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Volume I · Oct 1

Rajgira–Milk Porridge with Dates (Navratri)

OctoberBreakfast
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

Ingredients for 4 servings
DoneIngredientHousehold measureQuantity (4 servings)Café batch ×5
Amaranth (rajgira) flour½ cup amaranth flour60 g300 g
Ghee (cow)2 tsp10 g50 g
Cow's milk, whole2½ cups, warm600 ml3000 ml
Dates, seedless5 seedless, chopped40 g200 g
Green cardamom⅛ tsp0.5 g2.5 g
Almonds8, slivered10 g50 g

Method

How to cook it

  1. Step 1: Roast rajgira flour in ghee on low 5 minutes until nutty.

  2. Step 2: Add warm milk gradually, whisking to avoid lumps.

  3. Step 3: Cook 6 minutes, stirring, until creamy.

  4. Step 4: Add dates and cardamom; simmer 1 minute.

  5. 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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