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Bajra kanji (salt porridge). Pearl Millet (Kambu) is good for Health. This is an effective coolant for our body. This also helps in reducing weight.

Great medicine for us is always food. When you have bajra flour (Bajri in Marathi, Gujarathi, Rajastani, Sajje in Kannada, Sajjalu in Telugu, Kambam in Malayalam, Kambu in Tamil Courtesy: Wikipedia) at home, its really handy to make easy breakfasts with it, like this kambu kanji. My instant Kambu dosai is one of my regular quick fixes these. You can cook Bajra kanji (salt porridge) using 4 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Bajra kanji (salt porridge)

1. It's 1/2 cup of Pearl millet/Bajra -.
2. You need 2 cups of Water -.
3. You need To taste of Salt -.
4. Prepare As needed of Buttermilk -.

Congee or conjee (/ˈkɒndʒi/) is a type of rice porridge or gruel. The word 'congee' itself is a derivation of the Tamil word kañci or kanji. When eaten as plain rice congee. Ragi kanji recipe - a salt version of ragi porridge recipe made with ragi or finger millet flour.

Bajra kanji (salt porridge) step by step

1. Soak the kambu for at least 4 hrs or overnight, drain the water from it and put it into the blender/mixie jar.Pulse it few times, till they become coarse powder..
2. Heat the water in the pressure cooker and bring into boil.Add the grounded kambu and salt and mix it well. Put the lid & whistle on and cook it for 3 whistle in medium flame.
3. Once the pressure is released from the pressure cooker automatically, open the lid and mix it well with ladle, at this stage, it would be watery, but don't worry, let it covered and set aside to cool..
4. Once it cooled, again give a good mix, wet your hands and take a portion of cooked millet and roll into a smooth ball. Do the same for the remaining..
5. At this time, you can have them as kali with any kulambu as i did here and for the kanji, soak all the kambu kali in the water and let it set aside for overnight on counter top.
6. No need to refrigerate.On the next morning, take the needed kali in separate bowl along with enough soaked water and mix it well with your hands or whisk until it's smooth without any lumps..

Ragi kanji can be made both ways either sweet or salt according to our taste preference. Ragi porridge is wholesome and filling for breakfast. I like the sweet version more and hubby likes this salted ragi. Mix bajra flour with needed water and salt making sure that there are no lumps. Then add the ground urad dal and mix it well.