- Serves
- 4
- Portion
- 200 ml
- Time
- 20 min
- Texture
- IDDSI 3–4
- Season
- Spring–summerAutumn
- Dosha
- Vata
- Pitta
- Kapha
Cooling, nourishing
Ingredients
What you need
| Done | Ingredient | Household measure | Quantity (4 servings) | Café batch ×5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sorghum (jowar) flour | ½ cup jowar flour | 60 g | 300 g | |
| Ghee (cow) | 1½ tsp | 8 g | 40 g | |
| Water | 1 cup | 250 ml | 1250 ml | |
| Cow's milk, whole | 2 cups less 2 tbsp | 450 ml | 2250 ml | |
| Dates, seedless | 5, chopped | 40 g | 200 g | |
| Green cardamom | ⅛ tsp | 0.5 g | 2.5 g | |
| Almonds | 8, chopped | 10 g | 50 g |
Method
How to cook it
Step 1: Roast jowar flour in ghee 4 minutes on low.
Step 2: Whisk in water; cook 5 minutes until thick.
Step 3: Add milk; simmer 6 minutes, stirring.
Step 4: Add dates and cardamom; top with almonds.
Nutrition
Per serving, estimated
184kcal
Energy
5.8g
Protein
7.8g
Fat
23.6g
Carbohydrate
2.5g
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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