Ingredients for Karkidaka Kanji:
1. Coconut – 2
2. Brown rice (Pachanellu Kuthiya Ari) – ½ kg
Green gram – 50 gm
Cumin seeds – 1 big spoon
Fenugreek seeds – 1 big spoon
3. Aasaali – 1 big spoon
4. Kurunthotti – 3 stalks
Tottaavaadi (Touch-me-not) – 2 stalks
Paruthi Tholi (skin of cotton plant) – 1 piece
Skin of coconut tree – 1 piece
Kalasa skin – 1 piece
Aattukootta paala – 3 stems
Mukkutti – 1 handful
Poovamkurunnu leaves – 1 handful
Keezharnelli – 1 handful
Nilampaala – 1 handful
Karuka grass – 1 handful
5. Salt – As required
How to prepare Karkidaka Kanji?
1. Scrap coconut and extract 1st, 2nd and third milk.
2. Cook ingredients no: 2 by adding 3rd extract of coconut milk.
3. When it’s done, add aasali and mix well.
4. Crush the medicines (listed as 5) and extract the juice.
5. When rice is cooked well, add the second extract of coconut milk.
6. When it boils well, add salt, medicine extract, and mix well.
7. Pour 1st extract of coconut milk into your kanji and turn off the flame.
Courtesy: Vanitha Magazine July 15-31, 2016
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