Day 23 of BM #56 -
Today will be the last of International Breakfast series in this series of #BuffetOnTable.
Congee in Chinese, Kanji in Tamil, Ganji in Telugu, I see some similarities in the names, Do you too? Different versions of the same Rice starch based concoction.
I was very skeptical of this starchy soup when I made it. But after tasting it I had to change my opinion. The crunch of the peanuts was the highlight of this porridge/soup.
Recipe Source here
Ingredients -
Rice 1/2 cup
Water 5-6 cups
Ginger, grated 1/2 tsp
Salt and Pepper as needed
Carrots, grated 1/2 cup
Green Beans, finely chopped 1/2 cup
Peas 1/4 cup
Lime/Lemon Juice as needed
Peanuts, Roasted and crushed as a topping
Spring Onion, chopped as needed for a garnish
Method Of Preparation -
In a pressure cooker, add the washed rice, water, ginger and salt.
After a couple hisses, remove from heat. After the pressure cooker is cool enough, blend the cooked rice into a smooth puree.
Boil the vegetables separately. Add the boiled vegetables to the congee. Sprinkle pepper and squeeze in the lime juice.
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Preparation Time 30 min
Serves 5-6
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Even though I am not a soup person..this sounds really delicious..and those dressings they must be making the soup so nice and crunchy..super Harini.
That is such a delicious variation from our normal kanji... filling and soup like...
Dunno if the earlier comment went through ...
The toppings look yum ! I make this regularly with broken wheat (lapsi) and that tastes yum too !
Wat a bowl, cant resist to those peanuts, prefect bowl of congee to kick start a day.
The soup bowl looks so delicious.With all those ingredients it must have tasted yummy.
The picture has turned out so good Harini..healthy way to start the day!
Congee looks so comforting.. Great dish to kick start off the day.
I was pronouncing it like kanchi. Soup bowls are always comforting
It is a simple preparation but looks delicious. Love the color of congee and even the garnish
I have been looking for Congee recipe for a while now. Thanks for the recipe - will try it soon.
A simple and healthy breakfast.
Never had seen anyone preparing ganja in our home. This sounds like a good rice based soup.
yes it does sound similar to our kanji. nice toppings and flavors going in this soup
Yum yum yum. Reminds me that I need to start making "soups" again. ;D