Homemade Healthy mix is a best nutritional rich drink which is rich in pulses, nuts. This Healthy mix drink is not only healthier for kids but also for adults. Also we can make yummy ladoos with Healthy mix powder. A perfect, well balanced beverage!
Homemade Healthy Mix Powder | Sathu Mavu Kanji Podi is very easy to make. With all the pulses and nuts in hand, its so quick and easy to make and when its homemade, it’s cheaper, we ensure hygienic with right pulses and nuts that’s suits our body. Also, easily we get a kg of this healthy mix powder which we can store and and use for a month.
We can get store bought Healthy mix that comes in very popular brands. Though the store bought mix has the ingredients written, few of them might not be suitable for our body condition and we can’t exclude that from the mix. But the popular brands also sell the mix of pulses and nuts which we can take and make the powder at home.
Easy to make at home
For the healthy mix, we are going use lots of healthy pulses like Ragi, Bajra, Barley, Wheat, Red rice, sago, and much more. All of those pulses and nuts are just heated up and grind into smooth powder. If we have access to rice mill near our home, thats so great. We just need to heat up the pulses individually and then take it together to the rice mill and we need to tell them to grind it smoothly. But for the people like me, who don’t have access to rice mill, we need to do it our regular mixie. While grinding it in mixie, we need to do in batches so that the mixie doesn’t gets heated up. Also sieve the powder twice to make sure we have smooth powder.
Key Ingredients for making Sathu Maavu (Healthy Mix)
The Sathu Maavu (Healthy Mix) can be made with different grains, pulses and nuts of your choice. I have given the list of grains and nuts that i use to make the Sathu Maavu. Please choose the grains based on your interest and allergic requirements. You may also want to use the readily available Sathu Maavu ingredients in a package sold by many companies.
Different ways to use the Healthy Mix:
Porridge : We can make very yummy porridge with this healthy mix powder. Porridge made with healthy mix makes us feel full. If we have the healthy mix powder at home handy, then its so easy to make the porridge. We can either serve the porridge with milk and sugar or we serve with buttermilk and salt.
Sathumavu Ladoo: We can make yummy ladoos with healthy mix powder. We can either use palm sugar or jaggery and make awesome ladoos
Dosa / Adai – We can also use the healthy mix powder and add it to dosa/idli batter to make it more healthier. If we add equal quantity of rice flour r rava with this mix we can do dosa instantly and aadai with drumsticks leaf I do in my house
Who can have this Porridge & Shelf Live
This is suitable for babies of 12 months and above. For Babies, always consult the elders in the home or doctors. Recommend to start with lower quantity (say 1 tsp) to start with and gradually increase. Also restrict it to one time / day. For Adults, there is no such restriction. The powder will come for months together if stored in a airtight container and in the room temperature.
Sweet & Savory version of the Kanji
In the recipe below, i have given the sweet version of making the Kanji. However, this can be made with butter milk and salt. For savory version, cook 2 tsp of Sathu Maavu powder in a water. Once its cooled, add a cup of butter milk and required salt.
Course: Beverages, Home made Powders / Masala, Sweet
Cuisine: Indian, South Indian, Tamil Nadu
Prep Time: 20minutes
Cook Time: 15minutes
Total Time: 35minutes
Servings: 4people
Calories: 375kcal
Author: Sowmya Venkatachalam
Homemade Healthy mix is a best nutritional rich drink which is rich in pulses, nuts. This Healthy mix drink is not only healthier for kids but also for adults. Also we can make yummy ladoos with Healthy mix powder. A perfect, well balanced beverage!
First we need to dry roast each pulses one by one till they are slightly hot.
Let the roasted pulses and nuts cool down for a minute. Then grind it to a smooth powder. Sieve the powder to get rid of lumps. We can grind the lumps again and sieve to get a perfect smooth Healthy mix powder
Store the homemade Heatlhy Mix Powder (Sathu Mavu Kanji Podi) in an air-tight container and use a dry spoon everytime we use to scoop out.
Method for making Healthy Mix Drink | Sathu Mavu Kanji
Take 3 tablespoon of healthy mix in a sauce pan. Add a cup of water and cook the kanji till its thick. Keep stirring continuously to avoid any lumps. Add water if needed so that the kanji gets cooked nicely
When the kanji is nicely cooked, add a cup of milk and bring the kanji to boil. Swtich off the flame
Add sugar and serve the Kanji hot or cold
Yummy Healthy Mix (Sathu Mavu) Kanji is now ready to serve!
