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Thanks Kavi...ellam nallu irrukku from elephant yam to koozh....but I have never tried all these. 😛 ? I think I am going to camp in your place for a few days ....so that I would be able to try out this interesting fare and see if I am going to love it or hate it... 😳

Why is the koozh eaten with onions and pickles? Is it to give that extra taste - perhaps the koozh is quite bland?? 😉 Tell us know how its good for our system??? 😃

Kavi... my Sri Lankan tamil friends make "kool" out of special root flour and sea food - prawns, crabs, squids, fish etc... Have you ever tried this?? very tasty... 😊

While my Malay friends make something like Kool too but they call it Bubur Lambuk (Savoury Rice Porridge) - very popular for breaking their fast during the holy month of Ramadan. Its made with the above sea food, coconut milk plus chicken/meat. Served hot, garnished with generous amount of fried shallots and spring onion. Its simply delicious. 👏

Thanks Sue akka you are welcome.
Actually the kali and koozh are supposed to be poor man's food in India.
The farmers will take this food to the fields.
Ragi is supposed to keep you from getting hungry.
Yes the koozh will only have the taste of yogurt and salt. I love to just drink the plain koozh.
Ragi is also good for diabetic patients.
So its good for dieting.

I cook kali, koozh, puttu, dosa, roti and idli with this ragi.

Akka I have eaten the Sri Lankan koozh. They use the flour from the "panampalam" Thats why we teasingly call our friends panangkottai. Sorry no offence meant.

I have made my own bubur lambuk. As my malay friends all use beef to make the bubur.
Thanks akka and please visit the thread often and give your comments. That keeps me going.

Kavi, I thought that the SriLankans use a lot
of tapioca flour!!! Maravalli kizhangu in Tamil -
it is an out and out starchy flour!!

stop ! stop kavi akka 😭 ur making me dye of the sudden needof sweets !my mouth is watering like crazy ! my stomach is TALKING to me !!!



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OMG... You won't believe Kavi!!! ... Looks like You really have some kind of Telepathy going on here... I am telling you seriously, since I thought of making a Raagi dish this weekend and since on Friday & Saturday we were out (get togethers..) and ate outside, I decided to make it today! And now with my evening tea... I came to visit IF since it has been 4 days since I was here.. (busy @ work!) and voila... You are having dishes using Raagi.., How sweet?! 👏 🤗

Though my mom knows & prepares quite a few recipes using Raagi, I repeat a couple of recipes quite often. One of them is, Raagi Koozh... and it's my favorite... 😃 Both me & my hubby love this drink! That too with 'Mormilagai- buttermilk chilies' pieces... oh..it tastes heavenly!! 😃 😳

Okey Dokey... Let me have my dinner and will come back & post my Raagi dish/item! 😉 Happy cooking everyone! 😊

Roja akka as far as I know its the flour from "panampalam" I have visited my friend in Sri Langka and her mother made it. I did not quite enjoy it for all the shells of the prawns and crabs are added to that.You have to drink it hot, hot.

I asked few of my malaysian friends and they told me that its difficult to get the flour here. If anyone comes from Sri Langka, they will ask to bring.

Thanks akka for visiting the thread inspite of your heavy work. Relax akka. Love Kavitha Ravi.

Welcome Nishi dear. Please do go through the recipe thread and give your comments.I do not vouch that all my recipes are good. It can be a compliment or a brick bat. Comments encourage me to test more recipes and post them.
If you have any good recipes please feel free to post them. Thanks Kavitha Ravi.

Thanks Supree for your compliments.I like your style of cooking. Please do post your mother's recipe on ragi. The more the merrier.Most of the younger generation would not know what is ragi. I once in a way cook dishes and palagarams of yester years to keep in touch and let my children know about them. Love Kavitha Ravi

Awesome recipe ideas here. this is the first time i came here after seeing a PM by 'Kavitha Ravi'. i have noted a few of them and gonna try them, as i already have the ingredients, very nice indeed.

Can i add something:

You know, nowadays people are very conscious of what they are eating. Especially coconut is a full-fat ingredient, very bad for people with very high level bad cholesterol.

So, instead of using coconut, use almonds. This holds good for all 'KOOTU' varieties. if trying for the first time, use just 2 or 3 teaspoons worth of shredded coconut and add about 6 almonds and run it in the blender with all the 'kootu' ingredients. none can tell the difference..😉

But, remember this almonds may not work for 'buttermilk' sambar or 'moarkuzhambu' as it will become a little sweet.

try this and give me a feedback.

viji

Welcome Viji and thanks for your response and tips.
Hope to try out soon.
If I can , I always avoid coconut.
Some recipes are no,no without coconut.
I at times also use little low fat milk
towards the end of cooking.
Please feel free to post any recipes of yours.
It might sound very simple recipe to you.
There are many who would not have heard of it.
So all recipes are welcome. Love Kavi.