Congee/Porridge

Name: Congee/Porridge
Total time: 300 s
Yield: 1 adult / 2 kid
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons Porridge powder:; 1.5 cups Water (boiling):; as needed Salt:; as needed Black Pepper powder:

Lakshmi Balaji @laxie

In The Kitchen

At times when we feel sick or uninterested to have food; we tend to turn towards medicine, whereas a few home remedies might do the trick for a first line defense.

Lakshmi Balaji @laxie

In The Kitchen

At times when we feel sick or uninterested to have food; we tend to turn towards medicine, whereas a few home remedies might do the trick for a first line defense.

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Ingredients

~ 5 mins

1 adult / 2 kid

2 tablespoonsPorridge powder:
1.5 cupsWater (boiling):
as neededSalt:
as neededBlack Pepper powder:

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Steps

~ 5 mins

1

Porridge powder preparation: Take 1 cup (250 gms) of parboiled rice a.k.a. idly rice and dry roast it on low-medium flame till it turns light brown. Once it starts to change color, turn off and transfer it to a pan to cool down to room temperature. [A couple of them may pop. Not to worry.]
2

Now take the rice in a blender and grind it coarsely. Transfer to an air tight container for storage.
3

When needed, place a vessel on the stove and add about 1.5 cups of water - preferably boiled water to help speed up the process - turn on to medium. Now mix in 2 tablespoons of the porridge powder and ensure that there are no lumps.
4

Let it boil for 5 minutes covered. Add salt and black pepper powder to taste. These are optional, though. [You may also stick to adding only sugar if you want it sweetened. If the fever or cold is doubted to be because of body heat/dry weather, you can add 1/2 cup of plain yogurt.] Once it starts to boil, turn off and serve.
5

Tip: Ensure that the porridge stays hot or it will start caking. Since we are use rice; the carb level will be different than usual. Remember that when adhering to a meal plan. Disclaimer: it is not a medical diagnosis/medicine. This is vegan equivalent to chicken soup.