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Kambu Koozh Bajra Porridge
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
20 mins
 
Course: Breakfast, Drinks
Cuisine: Indian
Author: Sangeetha Priya
Ingredients
  • Whole Kambu (Bajra Bajri Milleor Coarsely Broken - 1 Cup
  • Butter Milk - 1 Cup or as needed
  • alt and Water - As Required
  • Few Chopped Pearl Onion/Shallot and Fried Vathals - To go with porridge
Instructions
  1. Clean, Rinse and powder (only if you have the whole bajrthe kambu (Bajrin mixie to a coarse texture.
  2. Add 2 1/2 Cups of water to the powder and cook in medium flame.
  3. If using pressure cooker (refer videthen keep in low/sim for 4 whistles after the first whistle.
  4. Add more water to the cooked kambu sadam (keep in room temp overnight).
  5. Morning mix well without lumps, add buttermilk and salt.
  6. My grandma makes Puli Kadupan which goes very well with this porridge (refer video), its a mix of tamarind, red chili, shallot (china vengayaand salt, just grind all together(raw)...
  7. Otherwise serve chill with raw Shallot/Moor Milagai/Mavadu or any other vathals.
Recipe Notes
  1. The Bajri bought here is big in size so I powdered it, If you like to have it whole soak bajri for few hours and pressure cook it for 4-5 whistles with 1:1 ratio.
  2. Peanut chutney is the best combo to go with hot kambu sadham, however for making porridge follow the above procedure.