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Kanji, Vanni and Puzhuku
Comfort
A traditional three-part Kerala comfort meal — a rice porridge, a vegetable curry, and a mashed side
Kanji (rice and moong dal porridge), vanni (vegetable and mango curry) and puzhuku (horse gram mash) — eaten together as one comforting meal.





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AMMAMMA'S NOTES.

Kanji
Broken red rice and moong dal simmered until soft in a pressure cooker, thinned with water and finished with salt and a spoon of ghee for a light, comforting porridge.

Vanni
Mixed vegetables and raw mango simmered with turmeric, finished with ground coconut, curd, chilly powder, curry leaves and coconut oil.

Puzhuku
Cooked horse gram mixed with a separately cooked vegetable, ground coconut, chilly powder and a touch of jaggery, finished with coconut oil.






Avial
Mixed vegetables cooked together with a coarse coconut-chilli paste, curd and coconut oil.
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Diwali Mixture
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The ultimate comfort combination — this meal would put you in a food coma but leave you feeling fresh and ready to conquer the day once you were up again. Something about it just magically healed you, while still leaving room for paysam.























YAMINI VENKATESAN
WHAT'S FOR LUNCH, 2026