kerala rice porridge with black chana fry / kerala kanji with kala chana thoran | instant pot
This is a staple healthy meal in Kerala.
Cooking Time
45min
Prep Time
15 min
Serves
3
Categories
Dinner
Lunch
Main Dish
Cooking tools used
Mixer Grinder
Instant Pot
Cuisines
Indian - Kerala
Ingredients
Main Section
Matta Rice
1
cup
This rice is slightly red in color but is not same as red rice
water
8
cup
Kala Chana
1
cup
coconut oil
3
tbsp
mustard seeds
2
tbsp
ghee
1
tsp
For Grinding
coconut (grated)
1
cup
garlic cloves
5
unit/count
cumin seeds
1
tsp
turmeric
1
tsp
green chillies
4
unit/count
onions
1/2
unit/count
curry leaves
5
unit/count
For Tadka
dry red chillies
3
unit/count
curry leaves
5
unit/count
onions
1
unit/count
Step 1
Take an instant pot and stack 2 inner pots inside it. Add washed matta rice in one of them along with 8 cups of water. Add kala chana in another one and add water enough to cover it. Set IP for 30 minutes on high and let the pressure release naturally.
Step 2
Meanwhile grind everything in the for grinding section in a mixie grinder.
Step 3
Once the Instant pot is ready, remove the kala chana and drain the water out. Add it to a vessel and keep it on medium heat. Add the ground mixture to it keep it closed. Let this cook till the raw smell of the coconut is gone.
Step 4
Take a vessel and add coconut oil to it. When hot, add mustard seeds and after it splutters add everything in the 'for tadka' section. Let it fry till the onions are brown. Add this to the above mixture of cooked kala chana. Add salt. Your thoran is ready.
Step 5
Remove the rice porridge from the instant pot. Add a spoon of ghee to it and add salt. Enjoy this with the thoran and some spicy pickle.
