FENUGREEK AND RICE PORRIDGE

Porridge is a soft, thick white food that is made from any type of grain, boiled with milk or water and eaten hot.

Fenugreek rice porridge is traditional Indian sweet from southern part of India.

Ingredients :
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1 cup boiled rice
2 tbsp fenugreek seeds
1/4 tsp of salt
1 cup jaggery
1 cup coconut milk
4 – 5 cups water
1 tsp Cardamom powder
2 tbsp almond flakes
2 tbsp of chopped almonds

Instructions :

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1) Soak the boiled rice and fenugreek seeds in water overnight.
2) Drain the water and keep the rice and fenugreek seeds in pressure cooker with 4 cups of water and 1/4 tsp of salt and cook till 3 whistles in the pressure cooker.
3) Once the steam from the pressure cooker is reduced, transfer the rice and fenugreek seed to another cooking bowl.
4) Add 1 cup of jaggery and 1tsp of cardamom powder to cooked rice and fenugreek seeds mixture and mix well
and heat it on low flame.
5) Add 1 cup of coconut milk and stir well.
6) Finally add almond flakes and transfer it to serving bowl.
7) Garnish it with few chopped almonds.
Serves 4 – 5
Preparation Time : 15 minutes
Cooking Time : 25 minutes
Total time : 40 minutes

Note:
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1) Porridge can be made in any white rice also . For white rice you can add 3 cups of water to the pressure cooker.
2) Jaggery can be adjusted as per your taste bud.
3) Coconut milk can be increased to 1 1/2 cup to 2 cups to get more rich taste.
4) Fenugreek seeds can be increased more if you need slightly bitter taste.

Benefits:
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1) Boiled rice is enriched with iron.
2) Jaggery helps in preventing joint pain and eases menstrual cramps pain.
3) Coconut Milk helps in weight loss.
4) Fenugreek seeds balance cholesterol and reduce menstrual cramps, appetite and fat mass. Maintain lever and kidney health.
5) Almonds helps to reduce blood pressure.
6) Cardamom helps with digestive problems.