
- Serves
- 4
- Portion
- 200 ml bowl
- Time
- Cook 15 min
- Texture
- Smooth porridge
- Season
- AutumnOctober
- Dosha
- Vata
- Pitta
- Kapha
Nourishing; Pitta & Vata pacifying
Ingredients
What you need
| Done | Ingredient | Household measure | Quantity (4 servings) | Café batch ×5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amaranth (rajgira) flour | ½ cup amaranth flour | 60 g | 300 g | |
| Ghee (cow) | 2 tsp | 10 g | 50 g | |
| Cow's milk, whole | 2½ cups, warm | 600 ml | 3000 ml | |
| Dates, seedless | 5 seedless, chopped | 40 g | 200 g | |
| Green cardamom | ⅛ tsp | 0.5 g | 2.5 g | |
| Almonds | 8, slivered | 10 g | 50 g |
Method
How to cook it
Step 1: Roast rajgira flour in ghee on low 5 minutes until nutty.
Step 2: Add warm milk gradually, whisking to avoid lumps.
Step 3: Cook 6 minutes, stirring, until creamy.
Step 4: Add dates and cardamom; simmer 1 minute.
Step 5: Top with almonds.
Nutrition
Per serving, estimated
218kcal
Energy
7.5g
Protein
10.5g
Fat
25.1g
Carbohydrate
2.1g
Fibre
0g
Salt
Where the energy comes from
Protein and carbohydrate × 4 kcal/g, fat × 9 kcal/g
Estimated from IFCT 2017 / USDA composition tables; not for clinical use.
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