GOOD FRIDAY RICE GRUEL OR CONGEE - A RICE AND LENTILS GRUEL

Good Friday is a day of fast and abstinence. Most Christians would have just one simple meal at mid day on Good friday. This Rice and Lentil Porridge / Gruel / Congee is normally prepared and eaten in most Christian Homes on Good Friday in India. I'm sharing this recipe for all those who would like to continue with the tradition of having this simple dish on Good Friday. 

GOOD FRIDAY RICE AND COCONUT GRUEL (Rice Congee)

Serves 6  preparation time 1 hour

1 cup Raw Rice

3  tablespoons Moong Dhal / Yellow Lentils 

¼ cup Sugar or Jaggery 

½ cup grated coconut or 1 cup coconut milk

2 tablespoons broken cashew nuts and raisins 

A pinch of salt

Wash the rice and soak it for half an hour in a little water. Dry roast the Moong Dhal lightly in a pan and take down.  Boil 3 cups of water and the salt in a suitable pan and when boiling add the rice and the roasted Moong Dhal. Cook on low heat till the rice and dhal are soft. Add the coconut, sugar/ jaggery and raisins and simmer for 4 to 5 minutes. The Congee should be of the consistency of thick soup. Serve plain or with Cocoanut chutney.  (omit the sugar or jaggery if desired)

This Congee is usually eaten on Good Friday