Kambu Aval Paal (Bajra Flakes Milk) - No cook Recipes

This is a very good choice to add Bajra or Pearl millet to our diet as it tastes just like rice. Unless said no one can find that its Bajra/ Kambu dish. Can substitute any other millet aval or millet flakes instead of Kambu or Bajra.

I have been trying to incorporate millets into various meals and was super thrilled to discover that millet flakes such as Bajra Flakes, Jowar Flakes, and Ragi Flakes are very easily available. Bajra is recommended for people with diabetes because of its high fibre content takes time to digest and results in a slow release of glucose into the bloodstream.

This very high-fibre property also helps in improving digestion and in eventual weight loss. Of course, it is also rich in iron, phosphorous, and magnesium.Bajra is said to increase body heat and so is avoided in summer. When I found Bajra Flakes, I was thrilled because I could now include this millet in my breakfast. Aval is known as flattened Rice, beaten rice or rice flakes in English. It is commonly called Poha or Chuda in the Hindi belt of India.  It fills your tummy with the requisite milk of the evening… It is such a comfort food, so you need to taste this humble mix. It is certainly very easy as a “no cook meal’ and not at all time-consuming, even for busy mothers and caretakers of children.

Prep  time	Mixing time	Serves
10  mins	5 mins	2 persons

Recipe Type: Beverages

Cuisine:  South Indian

Ingredients Bajra flakes (Kambu aval) – 1 cup Milk – 2 ½  cups Cane sugar – 1 ½ tbsp. Cardamom powder – ½ tsp Dry ginger powder – ½ tsp

Method

1. Measure and keep the ingredients ready. Roast the bajra flakes in the pan and slowly keep stirring. (Store it in an airtight container and use it whenever needed).

2. Once you smell the aroma switch off the flame and cool down.

3. Then powder the bajra flakes in the blender and transfer to the drinking glass.

4. Now add cane sugar to the powdered mixture flakes.

5. You can just soak bajra flakes powder in hot milk for 10 mins. (Make a paste form and then soak it).

6. Bring milk to boil and pour over the bajra flakes.

7. Gently stir and serve.

8. Enjoy with your family and stay healthy.

Serving suggestions 

• It can be an after school meal – quick to make-quick to eat, quite filling but not heavy on calories.
• It can be a dessert with fried cashew nuts or soaked almonds, plus no cooking at all.

Notes

• Add chopped bananas, apples, pears or fruits of your choice.
• Add some chopped nuts while mixing hot milk, so that the nuts are softened.
• You will get this simple and tasty treat with literally little or no effort at all. 

Broken Wheat (Godhumai Rava) Kesari

Kesari is a pretty common Indian dessert which is made as a quick fix on many special occasions. My mom used to prepare kesari within few minutes.Today I have used broken wheat instead of the regular semolina/Rava. It is very easy and healthy sweet which tastes so divine and yumm.

Health Benefits

• It is low in calories and fat, which helps to maintain healthy body weight
• It is rich in fibre and proteins.
• Jaggery we add to this acts as a detox, as it helps to cleanse the liver by flushing out unwanted toxins from our body.
• It helps to boost resistance against infections, hence building stronger immunity.
• It prevents constipation aiding digestion.
• It is loaded with iron which helps woman combat with menstrual cramps and pain.

You can try other atta recipes on my blog like

Beetroot paratha

Mixed millet chapatti

Chapati/ Roti

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Fada lapsi

Bread halwa

Apple kesari

Prep  time	Cooking time	Serves
10 mins	20 mins	4 persons

Recipe Course: Dessert

Recipe type: Indian cuisine

Ingredients Broken Wheat or Dalia - ½ cup Jaggery – ¾ cup Water –  2 cups Ghee – 4 tbsp. Handful of cashews Raisins - 2 tbsp. Cardamom powder – ½ tsp

Method

1. Heat a kadai with ghee and fry raisins, cashews to light golden brown colour and keep it aside.

2. Dry roast broken wheat in the same kadai for 5 mins till nice aroma arises.

3. Boil 2 cups of water. Now add the roasted broken wheat to the boiling water and cook for 10 to 15 minutes. 

4. Stir continuously to avoid forming lumps.

5. Now Broken wheat rava gets completely cooked. Add few amount of ghee if u want more taste. Add the jaggery to the cooked broken wheat with cardamom powder. 

6. Then add remaining ghee and fried nuts.Stir well on a low flame.Healthy and tasty Dhalia Halwa or Broken Wheat Kesari is ready.

Notes

• Adding of more ghee gives the nice aroma and favour.If kesari is at right consistency, you can switch off the stove immediately. 
• If it is still watery, then you can keep it for few more minutes, until you get the correct consistency.