Chicken Porridge Aka Kanji (My version)

 Chicken Porridge Aka Kanji:(My Version)

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Ingredients:

🌷2 cups Rice 

(Red raw rice, basmati)

🌷250g more or less Chicken cut into small chunks or with bone

🌷7-8 Garlic Pods

🌷Cinnamon stick 

🌷3-4 Cardamom Pods (optional)

🌷Curry leaves , Rampe (optional)

🌷1-2 teaspoons Fenugreek seeds

🌷1/4 teaspoons Turmeric powder 

🌷1-2 teaspoons Chili powder 

🌷2 teaspoons Coriander powder 

🌷1 Medium onion Chopped 

🌷4-5 Cups Coconut Milk Or Fresh Milk

🌷1/2 Tomato 

🌷1-2 green Chillies

🌷1/2 teaspoons Cumin powder 

🌷1 carrot cut in to julienne

🌷1 Leeks or spring onions thinly sliced 

Tempering ingredients;

🌷1 tablespoon Oil

🌷1-2 tablespoons Ginger and garlic paste

🌷Little onions 

🌷1/2 teaspoons Chili powder (optional)

🌷Coriander leaves chopped (optional)

Cooking Method 1️⃣

1️⃣Rinse the rice add it in a big pot , add all the ingredients except coconut milk  and little chopped onions. (Reserve it for tempering)

2️⃣Cook until the rice is cooked 

3️⃣Add the coconut milk and boil it well.

Tempering After the kanji is ready.

Add Oil to a frying pan,add the ginger and garlic paste,sauté it add the onions carefully fry it in medium heat Until golden color. Add the coriander leaves,Little chili powder,Make sure not to burn the chili powder.Pour this into the kanji and serve hot!!

Cooking Method 2️⃣

1️⃣Add oil to a deep pan,when the oil is hot add the ginger and garlic paste sauté it add little onions,cinnamon stick,add 1 teaspoon of chille powder.do this on low flame without burning the chili powder.

2️⃣Add the Chicken except the rice and the vegetables .Add water to Cook the chicken.Cook the chicken until tender.

3️⃣Cook the Rice separately with the  Carrot,leeks ,salt ,garlic and Fenugreek Seeds. 

4️⃣Mix both together and mash the rice a bit.

5️⃣Add thick coconut milk and thin coconut milk,adjust the consistency as for a porridge.Now switch on the fire and boil it well,Switch off the fire.

🌹If you cook the porridge this method you don’t have to temper it at the end.

🌹You can cook the second method,Meat and the rice together too.

first you temper then add the chicken and then add the washed rice and cook.then add the coconut milk boil it and serve hot.