How to make Protein Flour / Sathu Maavu ?

On my recent visit to India my mother-in-law served me sathu maavu kangi or porridge for breakfast. It is a flour that is made out of whole grains, dals and nuts. The perfect breakfast drink that keeps you nourished and filling. The sathu maavu or the protein powder was available in most of the stores in India. When I returned home, I wanted to continue to having it for breakfast but I could not find sathu maavu at the local Indian stores here. So I decided to make some at home. I called my mother-in-law and she gave me the recipe. Here is how  I prepared the sathu maavu.

Gadgets:

Blender/Mixer/spice grinder
Mixing Spoon
Air Tight Container
Mixing Bowl
Sauce pan
Measuring cups

Ingredients:

Whole wheat flour- 1/4th cup

Ragi flour/Millet flour- 1/4Th cup

Jowar Flour/White Corn Flour- 1/4th cup
Yellow Corn/Maize flour - 1/4th cup
Barley flour - 1/4th cup
Cashews  and Almonds  - 1/4th cup each or one nut 1/2 cup
Moong Dhal - 1 cup
Parboiled rice- 1/4th cup
Roasted Channa Dhal - 1/4th cup
Sago - 1/4th cup
Barley flour - 1/4th cup
Elachi- a few pods
Almonds - 1/4 cup optional

Preparation:

1. Dry roast each of the ingredients separately. Start with sago at a higher heat, then reduce the heat to roast dals, rice, almonds and elachi, Transfer it to a wide plate and allow to cool before grinding. While grinding make sure to equally distribute the almonds as they have fat and might make the flour clump together,

2. Roast the flours each separately because each flour will emit a different aroma when they are roasted and hence we can make sure raw smell will be absent in the sathu maavu.

3. When the step 1 ingredients are blended into a powder, add the flour from step 2  into the blender and give it a good mix for even distribution of ingredients.

4. Transfer into the wide plate and allow for the flour to reach room temperature and store in a bottle or air tight container.

5. Make sathu maavu kanji for breakfast everyday.



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