Mixed Millet Porridge mix, healthy homemade porridge mix with millets. A quick and easy breakfast premix, suited for all age group.
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The First Food
Porridge is an essential part of our food chain right from our birth. Apart from mother's milk, a new born is fed with parboiled rice porridge. Later, starts mashed rice and lentil porridge, with mashed veggies.
As a grown up we too at times prefer porridge for our breakfast. They are quick and easy to make and have lot of option. I frequently used to make oats porridge or Poha porridge.
When i switched to millets, i changed to leftover millets porridge with varagu/kodo millet and Kambu/pearl millet. Starting of summer, this delish ragi porridge is famous in south India, you can see small food carts selling this on road side. But these are cold porridges, served with curd or buttermilk.
Both my kiddos love the Ragi and cashewnut porridge, when served warm, with lots of roasted cashews on top. So, like a feather to the cap of porridges, i bring you a simple homemade, Sathumaavu kanji/ health mix using Mixed millets made at home.
What are Millets?
A group of cereals which are mostly tiny in size, round in shape. There are about 6,000 varieties of millet throughout the world in different colors too. Millets are gluten-free and rich in B vitamins, calcium, iron, potassium, magnesium, and zinc. The bran layers of millets are good sources of B-complex vitamins. Varagu or Kodo millet is a millet variety.
Since the millets are small grains, they are called as Sirudhaniyam, in tamil,literally meaning small grains.
Millets Names in English/Hindi/Tamil
| Name of the Millet | Hindi | Tamil |
| Sorghum | Jowar | Cholam |
| Pearl Millet | Bajra | Kambu |
| Finger Millet | Ragi | Kezhvaragu |
| Barnyard Millet | Jhangora | Kuthiraivaali |
| Foxtail Millet | Kangni | Thinai |
| Kodo millet | Kodra | Varagu |
| Proso Millet | Barri | Pani Varagu |
| Little Millet | Kutki | Samai |
| Amaranth | Rajgira | Keerai Vidai |
Why Millets?
Many people have to restrict their white rice intake due to many health factors. Millets are great alternate to rice. Millets helps to lower blood glucose levels and improves insulin response. They have a low Glycemic index, which increase the satiety by decreasing hunger and slows the rate of digestion. You can read more about its health benefits here .
There are many rice dishes that can be made with millets, when cooked properly, you won't notice any change in taste or texture
Homemade Porridge Mix
All it takes is 10 minutes to make this porridge mix and you don't need any fancy equipment to grind. So make this healthy and hearty porridge and enjoy a sumptuous morning meal.
This mixed millets kanji satisfies our sudden hunger pangs, and is also an easy and healthy breakfast option for adults. The kanji/porridge powder can be made ahead and refrigerated.
The below given measurements makes a 200 grams bottle of kanji powder, which will last you a week-full, if you are making this everyday.
Totally healthy, preservative free and since i have made this using organic millets, i can also add chemical free
Why this Recipe Works ?
- Easy to make, no fancy ingredients, these millets are part of every Indian Kitchen. With UN declaring 2023 as Year of Millets, these millets are now available all across the globe.
- Small quantity just enough for a family 2-4. This can absolutely be scaled to suit bigger batches too.
- Quick and easy breakfast recipe. This homemade kanji powder makes a easy breakfast, just cook it with water or plain milk, add sweetener of your choice, topping of your choice and enjoy.
- Healthy and light on stomach. This homemade kanji mix is made with millets, which has a low GI and also makes a lighter meal. The days you have a heavy lunch, you can opt to this for a light dinner or a light breakfast.
Mixed millets kanji/porridge
Equipment
- Pan for roasting
- Mixie/spice grinder for grinding the powder
- sauce pan for making the porridge
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoon varagu arisi /Kodo millet
- 2 tablespoon Thinai arisi /foxtail millet
- 2 tablespoon saamai arisi /Little millet
- 2 tablespoon Kuthiraivaali /Barnyard millet
- 2 tablespoon chutney dal/Potukadalai /Roasted gram
- 2 tablespoon badam /almonds
To make the porridge
- 2 tablespoon porridge powder
- 1.5 cups milk i use full fat, use plant based milk for vegan
- 2 teaspoon sugar or to taste
- ¼ teaspoon cardamom powder
- a generous sprinkle of cinnamon powder
- chopped almonds and raisins for garnish
Instructions
- Dry roast all the millets together. Keep the flame medium while roasting and it should turn golden brown and you should get the toasting aroma of the millet
- Take care not to over roast them or burn them, or else it the kanji might turn bitter.
- To the hot roasted millets, add almonds and roasted gram. Let it cool for 10 minutes.
- Take the ingredients in a mixer and grind it to a fine powder. Do not grind it continuously, as we have added almonds,there is a chance it will release oil and the power might clump.
- Once ground, let the powder cool a bit and store the powder in an air-tight container.
To make the porridge
- Heat milk in a sauce pan, Add cardamom powder and sugar to the boiling milk.
- Mix the kanji/porridge powder in ¼ cup of water and make a thin liquid.
- Reduce the flame and add the kanji/porridge liquid to the milk, in thin stream. Stir well, a whisk would be better here, and cook in a slow flame until the kanji thickens.
- Take it off the stove and transfer it on to a bowl. sprinkle cinnamon, garnish with raisins and almonds and serve warm.
Nutrition
Disclaimer
I m not a Doctor or a Nutritionist The Nutrition information provided above comes from the plugin and is only an estimate.
Unknown
Surely a healthy one and looks super delicious too.. Bookmarking it..
Priya Suresh
Mindblowing, wat an ultimate porridge and love all the millets went in..Absolutely my kind of porridge Priya.
cookingwithsapana
All those millets going in that bowl makes it more healhty.Lovely reading about your millet experiments.
Rafeeda AR
Really interesting bowl of breakfast... the only millet I know is raagi, nothing else... we don't use much in our cooking either... really a good share...
Srivalli
Excellent one Priya..I enjoyed your series and what a find each one has been!
Sandhiya
I love porridge for breakfast, It looks delicious . With all those millets, it's must be healthy & fulfilling.
Srividhya
Ahhh Sathumaavu kanchi. Kiddo loves this. He grew up eating this one.
MySpicyKitchen
Beautiful click and tempting bowl of porridge. Love the garnish
Pavani
Wow what a highly nutritious and delicious Millet porridge.
Harini R
Wow! Such a nutritious millet porridge, Priya. I am sure I am going to try it out.
Niloufer Riyaz
Very healthy porridge. ... Very good for kids
Suma Gandlur
Such a healthy porridge. I have to check these millets out as the millet recipes are becoming too tempting because of the BMs.
The Pumpkin Farm
reminds me of tiny shloku days....will make it again...when the cold weather comes in to make a nice soup
Archana
Like Pradnya it reminds me of the times when kiddo was younger. Will love to try it once I source all these millets.
Unknown
When roasted,one millet tasted bitter,why so please help me,tia
Priya_Srinivasan
Hi, sorry i m noticing the comment only now. very sorry for that. if you have over roasted the ingredient it might turn bitter. roast it golden brown.
Priya Vj
I liked this version of sathu maav kanji with just 3 millets.i am definitely making this as I am having all 3 millets on hand. My bf issues are sorted 🙂
Mayuri Patel
Priya, this recipe is a keeper. What a brilliant idea to mix millets and enjoy kanji or porridge. Definitely a healthy and filling snack or breakfast option.
Kalyani
Super idea priya - to make millet Sathu Maavu at home. I personally prefer a hot breakfast anyday but this is handy mix for the kids when they like a change from the usual breakfast routine