Pearl Millet Flour Porridge (Kambu Koozh)

Category: Breakfast/ Pearl Millet 
Preparation Time: 5 mins  
Cooking Time: 15 mins  
Servings: For 2-3 persons 

Kambu Koozh is usually prepared with whole millet (Kambu) and due to the unavailability of kambu here, I tried with ready made flour available in stores. Even though it is not fresh as we do with Kambu, for sure it's tasty and refreshing

Ingredients:

• Pearl Millet / Bajra / Kambu flour - 1/2 cup
• Buttermilk - 2 cups (If using curd, beat 1 cup curd with 1 cup of water)
• Salt - to taste
• Water - 1 1/2 cups
• Small onions, finely chopped - 4-5 nos
• For Tadka / Seasoning (optional)  - Oil- 1 tsp, mustard - 1/2 tsp, red / green chillies - to taste

Method:

1. Add Kambu flour and water in a wide bowl, mix well without any lumps. You can use wired whisk for uniform mixing
   
2. Heat the mixture in medium flame and allow to cook, by stirring continuously
3. Once it gets cooked, it becomes thick. Make sure you stir in between to avoid any lump formation
   
4. Add required salt and allow to cool (Stirring helps to avoid layer formation)
5. Meanwhile if you're using curd, beat it well with equal amount of water and kept aside
6. Once it gets cooled, add the buttermilk / beaten curd to the cooked flour and stir well
7. Add the chopped small onions and serve
   
8. If you like seasoning, you can do the tadka with mustard seeds and chillies
9. This can also be refrigerated and served chill