Coconut Milk Porridge with Tamarind Sambal

If you like to have a healthy breakfast, try this combo of Coconut Milk Porridge with Tamarind Sambal.

Preparation Time: 15 minsRecipe Servings: 4
Cooking Time: 22 minsDownload Recipe
Total Time: 37 mins

Ingredients for Coconut Milk Porridge:

  1. 1/2 cup Rice
  2. 1/2 tsp Fenugreek
  3. 2 tbsp Moong Dal
  4. Salt
  5. Two medium sliced Onion
  6. 10 to 15 pods Garlic
  7. 1 tbsp crushed Ginger
  8. 1 tbsp chopped Carrot
  9. Two slit Green Chilly
  10. 2 cup Water
  11. 1.5 cups Thick Coconut Milk
  12. 1/4 cup Drumstick Leaves

Ingredients for Tempering Process:

  1. 1 tsp Ghee
  2. 1/2 Fennel Seeds
  3. One medium sliced Onion

Ingredients for Tamarind Sambal:

  1. Two Dry Red Chilly
  2. 1/4 cup Coconut
  3. Tamarind [Small ball sized]
  4. One roughly chopped Onion
  5. 10 to 15 Curry Leaves

Step 1 – Porridge Pre-preparation

Take 1/2 cup of rice, 1/2 tsp of fenugreek, and 2 tbsp of moong dal. Wash this mixture and soak it for ten minutes with 1 cup of water. After the soaking process, break the rice with hands.

Get the pressure cooker and add the rice along with water and some required salt. Add two medium sliced onions, 10 to 15 skin removed pods of garlic, 1 tbsp of ginger, 1 tbsp of chopped carrot, two green chilly with slit, and 1/2 cup water. Get ready to cook in the next step.

Step 2 – Making Coconut Milk Porridge

Turn on the flame with medium heat and cook for two whistles. Open the lid and mash the cooked mixture well. Add 1/2 cup of water for making the porridge consistency.

Turn on the flame again at the same medium heat but without closing the lid this time. Right after the mixture starts boiling, add 1.5 cups of thick coconut milk and stir it well. Check the salt level and add some salt if required as per the expectation. In the end, add 1/4 cup of drumstick leaves, cook it for one minute and turn off the flame.

Step 3 – Tempering Process

Add 1 tsp of Ghee, 1/2 tsp of fennel seeds, and one medium sliced onion in a Pan. Fry the mixture for one minute. Add this tempered mixture to the porridge. Now Coconut Milk Porridge is ready.

Step 4 – Making Tamarind Sambal

Get two dry red chilly and roast it over the fire. You can roast it in a pan too. Grind 1/4 cup of coconut without water using Mixie. Add those dry chilies, small ball-sized tamarind, one roughly chopped onion, 10 to 15 curry leaves, and the required salt. Finally, grind it together with little water as a paste. Tamarind sambal is ready!

This recipe is an excellent combo to have it together. Prepare it for your breakfast and enjoy!. Follow me here and subscribe to my Youtube Channel to get weekly recipe.