Name: Paal Kanji (Milk Porridge) Recipe
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Ingredients: 1 cup Boiled rice; 4 cloves Garlic; 1 cup Milk; 3 cm Dry ginger; 1 stem Sarana veru; 1 tbsp Fenugreek seeds; 1/4 cup Palm Jaggery (optional)

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My Achi (Grandma) often says Paal kanji (Milk porridge) is a magical energy drink for woman during pregnancy!

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Best Practices

Paal kanji (Milk porridge) is adviced to be consumed after 7th month of pregnancy because this is the stage where your breasts begin to gear up for feeding your baby.

Best practice is to consume early morning before 2 hrs of having breakfast (For example: If you have paal kanji/milk porridge at 6 am, then have breakfast at 8 am). You can have paal kanji (Milk porridge) twice/thrice in a week till delivery and also after delivery as it helps in lactation.

Paal kanji (Milk porridge): Recipe Card

5 from 2 votes

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Course Healthy

Cuisine South Indian

Keyword Paal Kanji

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 10 minutes

Total Time 20 minutes

Serve for >>1

Ingredients

1 cup Boiled rice
4 cloves Garlic
1 cup Milk
3 cm Dry ginger
1 stem Sarana veru
1 tbsp Fenugreek seeds
1/4 cup Palm Jaggery optional

Instructions

In a pressure cooker add one handful of rinsed boiled rice and fenugreek seeds.
Add 1 glass milk.
Add 1 glass water.
Add 1 whole peeled garlic cloves.
On the other hand, crush dry ginger and saranaveru.
Put the crushed dry ginger and saranaveru in a white cloth and tie it.
Leave the white cloth also in the cooker.
Pressure cook for 5-6 whistles.
Once done take the white cloth, squeeze it and drink that milk first.
Now, mash the kanji.
Then add 1 cup of milk to the mashed kanji.

Notes

Jaggery(optional) – In a separate bowl powder the jaggery, melt it and filter it well. Now add the jaggery to the mashed kanji and enjoy drinking your paal kanji. If you want sweeter you can always add more jaggery.

Calories >>200kcal

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Paal kanji (Milk porridge) Recipe: Pictorial

1. In a pressure cooker add one handful of rinsed boiled rice and fenugreek seeds.

2. Add 1 glass milk.

3. Add 1 glass water.

4. Add 1 whole peeled garlic cloves.

5. On the other hand, crush dry ginger and saranaveru.

6. Put the crushed dry ginger and saranaveru in a white cloth and tie it.

7. Leave the white cloth also in the cooker.

8. Pressure cook for 5-6 whistles.

9. Once done take the white cloth, squeeze it and drink that milk first.

10. Now, mash the kanji.

11. Then add 1 cup of milk to the mashed kanji.

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Benefits of Paal Kanji (Milk porridge)

Garlic

Prevents high blood pressure.
Helps to boost baby weight.
Antimicrobial properties of garlic cant limit the growth of bacteria and help to keep the immune system healthy.
Pregnant women tend to get vaginal infections and this helps to fight against the issue.

Palm Jaggery

Rich in iron content and prevents anaemia.
Promotes healthy pregnancy.

Dry Ginger

Helps to reduce nausea

Fenugreek

Helps in lactation.

Final Thoughts

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