Anu Ranjani, PKarthiayani, AGnanalakshmi, KSRamesh, JTANUVAS2019-10-112019-10-112016http://krishikosh.egranth.ac.in/handle/1/5810130715TNV_TH_2016_MTM14003Millets are nutritionally rich and occupies a significant place in the diet of many people. Fermented millet based porridge known as “koozh” in Tamil is a popular fermented beverage of Tamil Nadu which is generally prepared using finger millet or pearl millet in combination with broken ricer This traditional fermented porridge is rich in nutrients and was a staple breakfast food of our ancestors. The cumbersome preparation procedure reduced the consumption of koozh by the course of time because of changing lifestyle. Hence an attempt has been made to avail this fermented millet porridge in Ready-to-Serve form using retort technology.enVeterinary ScienceThesis