Unlike it's cocktail namesake, sipping this mimosa porridge won't give you any hangovers. Instead, it can instantly boost your energy and lift your mood. Made with the paste of touch-me-not or mimosa pudica plant, the thottavadi kanji is a healthy concoction to be served on a rain drenched evening.
Ingredients
1 cup raw rice
1/2 tsp cumin
1/2 of a coconut scraped
1 tbsp shoots of thottavadi (mimosa pudica) ground to a paste
Salt to taste
Preparation
Boil water and cook the rice
Crush coconut and cumin together
Add it to the cooked rice and bring to a boil
Now add the mimosa paste and salt
Mix well and cook for 5 minutes
Serve hot