Sathu maavu

Sathu means nutrition and maavu means flour.
This is a nutritious powder used to make porridge. This porridge is usually given to infants (6+ months), although it can be equally enjoyed by adults too.

Ingredients:

1. Parboiled rice/Parboiled Red rice 200g
2. Broken Samba wheat 200g
3. Fried gram/Pottu kadalai/Kadle pappu 100g
4. Green gram 100g
5. Ragi/Kezhvaragu/Finger millet 200g
6. Bajra/Sajje/Kambu/Pearl millet 100g
7. Harka/Varagu/Kodo millet 100g
8. Saame/Saamai/Little millet 100g
9. Jowar/Jola/Cholam/Sorghum 100g
10. Makka cholam/maize/corn 100g
11. Barley 50g
12. Sago 50g
13. Groundnuts - 2 tsp.
14. Almonds - 2 tsp.
15. Cashews - 2 tsp.

Roast all above ingredients separately and grind together in mill.

Note:
All millets other than ragi (6-10) and barley and sago are optional. The more, the better. In case you do not find a variety of millets, you can compensate for them by using ragi in a higher quantity, say 500g.
You might also want to germinate and dry the ragi before grinding it.
Also groundnuts, almonds and cashews are optional and not to be added if you want a longer shelf life. You can grind only the nuts separately at home and add them as and when you prepare the porridge.
You may add around 50-100 grams of sprouted soya bean also, but I don't prefer it personally, since it is not a native bean.

To prepare the porridge add 2 heaped spoons of the powder to half a cup of cold water and dissolve such that no lumps are formed. Add milk and any sweetener (sugar or jaggery or fruit pulp) and stir again till no lumps are seen. Heat it slowly on stove and keep stirring continuously so as not to form any lumps. When it boils ( when you can see it bubbling lightly), switch off.