Nachni Kanji

Name: Nachni Kanji
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 24 min
Total time: 29 min
Yield: 3 servings
Cuisine: Indian (Goa)
Ingredients: 1 cup nachni (ragi/finger millet) flour; 4 cups water; 1 cup thin coconut milk; 1 tsp salt; 2 tbsp jaggery (optional); 1 tsp coconut oil

🟢 Veg📊 Medium

Traditional 14. Nachni Kanji recipe

⏱️5 minPrep

🔥24 minCook

🕒29 minTotal

🍽️3Serves

🧺 Ingredients

👩‍🍳 How to make Nachni Kanji

Mix flour (3 mins, no heat): Whisk ragi flour with 1 cup water to smooth, lump-free slurry.
Boil water (5 mins, high heat): Bring remaining 3 cups water to rolling boil in thick-bottomed pot.
Finish (3 mins, low heat): Add coconut milk, salt, and jaggery if using. Stir 2â€“3 mins until blended. Drizzle coconut oil.

📖 Cultural notes

Nachni Kanji is an ancient Konkani breakfast, particularly valued in Goa's tribal communities in the Sattari and Sanguem talukas where ragi has been cultivated for centuries. ---

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