for green gram sprouts , repeat the same for other sprouts too.
    Hot to make Sathu Maavu Recipe - Step8
  10. Finally dry roast cashew and badams, for 2-3mins.Once everything is roasted, spread it in a plate and let it cool down completely.Then combine everything together along with sukku,cardamom and grind it.I gave it to the flour mill for grinding.After you get the powder, spread it to cool down then store in airtight container.
    Hot to make Sathu Maavu Recipe - Step9
  11. Then combine everything together along with sukku and grind it.I gave it to the flour mill for grinding.After you get the powder, spread it to cool down then store in airtight container.
    Hot to make Sathu Maavu Recipe - Step9Cool down completely and then store in airtight container.

How to make Sathu Maavu Recipe

My Notes:

  • Its really important to rinse all the grains and dry it before roasting it, for the grains to be sprouted, rinse it well then soak and sprout.
  • There is no need to roast the sprouted ingredients but helps in extending shelf life.But just roast for 2-3mins thats enough, do not let it brown.
  • I started sprouting with items which takes long time to sprout.Of the 5 ingredients black chana and whole wheat takes long time to sprout so plan accordingly.Its better to sprout whole wheat and back chana together then in the 2nd batch with ragi, kambu and green gram.
  • First check for any speck in each grain then Rinse them well.
  • Also its better to soak 2 ingredients at a time so that drying and storing is easy.
  • I use a kitchen scale to measure each ingredient and as my neighbour suggested I am using only gram measures.If you dont have a kitchen scale at home, then buy the ingredients in the exact mentioned quantity itself. I get millets and grains in bulk so had to measure individually.
  • I usually change the millets variety each time you make this mix, like instead of foxtail millet, you can add kodo millet or little millet etc.
  • I have just given the measures that I got from my neighbour, you can plus or minus the ingredients as per your preference and liking.
  • Roasting the sprouted ingredients is not must, just roast it till the moisture leaves that’s enough.
  • Make sure you cool down completely after roasting.Once it cools down then store else it will let out moisture if you close and keep immediately.
  • Adding cardamom is purely optional.We usually make both sweet and savory so add less whole cardamom in the mix to ground and add powdered elachi if needed while making sweet.
  • Adding dry ginger powder helps in digestion.But if you are planning to make this for kids I would recommend skipping it.And while making the porridge you can add dry ginger powder.Some kids may not like the dry ginger flavour so its better that you add it while making the porridge as and when needed.
  • You can store in airtight container and keep it outside for 2-3months then refrigerate it if you want to store for a longer period of time.

Sathu Maavu Recipe

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Comments

  1. Veena Theagarajan says

    September 15, 2014 at 9:32 am

    so healthy powder.. This can be used for so dishes..

    Reply
  2. Sreshta Uppalapati says

    September 15, 2014 at 10:02 am

    Wooww very useful to me.. Healthy powder for all ages..

    Sharmi I need ur encouragement to develop my blog..So please check my blog…
    http://sreshtaskitchens.blogspot.in/2014/09/bread-halwa.html

    Reply
  3. Sreshta Uppalapati says

    September 15, 2014 at 10:13 am

    Red rice means?

    Reply
  4. Bala Jayaseelan says

    September 15, 2014 at 11:07 am

    Wow, nicely done! Is sago healthy?

    Reply
  5. Triveni Srinu says

    September 15, 2014 at 11:48 am

    Sprouts Multigrain powder…!! I heard first time… Thanq. Can you post Jeera Rice…???

    Reply
    • SHARMILEE J says

      September 17, 2014 at 4:15 pm

      Sure will post it by next week

      Reply
  6. Vaishnavi says

    September 15, 2014 at 5:03 pm

    Azing effort..kudos

    Reply
  7. Vaishnavi says

    September 15, 2014 at 5:04 pm

    Amazing effort. Kudos

    Reply
  8. Snow White says

    September 17, 2014 at 2:38 am

    Thanks for the recipe. Can we use a blender to make this?

    Reply
    • SHARMILEE J says

      September 17, 2014 at 10:02 am

      I don't think our regular mixie can grind these ingredients finely to a powder.

