Thread by @aayurarogyam

** Indian Porridge /Kali /Khichidi : A sumptuous super healthy breakfast **

- Traditional Porridge is seen as poor mans everyday choice but it has super rich health benefits

-Per Ayurveda , Porridge is a functional food suiting to people of all age ,body type

A Porridge contains
- body-healing chemicals, antioxidants, dietary fibers, and probiotics
-These functional molecules help in weight management, , blood sugar level balance & also enhances immunity
- This was our ancient gluten free breakfast choice [Except few ]

The porridge is prepared differently at different parts of India

- such as sprouting, malting, and fermentation as per their regional climatic conditions

-Porridge helps in maintaining a stable healthy diet routine

-It helps to make a refreshing start of the day

-Per Ayurveda , first food consumed converts into rasa (plasma), and then followed by successive conversion into blood, muscle, fat, bone marrow, reproductive elements, and body fluids

- it is quite essential that we should have sumptuous & healthy breakfast

- It is proven that first food of the day should be healthiest ,heaviest and it should reduce as the day goes by to ensure smooth and simple digestion

-Healthy breakfast ensures healthy diet, activity, habits, and emotional status of the mind and body.

- Our porridge preparation process is meticulously designed so that improves the nutritional value of food.
- Traditionally Flour were made from processed grains
- Millets /grains undergo germination, followed by sun drying and grinding for the porridge flour

-These were fat free utmost little oil or no oil
-Most of Inidan Porridge is rich in minerals like calcium, copper, iron, magnesium, phosphorus, potassium, and selenium as well as essential vitamins like folate, pantothenic acid, niacin, riboflavin, and Vitamins B6, C, E, and K.

Lets see benefits of having porridge

- Supports healthy and regular digestion
- Helps to maintain healthy gut flora to prevent peptic ulcers and reduce your risk of colon cancer
- Quercetin boosts liver and kidney function & aids detoxification of your body

- Magnesium improves insulin sensitivity & aids to prevent type 2 diabetes
-Numerous antioxidants protects our body against free-radical damage & oxidative stress, prevent chronic diseases
-Iron contents helps red blood cells formations and maintaining adequate hemoglobin

-Phosphorus helps formation of cells, tissues, and bones, helping the body repair itself – phosphorus is also a key component in nervous system structures
-With plenty of insoluble fiber, prevents the formation of gallstones by reducing intestinal transit time

– it also reduces bile acid secretion which is known to contribute to gallstone formation

- so much diversity in porridges of India because the regional health foods have evolved according to the climate, culture, and cropping practices of a particular region

This was sadly forgotten after easy to make breakfast like cornflakes , cereals fortified with the above said minerals and vitamins
however these were ultra processed with sugar which was never present in traditional porridge

From a nutrition perspective , porridge lack only the dietary vegetables found in fresh greens and vegetables

Our ancestor were wise to include these as accompaniment or as part of porridge itself

Porridge becomes ultimately healthy when you include
-Made out of multivariate grains millets allowed to ferment [Aka Sattu]
- with Sprouts /Boiled vegetables as topping
-Vegetable Broth for making porridge
-Green Garnishing
- Nuts or bean of your choice

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lets try to include this alternate days for the elderly and kids at least