Kanji Recipe | Indian Probiotic Drink | Fermented Drink

Kanji is a probiotic traditional Indian drink made from purple carrots and beetroot. Salty drinks are quite popular in India. After moving to Germany I realised that consuming salted drinks wasn't so common in Europe as my friends gawked at me when I added salt to my lemonade instead of sugar. This Kanji might be an unusual drink for many since it's salty and the main flavouring ingredient is mustard but if you're one of those people who like drinking pickle juice, you'll love this drink. It's tangy and slightly funky and fizzy from the fermentation process and it's extremely good for your gut!

Making Kanji is a fun project as it only requires 5 ingredients and a few minutes to put it together followed by lots of waiting. The result is this tangy savoury refreshing drink that we recommend you consume cold and the bi-product, pickled carrots and beetroot, which are another highlight of making these. They are great to snack on by themselves or add a refreshing crunch to salads.

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Music for indishious by Bryan Cooke

00:00 Intro
00:28 What is Kanji?
00:50 Fermentation
02:40 What you need
03:23 Importance of salt
04:10 Which mustard seeds
04:51 Preparation
06:30 Assembly
08:10 The wait
08:54 Orange carrot version
10:10 Bottle it up
10:29 What to do with the vegetables?
10:40 Serving

[indishious]

Let us know if you have tried Kanji or another fermented drink before.

[Roop]

Clear narration and excellent photography with no distracting music, no special effects, and no phony accent. Loved every bit of it.

[nsha]

This is a traditional Ukrainian drink as well. The name is buryakovyi kvas❤ I'm glad we share some common ancient traditions with Indians

[swarnalathaganapathi]

In Tamil Nadu what we call Kanji is prepared out of rice boiled in water with salt to taste, crushed the rice after boiling and given in a semi liquid state along with the water in which the rice boiled to those suffering from diarrhoea. It completely arrests the loose stools and gives strength to them who are already tired.

[sahibvilkhu]

Of all the videos I watched on YouTube regarding the preparation of Beet kvass/Kanji, yours was the most professional and organised one. Loved every bit of it. Please keep up the good work.

[ravisetia]

You reminded of my father who used to make this recipe religiously every year. Last time I made was about ten years ago. Time to start making again.
Thank You from Toronto. A very professional video.

[naeemameen]

Mashallah aapki yah video mujhe bahut acchi lagi. Mera talluk Lahore se hai aur Bachpan mein ham garmiyon mein rerhi walon se thandi thaar kanji lekar Piya karte the. Aaj aapki yah video dekhkar vah sari yaden taaja Ho gai kanji ka maja fir se munh mein a Gaya. Main khud fermentation mein interested hun. Lekin mujhe yah pata nahin tha ki kanji bhi fermented drink hota hai. Ab main ise jarur banaunga. Main jadde mein rahata hun. Yahan Kali gajaren aasani se nahin milatin. Aam gajro se banane ki koshish karunga. Allah aapka Bhala kare. Maine aapka channel bhi subscribe kar diya hai. Khush rahe hamesha.

[alxr]

Good science explanation behind fermentation process. Lovely voice and clear explanation. Let me try this recipe at home. Thank you.

[sohaibaftab]

Great..
We in Pakistan ad turnips as well just like carrots. So what I make is a cocktail which includes normal carrots as purple ones are not easy to get sometimes and ad beet root for color and taste along with turnips. Ad salt and rae to taste and dash of black salt just to give it a light flavour. That's it.
Enjoy the drink.. 🇵🇰💕🇮🇳

[maharaniJee]

Fermented foods are brilliant for you digestion system. Always eaten them. Three kids and still feel and look great 👍🏽

[ramuramu]

You refreshed memories of 40 years ago when my mom would make kanji at home ❤❤❤

[AditiSingh]

I loved this presentation, straightforward, no distracting background music. You also have a very smoothing voice. I will try to make this during Winter this year

[salmanindian]

3-5 days is usually not sufficient. The kanji tastes best after at least a fortnight. It also works great if you can keep it on a window sill where it can get direct sunlight.

[beautifulysungsingh]

Thanks for reminding. My mother used to make kanji in earthan pot ghadha. Long forgotten but surely make soon.

[mariamansoor]

In the summers I would go to visit my mother's Mamu at his house in Lahore. They were always so warm and welcoming, I loved to sit and listen to the conversations going on around me. The biggest excitement for me was when my mother's cousin would bring cold glasses of kanji for us to drink. They must have thought I was crazy because that's all I was ever interested in!😂
A few years back I went to a Turkish restaurant and saw a drink on their menu which sounded by the description like kanji, so I ordered it. I had such a huge lump in my throat because all those memories of those Lahore visits came rushing back. It's the perfect drink for a hot summer day!

[ramasudheervanapalli]

This is one of the high quality videos I have seen in the recent times. I can se quality in everything rigt from presentation, choice of material, explanation, accurate measurements and everything. Became a great fan of your video, I am hitting Subscribe button without watching other videos. Keep up the good work and all the very best :)

[narniadan]

OMG! You have also this in India! This is Anatolian traditional drink - fermented purple carrot and beetroot drink - in Turkey. I love the taste but also healthy.. Exactly! It tastes like juice of pickled vegetables or vinegar.

[elaviaadil]

What a beautiful pleasant Voice u have i love it.very Calm

[SUNEELKANDA]

Great thing about this video, you've explained it very briefly, that's really very good, and the sweetness of voice behind was

I'm Punjabi and kanji is made in every winter time so the video also touched our hearts....
Grab love from Suneel Kanda family from Agra Uttar Pradesh

[jumbe]

This video reminded me that I had a jar of quick pickled watermelon rind in the back of my fridge that I hadn't tasted yet. It is better than I had anticipated. As soon as I find those organic root veggies I'll have to try making Kanji. Thanks for the clear instructions.