      Reply
  9. sara says

    September 17, 2014 at 3:51 am

    Hi sharmi wat is hot pack?.i am not understand first step for soaking channa and wheat.

    Reply
  10. Jayanthi Sindhiya says

    September 17, 2014 at 11:05 am

    Very neat and helpful post. Beautifully explained. Great work!!

    Reply
  11. Sirisha Uppalapati says

    September 17, 2014 at 11:58 am

    Where do we get red rice?

    Reply
    • SHARMILEE J says

      September 17, 2014 at 1:55 pm

      It is available in most leading supermarkets….

      Reply
  12. Snow White says

    September 24, 2014 at 3:03 pm

    Sharmi, Can we make dosa with this powder?

    Reply
    • SHARMILEE J says

      September 25, 2014 at 8:31 am

      Yes but guess we need to mix with regular dosa idli batter ann try it…Havent tried making dosa with just this powder….

      Reply
  13. Agal says

    October 31, 2014 at 1:02 pm

    Hello,
    Please tell me whether i can give this sathu mavu to my 9 month baby.

    Reply
    • SHARMILEE J says

      October 31, 2014 at 1:39 pm

      It is advisable to feed only after a 1 yr as mentioned in my post…

      Reply
  14. prabhamadhan says

    November 30, 2014 at 4:31 pm

    Hi Sharmi ,
    Whenever I make this powder with sprouted green gram the porridge becomes watery after cooking ,it never thickens is that something with proportions.

    Reply
    • SHARMILEE J says

      December 1, 2014 at 1:53 pm

      I am really not sure as I have not tried with just sprouted green gram, I think yes the measures and proportions matters the most….

      Reply
  15. palk says

    February 25, 2015 at 7:37 am

    Instead of black channa Can i use white channa?

    Reply
    • SHARMILEE J says

      February 25, 2015 at 11:55 am

      Yes you can….

      Reply
  16. Devansh Chaudhary says

    April 14, 2015 at 8:47 am

    Helpful post

    Reply
  17. Devansh Chaudhary says

    April 14, 2015 at 8:51 am

    My green gram sprouts turned sticky in roasting process they started leaving moisture. Where I did wrong. I dry them under fan also. Plz reply

    Reply
    • SHARMILEE J says

      April 14, 2015 at 12:51 pm

      It should be completely dried in sun before roasting, even a little moisture in it will spoil it…

      Reply
  18. Jaya Dhir says

    June 17, 2015 at 10:00 am

    Thank you so much for the recipe……i have made he powder…..but could you please tell me how to make porridge with this powder????

    Reply
    • SHARMILEE J says

      June 17, 2015 at 10:47 am

      Please search as sathu maavu koozh have posted it already

      Reply
  19. SAKSHI says

    August 15, 2015 at 8:48 am

    hi sharmi
    pearl millet and quinoa is same?

    Reply
    • SHARMILEE J says

      August 15, 2015 at 1:08 pm

      No

      Reply
  20. s megala says

    August 24, 2015 at 8:05 pm

    Can we get this sathu powder in market (not manna or other)? I am working woman, it is hard to get enough time to do these type of extra work. If possible Pl. tell me where we can get. Thank you

    Reply
    • SHARMILEE J says

      August 27, 2015 at 12:20 pm

      I haven't had experience other than manna so not really sure about it

      Reply
  21. Jigna Sachdev says

    December 17, 2015 at 10:16 pm

    Hi. Thanks for the healthy recepie. As for the sprouted kala chana I dried them in the sun for 2 days and then roasted them. But the sprouted roots got burnt during roasting. Is it ok? Should I dry them in the sun for longer? How do I know that the sprouts are ready for roasting? Thanks

    Reply
    • SHARMILEE J says

      December 20, 2015 at 5:45 am

      Yes it is absolutely ok, it will soon get curled up and browned while roasting.But do it low flame.

