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Broken rice snack
Spiced broken rice
Soft spiced kanki cooked with cumin, sesame and cinnamon
Kanki is broken rice simmered until soft and creamy in water seasoned with a generous whole-spice tempering of cumin, cloves, cinnamon, sesame and curry leaves, with green chilli and ginger. It's a warming Gujarati snack like khichu. Serve hot with a drizzle of oil and a sprinkle of red chilli powder.
- Total time
- 45 min
- Difficulty
- easy
- Serves
- 8
Ingredients
For the kanki
- 10 ½ oz broken rice (kanki)
- 6 ¼ cups water6 cups
- 1 tsp cinnamon-clove powder
For the seasoning
- 1 tsp green chilli paste
- ¾ tsp ginger paste
- 1 ½ tsp saltor to taste
For the tempering
- ¾ cup oil¾ cup
- 4 cloves3–4
- 3 tbsp cumin seeds
- ¼ tsp asafoetida
- 2 tsp sesame seeds
To serve
- oil (optional)for drizzling
- red chilli powder (optional)for sprinkling
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Method
0/5 doneStep 1: Soak 10 ½ oz broken rice (kanki) in water for 2 hours, then drain.
120 minStep 2: Heat ¾ cup oil in a heavy pan. Add 4 cloves, 2 cinnamon sticks, 6 curry leaves, 3 tbsp cumin seeds, ¼ tsp asafoetida and 2 tsp sesame seeds and let them sizzle.
1 minStep 3: Carefully add 6 ¼ cups water and ¼ tsp papad kharo (alkaline salt) and bring to the boil.
5 minStep 4: Add the rice, 1 tsp green chilli paste, ¾ tsp ginger paste and 1 ½ tsp salt. Simmer on low heat, stirring often, until the rice is very soft and thick.
25 minStep 5: Stir in 1 tsp cinnamon-clove powder. Serve the kanki hot with oil and red chilli powder.
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 360 kcal
- Protein
- 4 g
- Carbs
- 32 g
- Fat
- 24 g
- Fibre
- 1 g
Nutrition values are estimates.
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Good to know
- How long does broken rice snack take?
- About 45 minutes in total: 10 minutes to prepare and 35 minutes to cook.
- How many people does it serve?
- 8 as written. Change the servings above the ingredients and every amount scales to match.
- Is it vegan?
- Yes. It has no meat, fish, dairy or eggs.
- Is it gluten free?
- Yes, as written. Check the labels on stock, sauces and spice mixes, which sometimes contain gluten.
- What can I use instead of broken rice (kanki)?
- Any long-grain rice, same amount.
- What can I use instead of green chilli paste?
- 1 finely chopped green chilli per tsp.
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