medicinal food
Karkidaka Kangi recipe
Submitted by binoy on Sat, 07/17/2010 - 11:42Karkidaka Kanji is a type of food with rice as a key ingredient. This is normally taken during the malayalam month of karkidakam. It is considered as the healthy food for the month of karkidakam as the human body is expected to have weak resistance during this month. Karkidaka Kanji is one among the best ways to overcome this weakness.
The recipe for Karakidaka Kanji is mentioned below as obtained from various sources including my grant parents.
Preparation:
There are many ways to make the karkidaka kanji. One popular method is as follows:
- Take 5 gms of each of these items and add 1 liter water + 250ml cow milk (coconut milk also can be used in place of cow milk)+ 80 gm rice. Boil and prepare kanji.
- Take a little amount of Jeerakam + chuvanna ulli, and fry in cow ghee(* Patients who suffer from high Cholesterol levels, may use coconut oil in place of cow ghee), and mix it with the prepared kanji.
- Consume the prepared Kanji in lukewarm stage.
