Rye (kambu) curd-rice mix which helps remove harmful fats
Ingredients
- Rye (the grain known as ‘kambu’ in Tamil) – 2 cups
- Milk – 1.5 cups
- Curd – ½ cup
- Carrot – 1
- Mustard – 1 teaspoon
- Blackgram – 1 teaspoon
- Green chili – 1
- Dried red chili – 2
- Ginger – a small piece
- Asafoetida – a pinch
- Oil – as required
- Salt – as required
- Coriander leaves cut – a small bunch
- Curry leaves – a small bunch
Recipe
- Finely chop the coriander leaves, green chili, and ginger into small pieces.
- Grate the carrot and keep aside.
- Winnow the rye clean, remove the skin and keep aside.
- Now, grind the cleaned rye coarsely in the ‘ravs’ size in the mixie.
- Add 5 cups of the broken rye piece and cook under medium flame. Allow 4 whistles, remove – after the pressure releases itself, remove, add the milk and mix well.
- Then, take a frying pan (kadai), swathe stove on, add the oil. Once the oil is hot, sauté mustard, black gram, and asafoetida. Then add the curry leaves, dried red chili pieces, green chili pieces, and the chopped ginger and sauté for a few minutes. Add this to the cooked rye mix kept ready.
- Finally, add salt, grated carrot, curd, and the required small quantity of water, chopped coriander pieces, and mix.
Yummy, healthy rye curd rice is ready!