6 Rice Combo Porridge Mix (Kootarisi) – 500g

Kootarisi means combined rice, and that is exactly what this is: the traditional varieties this range sells individually, brought together in one porridge. Each brings something different – kavuni its antioxidants, mappillai samba its iron, poongar its minerals – so the mix ends up more balanced than any single rice.

It is the one to buy if you want the benefit of traditional rice without deciding between varieties, and it is the most popular kanji mix for exactly that reason.

Add half a cup of the mix to four cups of water, stir well so no lumps form, and boil for about fifteen minutes. Season with salt, or sweeten with palm jaggery – the mix itself contains neither.