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In Tamil villages, kambu koozh — pearl millet fermented overnight, eaten cold with shallots and green chilli — is what gets people through the worst of the summer heat. There is nothing the supermarket aisle has invented that comes close.
The summer cooler
Pearl Millet (Kambu)
From Tamil Nadu
£4.95
1kg
VAT-free (zero-rated food)
In Tamil villages, kambu koozh — pearl millet fermented overnight, eaten cold with shallots and green chilli — is what gets people through the worst of the summer heat. There is nothing the supermarket aisle has invented…
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In the kitchen.
- 01Cook 1:3 water to a thick porridge; cool, thin with buttermilk.
- 02Or use the flour for hearty bhakris.
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