Rice Porridge
Rice Porridge is a traditional dish from South Canara. Commonly known as ganji, it makes a good food for summer.
1/2 cup rice
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup rice
- water
- salt as needed
- 1 cup thick coconut milk
- 1 cup thin coconut milk
Instructions
- Wash the rice and keep it to boil in a thick bottom pan. Cook it on a slow flame.
- Grate half a coconut.
- Put it in hot water and keep aside for sometime.
- Extract the milk from it. Keep the first extract separate.
- Again, put it in the jar and grind with some water.
- Once the rice is cooked, put the first extract to it.
- Let cook, it should be soft and smooth. Put the thin milk also to it.
- Add salt to it. Let cook for sometime.
- Adjust the consistency by adding some water.
- Rice Porridge is ready to serve.
Notes
Keep stirring in between.
Use a thick bottom pan, a pressure cooker will be ideal. The consistency should be moderate.
Use a thick bottom pan, a pressure cooker will be ideal. The consistency should be moderate.