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Paal kanji
A delicious rice soup made with Navara rice ( red rice) cooked in milk.
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Prep Time
15
minutes
mins
Cook Time
1
hour
hr
Total Time
1
hour
hr
15
minutes
mins
Course
Breakfast, Main Dish, Traditional
Cuisine
Baby toddler food, diabetic friendly, gluten free, Indian, Kerala, Kids choice, Medicinal, One pot, South indian, Vegetarian, Winter
Servings
4
people
Calories
229
kcal
Ingredients
1x
2x
3x
To cook the rice gruel
1/4
cup
Red rice
(use navara rice as far as possible)
2
cups
drinking water
2
cups
low fat milk
To garnish
4
tsp
grated coconut
(optional)
1/4
tsp
roasted cumin powder
Instructions
Wash the one cup of rice well and soak in the two cups of drinking water and set aside for 10 minutes
Pressure cooker method
Into the pressure cooker add the soaking rice with the water and one cup of milk
Pressure cook for three whistles and simmer for 20 minutes
Once the pressure is released naturally, open the pressure pan and stir and mash the rice well.
Add the remaining cup of milk and boil to a pouring consistency.
In the instant pot
Place the washed rice with the water and one cup of milk in the instant pot
Close and lock the lid, turn the steam release valve to sealing position.
Press the porridge option. Once the pressure builds it will count down to 20 minutes.
After 20 minutes, switch to keep warm mode, the pressure will reduce naturally.
once the valve floats to down position, Open the steam valve wait for a few minutes.
Then open the lid, mash the rice gently and add the extra cup of milk.
To serve
Scoop the gruel into a bowl and top with a pinch of roasted cumin powder and a tsp of freshly grated coconut.
Nutrition
Calories:
229
kcal
Carbohydrates:
43
g
Protein:
8
g
Fat:
3
g
Saturated Fat:
1
g
Polyunsaturated Fat:
0.1
g
Monounsaturated Fat:
0.4
g
Cholesterol:
6
mg
Sodium:
56
mg
Potassium:
196
mg
Fiber:
2
g
Sugar:
6
g
Keyword
easy soup recipes, Kerala recipes
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