      Reply
  22. Unknown says

    January 18, 2016 at 8:02 am

    Hi…..Thank you so much for letting us know abt such a highly nutritious recipe,devoid of any chemicals..I am fortunate enough to came accross this webpage as i was surfing abt whole grains recipe…absolutely wonderful in the way u presented the recipe to be made step by step….Grateful to you immensely to share ur superb knowledge with us…Looking forward for such nice articles from u…
    Thank you
    Regards
    Navien Kumar

    Reply
  23. deep kiran says

    April 10, 2016 at 12:41 pm

    as grains & dry fruits already roasted then is it necessary to sathu powder boil for 2 min.with water/milk. instead of add powder directly in water or milk without boil on gas.

    madhusudan pune

    Reply
    • SHARMILEE J says

      April 20, 2016 at 2:30 am

      The grains are just roasted so they need to cooked well

      Reply
  24. Unknown says

    May 19, 2016 at 4:09 am

    My mom use to do this daily for breakfast healthier drink

    Reply
  25. Alboni - Boni's Healthy Twists says

    August 9, 2016 at 4:50 am

    Love the way you make all the homemade powders.

    Reply
  26. rajan says

    September 6, 2016 at 9:46 am

    You could have provided the tamil name for the ingredients….

    Reply
  27. Subha says

    March 9, 2017 at 6:04 am

    Hi,
    Is sprouting necessary? Can I make without sprouting ?

    Reply
    • Sharmilee J says

      March 24, 2017 at 6:43 am

      use you can just roast and grind.

      Reply
  28. Chithra says

    March 9, 2017 at 3:09 pm

    Healthy drink Sharmi but we dont need sundry the sprouts?

    Reply
    • Sharmilee J says

      March 24, 2017 at 6:50 am

      yes to get rid of the moisture content

      Reply
  29. VAISHNAVI says

    March 15, 2017 at 10:07 pm

    What wheat to be added? Punjab or samba?

    Reply
    • Sharmilee J says

      March 24, 2017 at 6:45 am

      I use punjab wheat.

      Reply
  30. madhumitha says

    March 16, 2017 at 12:51 pm

    can we make chapati with this powder skipping wheat? my daughter is allergic tho wheat

    Reply
    • Sharmilee J says

      March 24, 2017 at 6:55 am

      yes you can skip it and little more of ragi and millets

      Reply
  31. Revathy says

    April 20, 2017 at 4:39 pm

    Hi,
    Thanks for the nice recipe! I was wondering if there is an instant variation of this recipe? That is, health mix powder that we can mix instantly in milk and drink.
    Thanks
    Revathy.

    Reply
    • Sharmilee J says

      April 24, 2017 at 6:57 am

      You can check out the poha cerelac for instant version.As thus has multigrain this needs to be cooked.

      Reply
  32. shalini says

    August 29, 2017 at 11:10 am

    Hi,

    Great recipe, is there a substitute for red rice?

    Reply
    • Sharmilee J says

      August 30, 2017 at 4:18 pm

      You can skip it

      Reply
  33. Hema says

    December 17, 2017 at 1:39 pm

    Hi SHarmilee,

    My son doesn’t like ragi that much. I have tried cookies and cupcakes also. Is it very important to add ragi to this powder?

    Reply
    • Sharmilee J says

      January 15, 2018 at 11:42 am

      It is the main ingredient as my neighbour said…but you can replace it with any other whole grain of your choice

      Reply
  34. Jeen says

    January 29, 2018 at 8:50 pm

    Can we skip wheat?..will it taste good?

    Reply
    • Sharmilee J says

      February 6, 2018 at 7:49 pm

      You can skip it and try too

      Reply
  35. Prema says

    May 23, 2018 at 8:15 pm

    Just superb have reduced a lot of back pain after having thus regularly.
    Too good for weight reduction too.
    Healthy tasty too

    Reply
  36. Meena says

    May 26, 2018 at 11:10 pm

    Hi thanks for sharing this healthy recipe. Can we add flax seeds And seasme to the powder..and I Dont have ragi right now can we prepare without ragi. .instead black channa can I add white ones..Pls let me know thanks..

    Reply
    • Sharmilee J says

      July 12, 2018 at 9:39 am

      ragi is the main ingredient here not sure for replacement for that.Yes you can add flax seeds if you wish

      Reply
  37. Jos says

    May 11, 2019 at 2:04 pm

    Grains without sprouting to be rinsed and dried under sun or under shadow dear ?

    Reply
    • Sharmilee J says

      July 3, 2019 at 6:48 am

      Rinse well before sprouting

      Reply

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