RAGI MOR KOOZH

INGREDIENTS:

Ragi/ Keppai flour - 5 ladles

Buttermilk- 250 ml

Small onions : 1 handful

Green chillies - 3 chopped

Salt to taste

Sufficient water.

METHOD OF PREPARATION:

1) Take 5 ladles of Ragi flour in a large bowl.

2) Add sufficient water and mix well to get a very thin batter without lumps.

3) Boil 5 cups of water in a heavy bottomed vessel.

4) Meanwhile, prepare buttermilk.

5) Once the water boils, slowly mix the batter in the boiling water without any lumps as seen in the video. Continuous stirring is essential.

6) Cook in slow flame, once it starts thickening add onions, green chillies and mix well. Remove from the flame after 5 minutes. 

7) Finally mix the buttermilk with salt. Mix it up well. Healthy Ragi Koozh is ready to be served.

PEARL MILLET PORRIDGE / KAMBU KOOZH

Hi readers,

Today, I am sharing a simple yet healthy authentic recipe of every household in Tamilnadu, Kambu Koozh. Kambu/ Pearl millet is rich in proteins and vitamins and can be consumed all through the seasons. 

INGREDIENTS:

Kambu maavu / Pearl Millet flour - 5 ladles

Jaggery/ Karupaati - 250 gms

Whole spices - Elachi, Cloves, Cinnamon sticks- handful

Grated Coconut - 100 to 150 gms

Sufficient water.

METHOD OF PREPARATION:

1) Take 5 ladles of Pearl millet flour in a large bowl.

2) Add sufficient water and mix well to get a very thin batter without lumps.

3) Boil 5 cups of water in a heavy bottomed vessel.

  

4) Meanwhile, prepare jaggery syrup. 

5) Once the water boils, slowly mix the batter in the boiling water without any lumps as seen in the video. Continuous stirring is needed.

6) Cook in slow flame, once we feel the thickening consistency, add the jaggery syrup to the porridge and mix well.

7) Meanwhile, take the grated coconut and the spices.

8) Add the grated coconut with the spices to the porridge and cook till the consistency of porridge is reached. The Consistency shouldn't be watery or too thick, It has to be a bit thin consistency without any lumps.

MOR SADHAM / MOR KOOZH / BUTTERMILK RICE - SUMMER SPECIAL

Mor Sadham is one of the best coolant to reduce your body heat and a diet food for weight loss .All the marriages in TamilNadu will never miss this rice in their party menu especially during Summers.A simple and easy rice to go with.....This rice can be ever prepared by blending rice well with buttermilk in a blender to have a koozh consistency and can be given for toddlers.



INGREDIENTS :

Fresh curd - 1 cup
Rice - 1/2 cup
Water - 1/2 cup
Salt to taste
Asafotida - 1 tsp
Pearl/Sambar Onions - 1/4 cup
Ginger and Green Chilli - 1 tsp each (optional)

METHOD OF PREPARATION :

1. Beat curd with water and asafoetida well with little salt or Blend them in a blend well . Add ginger and green chillies to it(optional) .

2. Mash the rice well with a ladle and mix it up well with the buttermilk . 

3. Garnish it with finely chopped onions and serve .


Linking it with Nalini's Tamizhar Samayal Tuesday event 

VEGETABLE OATS PORRIDGE

INGREDIENTS :

Oats - 1/2 cup
Water - 3/4 cup or sufficient
Boiled vegetables - 1 cup of Potato,Peas,Carrot,Spinach
Chilli powder - 1 tsp
Salt to taste
Crushed pepper - 1/2 tsp
Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp

METHOD OF PREPARATION :

1. Boil oats with water .
2. When half cooked , mix boiled veggies to to it with salt and all spice powders .
3.Stir it continuously till done . Serve with crushed pepper to it.

Linking it with Potluck party by Jagruti .

OATS PORRIDGE / KANJI

INGREDIENTS :

Oats - 1/4 cup
Chillies - 2
Onion - 1 chopped
Carrot - 1 grated
Salt to taste

METHOD OF PREPARATION :

1) Boil oats well with sufficient water and salt.
2) Garnish it with Raw chiilies, onion and carrot .

Serve hot .

This goes to Super power super foods by Jagruthi .




and Sharan's Celebrating Independence Day .

RAMZAN NOMBU KANJI - VEG

Learnt this from my friend . Linking it up with Lubna's Joy from fasting to feasting -4 .

INGREDIENTS :

 

• Broken Rice/ Rice  - 1 cup
• Mixed vegetables - 1 cup 
• Green Chillies - 3 
• Tomato - 1 
• Biriyani leaves - 2 
• Cinnamon sticks , Cloves - 2 each 
• Ginger - garlic paste - 1 tsp 
• Chilli powder - 1/2 tsp 
• Moong dal - 2 handful 
• Coconut grinded - 1/4 cup 
• Onion - 1 (big)
• Salt to taste 

METHOD OF PREPARATION : 

1) Heat oil in a cooker . Roast Moongdal and rice for few minutes. Add a cup of vegetables.

2) Add 5 cups of water, roasted cloves, cinnamon and biriyani leaves. Mix it well.

3) Add the grinded coconut, salt and mix it well.

4) Followed by onion and tomato . Add split chillies and ginger-garlic paste. Mix it well and a handful of mint leaves. Pressure cook for 3 whistles till soft. It has to be of Kanji consistency.

Serve hot.

OATS FRUITS PORRIDGE

INGREDIENTS:

Oats Flakes - 1 cup

Apple - 1 (sliced)
Banana slices - few
Sugar - 2 tbsps
Hot milk - 2 cups
Honey - 1 tsp (for topping)

METHOD PREPARATION :

1) Boil milk, when it starts boiling, add in oats and stir it continuously till done.

Serve hot with fruits topping and honey.

Linking it up with Know your natural sweetness event - Honey .