Health mix powder/ஆரோக்கியமான சத்துமாவு /Sathu maavu / Weight gaining food for children

Ingredients

1. White/Brown Rice – 100 gram
2. Black Urad Dal/Ulundhu – 100 gram
3. Green Gram/ Pasipayru – 100 gram
4. Roasted Gram/ Pottu kadalai – 100 gram
5. Moong Dal/ Pasi paruppu – 100 gram
6. Toor dal/ Thuvaram paruppu – 100 gram
7. Wheat/ Kodhumai – 100 gram
8. Sago/ Javarisi – 100 gram
9. Horse gram/ Kollu – 100 gram
10. Corn/ Makka cholam– 100 gram
11. Almonds/ Badam – 100 gram
12. Cashew/ Munthiri – 100 gram
13. Elachi/ Elakkai – 25 gram
14. Finger millet/ Ragi – 100 gram
15. Peanuts/ Nilakadalai – 100 gram
16. Bajra/ Kambu – 100 gram
17. Jowar/ cholam – 100 gram
18. Barley – 100 gram
19. Chickpeas / Kondai kadalai – 100 gram
20. Pistachio – 100 gram
21. Soya Beans – 100 gram
22. Ajwain/ Omam – 25 gram
23. Dry ginger/ Sukku – 25 gram

Method

1. Soak them in water overnight or atleast 8 hours. (Pearl millet, Finger millet, Jowar, chickpeas, green gram, horse gram, black gram, soya bean, wheat and corn)

2. Drain and rinse all the grains separately.

3. The grains can be tied in a soft cotton cloth and place the individual bundles in a tray in a dry place.

4. After 8 to 10 hours you can see small sprouts from the grains. If you want longer sprouts they can be left for a longer period.

5. Dry the all ingredients (including Sprouted ingredients) in sun for a day.

6. After drying the ingredients each should be dry roasted well separately.

7. Cool all the ingredients.

8. After all the ingredients have been cooled, it can be powdered in a Power Mill

9. This health mix powder can be stored in an airtight container for at least 3 to 4 months.

Note:

1. The Health mix powder is very healthy and nutritious but is a time-consuming process. You need at least 2 days to complete the process.

2. Sprouting depends upon the climatic conditions and also on the type of grain, some may take longer than others.

3. While making this sathu maavu powder, use clean dry tools or the powder will get spoiled soon.