Yavagu | Indian Red Rice Porridge
Yavagu is an ancient Indian rice porridge. Here it is made with red rice for extra health benefits, but can be made with any rice.
Prep: 5 min
Cook: 45 min
Total: 50 min
Servings: 4
Ingredients
- 1 cup red rice
- 8 cups water
- 1 tsp ginger (grated to a paste)
- 1/4 tsp long pepper (ground)
- 1/2 tsp salt (or to taste)
- 1/4 tsp black pepper (ground)
Instructions
- To a 2-3 quart pot, Add water, salt, and ginger to a pot. Bring to a boil over high heat.
- Add the rice. Simmer for 60 minutes, covered.
- Add the long pepper and black pepper. Stir and serve.
Nutrition
- Calories: 56
- Carbohydrates: 11
- Protein: 1
- Fat: 1
- Saturated Fat: 0.1
- Sodium: 459
- Potassium: 39
- Fiber: 1
- Sugar: 1
- Vitamin A: 376
- Vitamin C: 0.3
- Calcium: 20
- Iron: 0.1