Jeerige ganji recipe | How to make jeerige kayi ganji | Cumin coconut rice porridge
By Latha on April 20th, 2022
Jeerige ganji recipe explained with step by step pictures and a video. This is a very easy and tasty breakfast or meal recipe prepared using rice, coconut, cumin seeds and little salt. A simple cucumber pachadi recipe also explained. This is a very comforting recipe for the summer as it makes the body cool.
Ganji is a very soothing and comforting recipe. You can have it for breakfast or lunch or dinner. I have served it with Mango pickle, however you can serve it with any pickle of your choice. You can find one more boiled rice ganji recipe on this website.
We all are very busy and always in search of easy recipes. And this is one such very easy, quick yet very tasty recipe.
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I have made a video on this recipe with Kannada narration, which I have embedded it below. Kindly have a look.
Preparation time: 10 min
Cooking time: 5 min
Serves: 2
Ingredients: (measuring cup used = 240ml)
- 1/2 cup rice
- 1/2 cup coconut
- 1 tsp cumin seeds
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1 tsp ghee (for serving)
- pickle (for serving)
Ingredients for cucumber pachadi:
- 1/2 cucumber
- 1/2 tsp ginger
- 1/2 tsp green chili
- 1 tbsp chopped coriander leaves
- 3/4 tsp salt or as per your taste
Instructions for making jeerige ganji:
- Rinse 1/2 cup rice.
- Add 4 times water and cook until soft.
- Mash the rice slightly.
- Grind coconut and cumin seeds by adding required water.
- Add it into the cooked rice. Also add in required water
- Add in salt. Optionally you can also add little jaggery.
- Add in required water andd adjust the consistency.
- Chop the cucumber.
- Take the chopped cucumber in a bowl. Add in ginger and green chilli.
- Also add in coriander leaves and salt. Give a quick mix to make cucumber pachadi.
- Serve the ganji with ghee, cucumber pachadi and pickle.
Dear reader, We have a Kannada version of this recipe. Click here to read this recipe in Kannada.
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