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Monday, March 18, 2024

Ragi Moongh Dal Dosa Recipe / Moongh Dal Ragi Dosa Recipe / Ragi Mung Bean Dosa / Finger Millet Moongh Dal Dosa / Healthy Weight Loss Dosa Recipe / Ragi Pachai Payaru Dosa - Easy Dosa Recipes

 

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Ragi Moongh Dal Dosa

Ingredients

Green moongh dal - 1 cup

Ragi Flour / Finger Millet Flour - 3/4 cup

Green chilly - 1

Ginger - a small piece

Cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp

Curry leaves - 6

Salt to taste

Method

Wash and soak green moongh dal in water for 8 hours. Next day drain out the water and add it into a blender, add green chilies, ginger . curry leaves add water and grind to a smooth semi thick batter.

Transfer the batter into a bowl add the ragi flour , salt and jeera mix well. Fermentation is not needed for this dosa.

Heat a dosa pan pour a ladle of batter and spread, pour oil around the dosa and cook both sides till light brown. Remove to a plate and enjoy with any chutney.

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Ragi Pachai Payaru Dosa
Note:

If using whole ragi soak them overnight and grind.

Yellow moongh dal can also be used instead of green whole moogh dal.

Sprinkle some chopped onions on top of the dosa this gives an extra taste.

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Thursday, April 27, 2023

Simili Urundai Recipe / Ragi Simili Recipe / Ragi Simili Urundai Recipe / A Healthy Ragi Laddu Recipe / Ragi Peanut and Sesame Laddu Recipe - Millet Recipes

 

Simili Urundai Recipe / Ragi Simili Recipe / Ragi Simili Urundai Recipe / A Healthy Ragi Laddu Recipe / Ragi Peanut and Sesame Laddu Recipe - Millet Recipes
Ragi Simili Urundai

Ingredients

Slightly dry roasted ragi flour - 1 cup

Ghee - 2 tsp

Salt a pinch

Powdered jaggery- 3/4 cup

(add more or less according to your taste)

Dry roasted and coarsely crushed peanuts - 1/2 cup

Dry roasted and coarsely crushed black sesame seeds - 1/4 cup

Cardamom powder - a pinch

Method

Add ragi flour and salt into a bowl, pour water little by little and form into a soft dough. Divide the dough into 2 parts.

Wet your fingers and flatten the ragi dough on a banana leaf or plastic sheet press to form a semi thick roti.

Transfer the roti to a tawa and cook both sides with little ghee applied till the roti well cooked. Repeat the same with the other portion too.

Let the roti cool and break it into small pieces and add it into a blender. Powder the roti into a coarse mixture.

Take a wide bowl add all the above ingredients together and mix well, take small portion and shape it into tight balls.

Enjoy this healthy snack!

Note:

1. Instead of jaggery you can use nattu sarkarai.

2. Adding cardamom is optional.

3. Instead of making roti and powdering you can sprinkle water to the flour till they look as bread crumbs then steam and use.

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Thursday, December 8, 2022

Ragi Sweet Paniyaram / Finger Millet Sweet Paniyaram / Ragi Sweet Kuzhi Paniyaram / Instant Ragi Sweet Paniyaram / Ragi Inippu Paniyaram Recipe

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Ragi Sweet Paniyaram

Ingredients

Ragi flour/Finger millets flour - 1 cup
Rice flour - 3 tsp
Powdered jaggery - 1/2 cup
( add more if you want it too sweet)
Ripe banana - 1
Milk - 1/2 cup
Water as needed
Salt a pinch 
Cardamom powder - 1/2 tsp
Chopped cashew nuts - 8
Grated coconut - 1 tbsp heaped
Baking soda - 1/4 tsp
Ghee and oil as needed to cook the paniyarams

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Sweet Ragi Paniyaram

Method

Take a bowl add banana,cardamom powder and salt mash it well.
Add the ragi flour,rice flour,jaggery,nuts,grated coconut mix it,
Pour the milk and water as needed to get a thick batter ( Idli batter consistency).
Just before making add the baking soda and give a quick mix.


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Sweet  Ragi Paniyaram

Heat a paniyaram pan pour ghee and oil in the holes,carefully pour a ladle of batter into the holes.
Lower the flame and cook once the bottom is light brown gently turn all the paniyarams and cook the other side. Pour some more ghee and oil if needed.
Sweet paniyarams are ready to serve.


