Browntop Fermented Ambali

Browntop Fermented Ambali
Cuisine
South Indian

Ingredients

  • Browntop Millet 1 cup (or any millet variant)
  • Water 10 cups

Method

Preparation Method:

  1. Wash millet and soak it with 4 cups of water for 6-8 hours.
  2. In the same water, cook the millet on low flame till the water is absorbed.
  3. Use a claypot/steel vessel for cooking.
  4. Once the water is absorbed, keep adding the remaining water gradually to the gruel till it gets absorbed.
  5. A total of remaining 6 cups of water should be added by this process.
  6. After the gruel is cooked, cover it with a clean cotton cloth and leave for 8-10 hours.
  7. Do not add anything to it at this stage.
  8. The Ambali is fermented & ready to be served.
  9. Pair it with dal, sambar, just add salt and consume.
  10. Do not reheat the ambali or add hot accompaniments to it as the beneficial microorganisms now present in it will die.