Name: Nombu Kanji - Ramzan Special
Prep time: 40 min
Total time: 40 min
Ingredients: ½ cup Lamb or beef (minced); 2 small Broken rice (soaked in water and later drained); ½ cup Green gram (soaked in water and later drained, Cheruparipppu); 1 cup Vegetables (chopped); 2 nos Onion (thinly sliced, medium); 1 no Tomato (finely chopped, medium); 3 nos Green chillies – 2; Ginger (garlic paste – 1 tsp); ½ tsp Turmeric powder; 1 tsp Chilly powder; ½ tsp Cumin seeds (Jeerakam); ½ no Coconut; 1 – Cinnamon sticks (Karugapatta); 4 nos Cloves – 3 (Grambu); Salt (As reqd); Coriander leaves (A little, chopped); Mint leaves (A few); 1 – Ghee/oil

Nombu Kanji - Ramzan Special

Spicy kanji or gruel made with rice, meat and mild spices

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Prep Time 40

Total Time 40

Cuisine Kerala

Servings people

Ingredients

½ cup Lamb or beef minced
2 small Broken rice soaked in water and later drained
½ cup Green gram soaked in water and later drained, Cheruparipppu
1 cup Vegetables chopped
2 nos Onion thinly sliced, medium
1 no Tomato finely chopped, medium
3 nos Green chillies – 2
Ginger garlic paste – 1 tsp
½ tsp Turmeric powder
1 tsp Chilly powder
½ tsp Cumin seeds Jeerakam
½ no Coconut
1 – Cinnamon sticks Karugapatta
4 nos Cloves – 3 Grambu
Salt As reqd
Coriander leaves A little, chopped
Mint leaves A few
1 – Ghee/oil

Instructions

Heat oil or ghee in a pressure cooker.
Splutter cumin seeds followed by cinnamon sticks and cloves.
Add onion and green chillies and sautT till the onions turn light brown.
Add the meat and sautT again till it too turns light brown.
Add ginger-garlic paste and sautT till you get rid of the raw smell.
Add tomato and sautT well till it gets blended well.
Add turmeric powder and chilly powder and stir well.
Add the vegetables, mix well and sautT for a while.
Add green gram and broken rice and mix well.
Fry the rice and dhal for a while.
Add about 4 cups of water and mix well again.
Add salt and mix well.
Pressure cook for 5 v10 mins or till done.
Add thick coconut milk and mix well, if more water is reqd.
:- Serve hot or warm.

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Nombu Kanji – Ramzan Special