Karkidakam special mukkuti kurukku

Mukkutti or biophytum sensitivum is hailed as one of the dasapushpam or the ten sacred flowers of Kerala. Besides, it is known for its incredible medicinal properties. It is excellent to cure bleeding and other health-related issues. Including mukkutti in your diet during the Malayalam month of Karkidakam would help rejuvenate your body and regain its vitality. Here is how you could make tasty and nutritious mukkutti kurukku or porridge at home.

Ingredients
Palm full of mukkutti or biophytum sensitivum
½ cup raw rice
½ cup grated coconut
1 cup melted jaggery
½ tsp cumin
1 tbsp ghee
2 shallots

Preparations
Soak the raw rice for at least 4 hours
Grind the soaked raw rice with coconut and washed mukkutti into fine paste
Take this paste in a thick bottomed vessel
Add jaggery syrup too
Boil until it thickens up
Add cumin powder
Mix well and turn off the flame
Meanwhile, heat ghee in another pan
Saute the shallots
Add this into the kurrukku or porridge
Enjoy the tasty mukkutti porridge.