1 cup Raw Rice
½ cup Moong Dhal
¼ cup Sugar or Jaggery
½ cup grated coconut or 1 cup coconut milk
2 tablespoons raisins
A pinch of salt
Wash the rice and soak it for half an hour in a little water. Dry roast the Moong Dhal lightly in a pan and take down. Boil 3 cups of water and the salt in a vessel and when boiling add the rice and the roasted Moong Dhal. Cook on low heat till the rice and dhal are soft. Add the coconut, sugar/ jaggery and raisins and simmer for 4 to 5 minutes. The Congee / Kunji should be of the consistency of thick soup.
Serve plain or with Coconut chutney.
(Omit the sugar or jaggery if desired)
This Congee is usually eaten on Good Friday
Tags: Anglo-Indian Recipes, Flavours of the Past, Rice kunji, Rice Porridge, Snacks