Method for making Healthy Mix Ladoo | Sathu Mavu Ladoo
Take a cup of healthy mix and a cup of sugar and grind it to smooth powder
Add cardamom powder to the ladoo mixture and mix well
Heat a teaspoon of ghee and fry the cashews till golden color
Add the ghee fried cashews to the ladoo mixture
In the same pan heat the ghee. When the ghee is hot, keep the flame to very low. We need the ghee to be hot till we finish making the ladoos
Add 1/4 of the hot ghee to the ladoo mixture. Mix with a spoon and take the ladoo mixture and shape into ladoos
Repeat the above step till you finish the ladoo mixture
Yummy Healthy Mix (Sathu Mavu) Ladoo is now ready to serve!
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Notes
For the Sathu Maavu preperation, Dry roast each ingredient separately. Most of the grains start popping and a nice aroma when it gets roasted. Do this roasting on a medium low flame and keep stirring constantly to avoid burning
Include the pulse or nuts as per your needs. Some nuts may be allergic to kids so whatever pulses that I used suit your needs, include that and make the healthy mix
When cooking the healthy mix porridge, keep stirring to avoid any lumps
For the Healthy mix ladoo, do not add the hot ghee all at once. Take a portion of healthy mix ladoo mixture and add 3-4 teaspoon of ghee at once and mix with spoon and make ladoo. When the mixture gets too dry, add more ghee
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Method with Step by Step Instructions and Pictures
METHOD FOR MAKING HEALTHY MIX POWDER
First we need to dry roast each pulses one by one till they are slightly hot.
Let the roasted pulses and nuts cool down for a minute. Then grind it to a smooth powder. Sieve the powder to get rid of lumps. We can grind the lumps again and sieve to get a perfect smooth Healthy mix powder
Store the homemade Heatlhy Mix Powder (Sathu Mavu Kanji Podi) in an air-tight container and use a dry spoon everytime we use to scoop out.
METHOD FOR MAKING HEALTHY MIX DRINK | SATHU MAVU KANJI
Take 3 tablespoon of healthy mix in a sauce pan. Add a cup of water and cook the kanji till its thick. Keep stirring continuously to avoid any lumps. Add water if needed so that the kanji gets cooked nicely
When the kanji is nicely cooked, add a cup of milk and bring the kanji to boil. Switch off the flame
Add sugar and serve the Kanji hot or cold. Yummy Healthy Mix (Sathu Mavu) Kanji is now ready to serve!
METHOD FOR MAKING HEALTHY MIX LADOO | SATHU MAVU LADOO
Take a cup of healthy mix and a cup of sugar
Grind it to Smooth Powder. Add cardamom powder to the ladoo mixture and mix well
Heat a teaspoon of ghee and fry the cashews till golden color. Add the ghee fried cashews to the ladoo mixture
In the same pan heat the ghee. When the ghee is hot, keep the flame to very low. We need the ghee to be hot till we finish making the ladoos
Add 1/4 of the hot ghee to the ladoo mixture. Mix with a spoon and take the ladoo mixture and shape into ladoos.
Yummy Healthy Mix (Sathu Mavu) Ladoo is now ready to serve!
I roasted and grinded flax seed. When grinding, it starts to ooze out oil and becomes thick. So i have kept it in a separate jar and add a tsp of it while making the porridge. Any tips to better powder flax seed and nuts?
kidney beans as you said very rich in protein. so it would be hard for little kids to digest. So not a recommended ingredient for kids. For adults we can try.
My daughter stays in a hostel . So she would find it difficult to boil the kanji powder and make the kanji. Can this kanji mavu be added to boiling or hot water and can the kanji be made? Please suggest
Can roasted flax seeds be added to this? If yes how much? Thanks on advance
We can add 50gms of Roasted Flax Seeds Powder
I roasted and grinded flax seed. When grinding, it starts to ooze out oil and becomes thick. So i have kept it in a separate jar and add a tsp of it while making the porridge. Any tips to better powder flax seed and nuts?
Grind it in pulse mode instead of grinding continuously. That will help to get a powder form.
Hi,
Can Rajma/red kidney bean be added for kids to make kanji as it is rich in protein?
kidney beans as you said very rich in protein. so it would be hard for little kids to digest. So not a recommended ingredient for kids. For adults we can try.
My daughter stays in a hostel . So she would find it difficult to boil the kanji powder and make the kanji. Can this kanji mavu be added to boiling or hot water and can the kanji be made? Please suggest
It has to cook well before consuming. So many different pulses and grains are used so its better to cook thoroughly.