Note:

a) My jaggery was very clean with no impurities,otherwise dissolve jaggery in some water filter and then use.
b) Cook these paniyarams in medium low flame.
c) Instead of plain milk coconut milk can be added.
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Saturday, December 18, 2021

Pani Varagu Ven Pongal / Panivaragu Arisi Pongal / Proso Millet Pongal / Panivaragu Pongal - Millet Recipes

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Pani varagu Pongal


Tempering ingredients

Oil - 1 tsp
Ghee - 2 tbsp
Whole black pepper - 1 tsp
( I usually crush and add )
Jeera - 3/4 tsp
Cashew nuts - 8
Grated ginger - 1 tsp
Chopped green chillies - 1
Curry leaves few

Other ingredients

Pani varagu arisi / Proso millet - 1 cup
Yellow moongh dal - 1/4 cup
( Today i have used split yellow moong dal with skin)
Water - 4 cups
Salt to taste
Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp




Method

Add moongh dal to a pressure cooker and dry roast till nice aroma comes out.
Add the millet and sauté till its just hot.
Pour water add salt and turmeric powder ,pressure cook till done.
Heat ghee/oil in a pan and temper it with above ingredients.
Pour the tempering into the pongal mix and serve hot with any chutney you like.



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Thursday, December 2, 2021

Varagu Mint Sevai / Kodo Millet Mint Sevai / Millet Mint Sevai / Varagu Sevai Mint Upma / Kodo Millet Mint Upma - Millet Recipes

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Varagu Mint Sevai
Tempering

Oil - 4 tsp

Mustard - 1 tsp

Urad dal and channa dal together  - 1 tsp

Cashew nuts - 6

Curry leaves few

Ingredients ground to a smooth paste

Mint leaves and Coriander leaves together - a handful

Green chillies - 6

Ginger and garlic paste - 1/2 tsp

Salt to taste

Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp

( add very little water and grind to a thick smooth paste)\

Other ingredients

Kodo millet / Varagu sevai - 1 cup ( heaped)

( cook according to the instruction on the pack and keep it aside)

Chopped onions - 1/8 cup

Lemon juice - 1 tsp

Method

Heat oil in a pan and temper it with above ingredients. Add onions and fry till colour changes.

add the ground paste and fry till oil separates the masala , reduce the flame add the cooked kodo millet sevai and gently mix till well combined.

Switch off the stove add lemon juice and few curry leaves mix and enjoy hot!

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Monday, August 23, 2021

Ragi Puttu / Finger Millet Puttu / Easy and Healthy Ragi Puttu / Instant Ragi Puttu / Kezhvaragu Puttu / Ragi Sweet Puttu / Millet Recipes

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Ragi Puttu

Ingredients

Store bought Ragi flour-1 cup

( slightly roast the flour till just hot, cool completely and then make puttu. This step is optional i follow to avoid the raw smell)

Salt a pinch 

Freshly grated coconut -1/2 cup 

Sugar or palm sugar to your taste 

Cardamom powder -1/2 tsp 

Ghee -2tsp 

Water - 1/2cup 

( add more or less accordingly)

Method 

Take a bowl add the salt and the ragi flour, sprinkle water little by little and mix till you get a bread crumbs consistency.

Take a fistful of flour and press they should hold the shape and easy to crumbled then this is the right consistency.

Steam it in the Puttu mould by adding 2 tsp of coconut at the base then the ragi flour , do not press them too tight.

Repeat till the mixture reaches the top of the puttu maker. Steam this for 5 minutes or till cooked.

Remove it in a bowl add sugar, ghee & cardamom powder mix and serve hot. 

Note:

 If you don't want sweet make it plain and enjoy with any curry.

If you don't have a puttu maker you can steam it in Idly plates or in a coconut shell by making a small hole at the base and insert on top of a cooker lid with water inside the cooker.

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Thursday, August 5, 2021

Kambu Puttu / Pearl Millet Puttu / Kambhu Puttu - Millet Recipes

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Kambu Puttu

How to prepare Kambu puttu flour

Kambu/Pearl Millet-1 cup



Method

Dry roast the kambu in low flame till nice aroma comes out. At this stage it starts to pop switch off the stove and cool.
Rinse the roasted kambhu in water, pour some fresh water and soak it for 10 minutes.
Drain the water completely. Dry grind to a semi smooth powder/flour.
Do not add water while grinding.
Now the kambu powder/ flour is ready to make puttu.

Other ingredients

Freshly grated coconut-1/2 cup
Salt a pinch
Brown sugar or powdered jaggery - 3 to 4 tbsp ( or add according to your taste)
Cardamom powder - 1/4 tsp
Ghee - 1 tbsp




Method

Pour water in a puttu maker vessel & bring it to a boil.Place the disc inside the cylindrical vessel.
Fill the flour inside the cylindrical vessel,close it with a lid and steam it for 5 minutes or till steam comes out from the holes on the lid.
Remove it on a plate sprinkle some water to the kambu flour, using your fingers mix till it resembles like bread crumbs.
When you hold some flour in your palm and press it should hold the shape,then this is the right consistency.( see picture).



