My Healthy Happy Kitchen: Traditional Nonbu Kanji / Porridge

Light and Tasty ,this creamy porridge is multi- purpose.It makes a wonderful warming, an appetizing quick meal and also healthy meal for any time.
Ingredients:
raw rice -150- 200 gm
onion - 100 gm
tomato - 1
green chilli - 3 -4
chopped coriander -2 tbsp
mint leaves -2 tbsp
ginger garlic paste - 2 tsp
garlic - 6-8 cloves
coconut milk -2 cup to taste (medium thickness)
oil - 2 tsp
ghee - 2 tsp
curry leaves - few
salt - to taste
Kanji Podi / Powder
1 tsp cumin seeds, half tsp fenugreek seeds and half tsp fennel seeds
2 clove,2 cardamom, a small piece cinnamon and grind it together.
or you can add only cumin and fenugreek seeds.

Serves - 4 - 6
If everything is ready duration 30 minutes.

Steps to follow:

Wash and soak rice.Then add the rice along with 7-8 cups water in a pressure cooker.

Get ready with all the things.

Then add chopped onion,tomato,chopped coriander,mint leaves,garlic,green chilli,and kanji powder and gg paste to it.

Cook in a low flame for 10- 15 minutes or for 4-5 whistles.After pressure released open the cooker and mash well.Add salt.

In a pan add ghee oil mix when it is hot add one tbsp chopped onion and few curry leaves.stir onion until light pink colour .Add coconut milk.When the bubble comes switch off the flame.

Add seasoned coconut milk to the kanji in the pressure cooker.Mix well. Add 1-2 cup hot water to your consistency.

Now the delicious nonbu kanji is ready. Serve with pakora,vadai,pajji or any chutni or pachadi or thokku. This is the way we used to prepare Islamic traditional Nonbu kanji / Iftar Porridge in our house.
You can add finally cooked mutton keema or cooked shredded chicken or cooked veg mix or moringa leaves or fried fish pieces or cooked variety pulses mix to this kanaji.