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Cinnamon spiced cornmeal porridge with fresh figs is perfect for the cold wintery days and the colours remind me of the autumn months. I love porridge, even living in the hot summer dessert, I still crave a delicious comforting porridge which gives me a warm and fuzzy feeling inside.

This dish is inspired by Kesari bath, an Indian sweet breakfast.

Health Benefits:

Cornmeal is ground dried corn, which is added to certain recipes like bread and pancakes. It can also be cooked to make polenta or grits. It’s also a good alternative to flour for people who have a gluten sensitivity or celiac disease. The food supplies a wealth of certain nutrients, too.

Cornmeal has a good carbohydrate. These types of whole grains contain complex carbs, fiber and other nutrients, and they can help prevent diseases like diabetes, heart disease and some cancers.

Yields-2 servings
Preparation time-5 minutes
Cooking time-15-20 minutes

Ingredients:

• Polenta/fine corn meal-1/2 cup
• Water-2 cups
• Ground cinnamon-1/2 tsp
• Maple syrup -to taste
• Milk of choice -1/2 cup

For garnishing:

• Sliced fresh figs-4-6
• Maple syrup -1 tbsp (Optional)
• Coconut oil-1 tbsp
• Nuts chopped (Pistachio, Sunflower seeds etc.,)

Procedure:

• Add cornmeal to a bowl and pour in 1/2cup water and let it soak for 5 minutes.
• While the cornmeal is soaking, add the remaining 1 1/2cup water to a saucepan along with milk, cover and bring it to boil.
• Pour in soaked cornmeal along with water in the bowl, lower the heat and let it simmer and keep whisking to avoid lumps.
• Let it simmer for 10-12minutes, once the cornmeal is cooked, turn off the heat.
• Stir in ground cinnamon, honey stirring until fully incorporated.
• Fresh Figs can just be topped before serving or stir in along with porridge

OR

For an added crunchiness of figs:

• Just heat a skillet brush some coconut oil and place sliced figs and cook for a minute on each side. (Flip over before it changes it colour)
• Drizzle some Maple syrup over cooked figs and top on porridge and serve.

Note:

• Cornmeal form lumps so preferably soaking helps to avoid lumps.
• Sweetness can be personalised as per the taste

Water can be replaced completely with milk of choice