Take the cylindrical vessel put some grated coconut at the bottom next add some flour repeat same way till it reaches the top.Close it with a lid and cook for another 5 minute or till done.
Transfer it to a plate or bowl add salt,jaggery/brown sugar,ghee and cardamom powder mix it well till everything is well combined.
Serve them warm!

Note:

a) You can make this with store bought ready made Pearl millet/Kambhu flour.
b) Cashew nuts fried in ghee can be added for extra taste.




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Friday, July 16, 2021

Ragi Curd Semiya / Curd Ragi Semiya Recipe / Thayir Ragi Semiya Recipe / Ragi Thayir Semiya / Finger Millet Vermicelli Curd Bath / Bagala bath With Ragi Semiya - Millet Recipes

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Ragi Curd Semiya
Ingredients

Cooked Ragi semiya / Ragi vermicelli - 2 cups

( cook according to the instruction on the readymade packet)

Milk - 1/4 cup

Curd - 1 & 1/2 cups

Salt to taste

Grated carrot for garnish.

Tempering

Mustard - 1 tsp

Chopped cashew nuts  - 2 tsp

Raisins - 1 tsp

Chopped ginger - 1/ tsp

Chopped green chillies - 1

Curry and coriander leaves few

Hing - a generous pinch

Method

Mix curd, milk and salt into the ragi sevai ans mix well.

Heat oil in a pan and temper it with ingredients.

Pour the tempering and coriander leaves into the curd mixture and mix well.

Garnish with grated carrot and serve chill.


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Ragi Sevai Upma / Ragi Semiya Upma / Finger Millet Vermicelli Upma - Millet Recipes

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Ragi Sevai Upma

Ingredients

Ragi sevai -2 cups

( cook it according to the instruction on the readymade packet)

Chopped onion-1/2

Chopped tomato-1

Chopped green chillies-2

Curry leaves-little

Salt to taste

Grated ginger-1/2tsp

Grated coconut - 6tsp

Tempering

Oil - 1tbsp

Mustard-1/2 tsp

Urad dhal -1 tsp

Channa dhal - 1tsp

Jeera - 1/4 tsp

Method

Cook the ragi sevai according to the instruction on the ready made packet and keep it aside.

Heat oil in a pan temper it with above ingredients. Now add the onions , ginger , green chillies , few curry leaves and fry till light brown.

Add the tomato & salt saute for a minute and add the cooked ragi sevai , gently mix in medium low flame till combined 

Switch off the flame and garnish with coconut & serve it hot.

Note:

To make your upma more colorful and interesting add vegetables.


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Wednesday, June 16, 2021

Ragi Appam Recipe / Finger Millet Appam Recipe / Ragi Appam With Yeast / Ragi AApam / Millets Recipes

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Ragi Appam
Ingredients

Ragi flour  / Finger millet flour- 1 cup

Water - around 1 & 1/2 cups add more if needed

Cooked rice - 1/2 cup ( remove 1 tbsp of rice out )

Grated coconut - 1/2 cup

Salt to taste

Sugar - 1/2 tsp

Dry yeast - 1/2 tsp

Method

Take a mixi jar / blender add the cooked rice coconut, ragi flour and little water grind to a smooth batter.

Transfer to a bowl add salt, remaining water, sugar and yeast mix well and rest to ferment for 4 hours or till batter rises.

The batter must not be too thick or too thin add water accordingly.

Heat a tawa smear some oil pour a big ladle of batter and gently swirl to spread. The appam should be semi thick do not spread till very thin.

Cover with a lid and cook till done, do not flip and cook the other side.

Remove to a plate and enjoy with any spicy gravy.

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Thursday, February 11, 2021

Ragi Ladoo / Finger Millets Ladoo / Millets Ladoo / Ragi Ladoo With Jaggery / Ragi Sesame Ladoo - Healthy Easy Ladoo Recipes

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Ragi Ladoo
Yields: 22 ladoos
Ingredients

Ragi flour / Finger Millets Flour - 1 & 1/4 cup

Powdered jaggery - 1 cup

( make sure its clean with no impurities, add more or less according to your taste)

Melted ghee - 3/4 cup

( add more or less or as needed for binding)

Roasted chopped cashew nuts in ghee - 20

(or  add any nuts of your choice)

Roasted white sesame seeds - 3 tsp ( heaped)

Cardamom powder - 3/4 tsp

Method

Heat 1/2 cup of ghee in a pan add ragi flour and roast in low flame till raw smell has completely disappeared.

