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A unique no-cook breakfast from Assam, featuring special instant rice that softens in warm water. It's traditionally mixed with yogurt, jaggery, and banana for a wholesome and quick meal.
For 4 servings
Rinse and Soak the Rice
Drain and Fluff
Combine the Ingredients
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A unique no-cook breakfast from Assam, featuring special instant rice that softens in warm water. It's traditionally mixed with yogurt, jaggery, and banana for a wholesome and quick meal.
This indian recipe takes 25 minutes to prepare and yields 4 servings. At 633.85 calories per serving with 10.9g of protein, it's a beginner-friendly recipe perfect for breakfast or brunch or snack.
Serve Immediately
Add other seasonal fruits like chopped mango, pomegranate arils, or sliced strawberries for extra flavor and texture.
Mix in a handful of chopped almonds, walnuts, or cashews for a delightful crunch and added nutrients.
Substitute the dairy curd with a plant-based yogurt like coconut, almond, or soy yogurt. Omit the malai garnish.
Instead of jaggery, you can use honey, maple syrup, or date syrup. Adjust the quantity to your desired sweetness.
The use of curd (yogurt) provides beneficial probiotics, which are essential for maintaining a healthy gut microbiome, aiding digestion, and boosting immunity.
This dish is rich in carbohydrates from rice and natural sugars from banana and jaggery, providing a quick and sustained release of energy to start your day.
Bananas are an excellent source of potassium, an essential mineral that helps regulate blood pressure, fluid balance, and nerve signals.
As a no-cook recipe, it's incredibly quick to prepare and preserves the natural nutrients in the ingredients that might otherwise be diminished by heat.
Komal Saul, or 'soft rice', is a unique variety of 'instant' rice from Assam, India. It is parboiled and then dried, which allows it to become soft and edible simply by soaking it in warm water for a few minutes, requiring no cooking.
Yes, Komal Saul is a healthy breakfast option. It provides a good balance of carbohydrates for energy, protein and probiotics from curd for gut health, and potassium from bananas. The no-cook method also helps in retaining nutrients.
A single serving of this Komal Saul recipe (approximately 1.5 cups) contains an estimated 600-650 calories, making it a very substantial and energy-dense meal. The exact count can vary based on the type of curd and amount of jaggery used.
No, regular rice varieties like Basmati or Sona Masoori will not work for this recipe as they need to be cooked. Komal Saul has a special pre-processing that makes it 'instant'. You must use Komal Saul or a similar instant rice variety.
Komal Saul can be found in specialty stores that carry products from Northeast India, or it can be easily purchased from various online marketplaces.
It is highly recommended to prepare and serve Komal Saul immediately. If made in advance, the bananas can oxidize and darken, and the dish can become watery, losing its pleasant texture.