Puzhungal Arisi Oma Kanji – Poor Man’s Meal
- 09
- February
- 2010
Broken Par-boiled Rice Kanji:
Conjee – is a staple comfort food in India, which has a long history. In a tropical climate like south India, semi-solid liquid food is the most preferred form of diet among rural folks. There are various versions of congee prepared both cold and warm, using wide range of grains. The basic conjee is prepared using rice, which is boiled in many times its weight of water for a long time until the rice breaks down and becomes a fairly viscous white porridge. Seeds like tymol and cumins are added as flavoring agents. It is served warm along with stir-fried vegetables or grilled fish or with just plain sliced onions and green chilies.
However the best kanji is usually made with ‘noi arisi’ ( broken parboiled rice)…when rice is manually hulled, it results in wastage (more broken rice grains). In ancient culture, they don’t waste anything because of poverty. Conjee requires very less rice than plain boiled rice to feed the same number of people. That is why, it is still considered as a poor man’s meal in India. And often associated with ‘famine food’ .
Hi Malar, how are you buddy? Kanji looks good dear, love the presentation with onions and chilies…love it
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simply healthy n interesting post dear..
a good unique one…
Yummy! feel like having a bowlful of mildly flavoured congee in this cold weather.
When we fall sick mom makes this but omam make this more interesting!
is it a poor man’s meal, i would love to have it right now:)
is it a poor man’s meal, i would love to have it right now:)
healthy one…
thanks for posting a good recipe..good one..
Healthy and comfortable food….
The one on the photo is very mmm…. I want to eat it with pieces of pickle!
What a coincidence…this is called congee by Chinese..preparation is almost the same….kanji looks thick and great presentation too….
Such a healthy and wholesome meal..love it..
How are you Malar? Hope you enjoy your vacation. Conjee sounds very comforting. Nice recipe for a simple dinner.
I made it once with other blogger’s recipe, it’s good.
Ore authentic recipes…looks so good and healthy, as well as guilt free comforting one.
I like rice porridge. We eat them in Japan also especially when we are sick because it is easy on your stomach. I like adding sour plum and salt
Rice porridge…I love it, specially in this cold weather
healthy n delicious kanji, dear!
Mom makes it when we get a fever or cold. Its good with narthangai too!
Now for your event, you have already added idli, which was my fav food when I was a kid(long long ago….)
U think paruppu sadam is a good entry..May be I should call amma and ask what I ate.
I love kanji specially with chutneys. Looks good!
I wish I had found this last week, Malhar! I was feeling totally under the weather, this is just what I wanted! Oh well, bookmarked for another day, when I need comforting
very very authentic..very very Indian…very very healthy
nice site, like the descriptions and text that goes with the dish. Keep dishing these out.
Cheers,
Rajesh
my hubby love this a lot..me too.nice presentation.
that’s a wonderful comfort food!!
whenever we were sick (in hostels) the maids used to give us this kanjee (but their preparation was more watery) and they served us with a pickle!!!
:) we liked it so much!!!
we particularly liked to go sick those days, one to avoid going to school ( that is another story) and secondly to eat this pickle/kanjee combination
My mom used to make me have this with pickle whenever i wasnt well…very healthy ,simple one…
This was a fever-time recipe back home.. Ur version looks just perfect dear!
very comfortable food indeed!
Malar,
kanjee looks perfect, I like with payru and pappadam
Malar, kanji looks very nice nd comforting… you bring back those ol’ days at village where grandma makes this
It will be so comforting to have some now!!!
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I need it now:)
Hey Malar,
I tried your Raddish leaves poriyal, it was wonderful n very healthy !
Posted about it yesterday, thanks to you
Kanji looks very delicious and healthy!
Such healthy and filling meal dear..
Do checkout my 1st event dear..
http://panchpakwan.blogspot.com/2010/02/my-first-event-annoucement-pasta-party.html
this is such a comforting dish that one can have when ill.I love the omam in it.
our comfort food.. very filling and healthy one…
Nice post Malar! You have an award in my blog. Please collect dear.
Healthy, Soup looks filling !!
Thanks a lot, friends.