Kanji
Kanji is a Kerala Indian dinner dish made with raw rice, water, salt, ghee and other everyday ingredients. The full ingredient list and method are below.
- Total time (approx.)
- 30 min
- Calories (estimate)
- ~180 kcal
- Course
- Dinner
- Cuisine
- Kerala (Indian)
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Ingredients
What goes into Kanji. This recipe lists ingredients without measured quantities — scale them to the number of people you are cooking for and season to taste.
- Raw rice (Matta or Ponni)
- Water
- Salt
- Ghee (optional)
- Roasted papadam (for serving)
Method
- 1Wash rice thoroughly and drain.
- 2Combine rice and water (approx. 1:6 ratio) in a pot.
- 3Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to low.
- 4Simmer, stirring occasionally, until rice is very soft and broken down.
- 5Add salt to taste and stir well.
- 6Serve hot, optionally with a drizzle of ghee and roasted papadam.
About these numbers: the time shown is an approximate overall cooking time, and the calorie figure is a rough estimate for one serving of the dish as described — not a laboratory analysis. Both will change with your portion size, ingredients and how much fat you cook with. Dietary tags describe the dish in general terms; always check the labels on what you buy. Nothing here is medical or dietary advice. Spotted a mistake? Tell us and we will fix it.
