Homemade Health Mix Powder / Sathu Maavu

    If your kids are tired of commercial health drinks, homemade health mix drink is a good alternative. Because the health mix has more than 20 grains, it is definitely healthier than readymade. Procedure is also not very complicated. Though it takes a lot of time, you can prepare a six month quantity in one shot.

     This is my ammachi’s (grandma) recipe and no wonder she is still healthy at 85.

Ingredients:

Finger Millet / Ragi	1/2Kg
Pear Millet / Kambu	1/2 kg
Jowar / White Cholam	1/2 kg
Green gram / Pachai Payaru	½ kg
Channa dal / white sundal	½ kg
Corn Kernels / Makka cholam	½ kg
White Soya	¼ kg
Sago / Javvarisi	¼ kg
Roasted split gram / Pottukkadalai	¼ kg
Ground nut / Nilakkadalai	¼ kg
Red Rice	¼ kg
Wheat (samba kothumai)	¼ kg
Barley	100 gm
Rice Flakes / Poha / Aval	100 gm
Badam	100 gm
Cashew nuts	100 gm
Cardamom	10 gm
Dry ginger	15 gm
Ajwain / Omam	5 gm
Foxtail Millet / Thinai	100 gm
Kodo Millet / Varagu (optional)	100 gm
Little Millet / Saamai (optional)	100 gm
Barnyard Millet / Kuthiraivali (optional)	100 gm

Procedure:

1. Dry roast all the ingredients separately till they start to pop or nice aroma comes out.

2.  Mix the roasted ingredients together and spread them out on the plate or paper.  Allow it into cool down completely.

3.  Grind them into a fine powder using mixie if the quantity is small. Otherwise grind them in a flour mill shop.

4. After having grounded it, spread the powder on the plate or paper and cool down completely.

5. Store it in an air tight container. For daily use store a portion in a small air tight container.

      Use this powder to make porridge, ladoo, cookies and etc...,

Note:

Ensured that the flame is in medium while roasting.