Beary Rice Kanji
Veg
Vegan
A thin, soothing rice gruel cooked with coconut milk until creamy — a restorative Beary breakfast and Ramadan sehri staple. Sometimes made plain, sometimes with jaggery or slightly salted and served with fish pickle or dry chutney.
Cuisines
Mangalorean
Beary
Malabar
Best for
Breakfast
Recipe
Prep: 20 min
Cook: 40 min
Total: 60 min
2-3 servings
Ingredients
| 1 cup | basmati rice |
| 6 cups | water |
| 1 cup | coconut milk |
| 1 teaspoon | salt |
| 1 tablespoon | ghee |
| 1 teaspoon | cumin seeds |
| 1 teaspoon | black peppercorns |
| 2 cloves | garlic, crushed |
| 1 inch | ginger, finely chopped |
| 1 small | onion, finely sliced |
| 2 tablespoons | coriander leaves, chopped |
Instructions
- 1 Wash and soak the basmati rice for 30 minutes.
- 2 In a large pot, bring the water to a boil.
- 3 Add the soaked rice to the boiling water and cook on medium heat until the rice is soft and mushy.
- 4 In a separate pan, heat ghee and add cumin seeds and black peppercorns.
- 5 Add crushed garlic, chopped ginger, and sliced onion to the pan and sauté until the onion turns golden brown.
- 6 Pour the sautéed mixture into the cooked rice and mix well.
- 7 Add coconut milk and salt to the rice and stir to combine.
- 8 Simmer the rice kanji on low heat for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- 9 Garnish with chopped coriander leaves before serving.
Tips
For extra flavor, you can add a few curry leaves while sautéing the spices.