Health Mix Powder / Sathu Maavu Recipe with step by step pics and a short YouTube video. If you like my video, please share it and don’t forget to SUBSCRIBE to my channel. This mix is a combination of whole grains, pulses, lentils, nuts etc, slow roasted and then ground to a fine powder. There is no specific measurement or a particular ingredient to prepare this health mix, You can use other ingredients like oats, flax seeds, black rice, dried green peas, cowpeas, masoor dal too, I have not used these in my recipe. Also, I have given the method of preparing the sweet and salt version of porridge using this mix. Furthermore, if you prepare salt porridge frequently, skip the cardamoms pods from the list. This health mix can be given to toddlers from 1 year, you can even add ajwain, dry ginger too in the list which helps in digestion and definitely, adults too can have it. Even this mix can be used to prepare Dosa, Adai, Laddu, Kozhukattai and Multigrain Chapati, Phulka etc. Though the roasting part is a time consuming one, you can prepare in small batches it yields a lot in quantity also. It stays good for a year in freezer and for a more healthier version, you can sprout the grains and then grind (I have given a list of some grains which can be sprouted, do read the tips section).
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Health Mix Powder / Sathu Maavu Recipe is a combination of whole grains, pulses, lentils, nuts etc, slow roasted and then ground to a fine powder. This mix can be used to prepare Dosa, Adai, Laddu, Kozhukattai and Multigrain Chapati, Phulka etc.
- ¼ Kg Green Gram / பச்சை பயிறு
- ¼ Kg Pearl Millet / Bajra / கம்பு
- ¼ Kg Jowar / Sorghum / சோளம்
- 100 Gram Ragi / Finger Millet / ராகி
- 100 Gram Whole Wheat / கோதுமை
- 100 Gram Foxtail Millet / தினை
- 25 Gram Red Rice / சிகப்பு அரிசி
- 25 Gram Sago / Sabudana / ஜவ்வரிசி
- 25 Gram Black Gram Urad Dal / கருப்பு உளுந்து
- 25 Gram Fried Gram / பொட்டுக்கடலை
- 10 Cashews / முந்திரி
- 10 Almonds / Badam / பாதாம்
- 7 to 8 Pods Cardamom / ஏலக்காய்
- First, measure and keep all the ingredients ready. Ensure all the ingredients are clean without dust or stones. Heat a heavy-bottomed pan, add the green gram and roast it for few minutes till nice aroma wafts, keep it separately in a wide plate. Do roast all the ingredients in low or medium flame, else it gets burnt and the Sathu Maavu tastes bitter.
- Then add the pearl millet, jowar and roast for few minutes till it pops up. Now add the finger millet, whole wheat and roast it.
- Now dry roast the foxtail millet, red rice and sago.
- Roast the black gram and fried gram. Keep everything in a wide plate and allow it cool completely.
- Finally dry roast the cashews, almonds and cardamom. Always roast the cashews, almonds and pulse it separately, else it becomes a paste.
I ground all the ingredients in a dry mixer in batches and sieved it once. If you have a flour mill nearby, you can grind it, which makes the work simple.
Do try this nutritious Health Mix Powder in your home.
Recipe Video
Tips for Health Mix Powder
1. There is no specific measurement or ingredients to prepare this Sathu Maavu Recipe. You can plus or minus the ingredients as per availability and wish.
2. Ensure to clean all the ingredients to remove stones or dust.
3. Dry roast all the ingredients in low flame, else it gets burnt and the Health Mix Powder tastes bitter.
4. Try to roast all the ingredients separately or combine 2 or 3 and roast it.
5. Completely cool all the ingredients and then grind, else moisture will be retained in the mix and it gets spoiled soon.
6. Other ingredients like oats, black rice, horse gram, dried green peas, masoor dal, cow peas, barley etc can also be used.
7. For a more healthier option: finger millet, green gram, black gram, cow peas, chick peas, horse gram, jowar, wheat can be sprouted and then ground.
8. If preparing in large batches, you can grind the health mix in flour mill.
9. This one single health mix can be used to prepare Adai, Dosa, Puttu, Kozhukattai, Ladoo, Multigrain Roti, Chapati, sweet and salted version porridge.
10. This mix stays good for 3 months at room temperature and 1 year in freezer.
11. For Sweet Porridge: add 1 tbsp of health mix with 1 cup of milk or water, boil for 2 to 3 minutes and sweeten it with required sugar / palm sugar.
12. For Salt Porridge: add 1 tbsp of health mix to 1 cup of water, boil for 2 to 3 minutes, then add 1/4 tsp of salt. Switch off the flame and if preferred, add 2 tbsp of butter milk.
Homemade Health Mix Powder
Method for Sathu Maavu Recipe
1. First, measure and keep all the ingredients ready. Ensure all the ingredients are clean without dust or stones. Heat a heavy-bottomed pan, add the green gram and roast it for few minutes till nice aroma wafts, keep it separately in a wide plate. Do roast all the ingredients in low or medium flame, else it gets burnt and the Sathu Maavu tastes bitter.
2. Then add the pearl millet, jowar and roast for few minutes till it pops up. Now add the finger millet, whole wheat and roast it.
3. Now dry roast the foxtail millet, red rice and sago.
4. Roast the black gram and fried gram. Keep everything in a wide plate and allow it cool completely.
5. Finally dry roast the cashews, almonds and cardamom. Always roast the cashews, almonds and pulse it separately, else it becomes a paste.
6. I ground all the ingredients in a dry mixer in batches and sieved it once. If you have a flour mill nearby, you can grind it, which makes the work simple.
Do try this nutritious Health Mix Powder in your home.
Sathu Maavu Recipe
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