Volume II · 1.08
Marunnu Kanji — Karkidaka-style Spiced Rice Gruel (Culinary Version)
- Serves
- 4
- Portion
- 250 ml
- Time
- 45 min
- Texture
- IDDSI 2–3
- Season
- All year
- Dosha
- Vata
- Pitta
- Kapha
Vata–Kapha; monsoon tonic
Ingredients
What you need
| Done | Ingredient | Household measure | Quantity (4 servings) | Café batch ×5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rice, Kerala red matta (raw) | ½ cup Kerala red / njavara rice | 100 g | 500 g | |
| Fenugreek seeds | 1 tsp fenugreek seeds | 3 g | 15 g | |
| Water | 5 cups | 1200 ml | 6000 ml | |
| Cumin (jeera) | ½ tsp | 2 g | 10 g | |
| Dry ginger (saunth) | ½ tsp | 1 g | 5 g | |
| Coconut milk, thin | ¾ cup + 1 tbsp | 200 ml | 1000 ml | |
| Ghee (cow) | 1½ tsp | 8 g | 40 g | |
| Rock salt (sendha namak) | ½ tsp | 3 g | 15 g | |
| Black pepper | ¼ tsp | 0.5 g | 2.5 g |
Method
How to cook it
Step 1: Soak rice and fenugreek 30 minutes.
Step 2: Cook in water (pressure 6 whistles or 45 minutes open) until the gruel is soft.
Step 3: Add coconut milk, cumin, dry ginger and pepper; simmer 5 minutes without boiling hard.
Step 4: Finish with ghee and salt.
Nutrition
Per serving, estimated
170kcal
Energy
2.6g
Protein
8.6g
Fat
21g
Carbohydrate
1.5g
Fibre
0.8g
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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