Switch off the stove and add the powdered jaggery, sesame seeds,cardamom powder and cashew nuts mix well.While still warm add remaining ghee if needed little by little to form tight balls.

Enjoy!

Note:

a) Instead of jaggery powdered sugar can be added. Make sure your jaggery is clean without any impurities.

b) Instead of sesame seeds you can add  roasted and coarsely powdered ground nuts.

c) Add ghee little by little to form balls,do not add the whole ghee at once.

d) Make sure Ragi flour is well roasted otherwise ladoos will have a raw smell and taste.

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Wednesday, February 10, 2021

Kambu Pongal / Pearl Millets Pongal / Kambu Ven Pongal / Bajra Pongal /Millets Pongal

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Kambu Pongal
Tempering ingredients

Oil - 1 tsp
Ghee - 1 tbsp
Crushed pepper - 1 tsp
Jeera - 1 tsp
Cashew nuts - 8
Chopped green chillies - 2
Grated ginger - 1/4 tsp
Curry leaves few
Other ingredients
Kambu / Pearl millet - 1 cup
(pulse once to break the millets into half)
Yellow moongh dal -  1/2 cup
Water - 4 cups
Salt to taste
Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
Method
Dry roast kambu till colour changes keep it aside.In the same pan dry roast moongh dal till hot and slightly changes its colour.
Add the roasted kambu and moongh dal into a pressure cooker.
Pour water add salt,ginger and turmeric powder,pressure cook till done.
Heat ghee/oil in a pan and temper it with above ingredients.
Pour the tempering into the pongal mix and serve hot with any chutney you like.

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Friday, December 11, 2020

Kambu Dosai / Bajra Dosa / Kambhu Dosa / Pearl Millet Dosa - Millet Recipes

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Kambu Dosa
Ingredients
Kambu / Bajra / Pearl Millet - 1 cup
Idli rice - 1/2 cup
Whole urad dal with skin - 1/4 cup
Methi - 1/2 tsp
Salt to taste
Oil to make dosa
Method
Wash and soak bajra,rice,methi and urad dal together overnight.
Next day grind all together to a semi thick smooth batter.
Add salt mix and leave it to ferment for 8 hours.
Your batter is ready for use,heat a dosa pan when hot pour a ladle of batter and spread it.
Pour few drops of oil around the dosa once brown on one side flip the other side to cook.
Remove it on a plate and serve with any chutney you like.

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Wednesday, September 2, 2020

Ragi Adai Recipe / Kezhvaragu Adai / Ragi Roti / Murungai Keerai Ragi Adai / Finger Millet Adai

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Ragi Adai
Ingredients
Ragi flour - 1 cup heaped
Salt to taste
Chopped onion - a handful
Chopped drumstick leaves - a handful
Crushed garlic - 2
Grated coconut - 2 tbsp
Green chillies - 4
Jeera - 1 tsp
Slightly hot water as needed
Method
Grind coconut and green chillies to a coarse paste transfer to a bowl.
Now add all the remaining ingredients to the coconut mixture.
Pour hot water little by little and form a soft dough.Divide the dough into equal size balls.
Wet your hand take a ball place it on a plastic sheet or banana leaf and pat to form a semi thick disc.Make a small hole in the center,gently lift the adai and place it on a hot tawa.
Pour oil in the center and around the adai and cook till crisp on both sides.
Serve hot!

Note:
a) You can also add finely grated cabbage and carrots.
b) Do not spread it thin as it will be difficult to handlr.
c) Always cook in medium low flame.

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Tuesday, April 21, 2020

Thinai Adai / Foxtail Millet Adai / Millets Adai - Millets Recipes

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Thinai Adai
Ingredients
Thinai arisi / Foxtail millet - 3/4  cup
Red quinoa -1/4 cup
Thur dhal-1/2 cup
Channa dhal-1/2 cup
Yellow moongh dhal-1/8 cup
Red chillies - 4
Ginger-a small piece
Salt to taste
(Soak all the dals together for 3 hour and millet for minimum 6 hrs )
Method
First grind the millets to a coarse thick batter and transfer into a bowl.In the same jar grind the dals to a coarse thick batter,mix both together,add water if needed to get a thick pouring consistency.
Ingredients mixed into the batter
Chopped onion-1/4
Chopped curry leaves-little
Grated coconut - 2 tbsp
Salt to taste
Hing-a pinch
(Mix these ingredients into the ground batter)
Oil-to cook the Adai.
Method
Heat a iron tawa,pour a ladle of batter,spread it to a semi thick circle.
Pour a 1tsp of oil around the adai & little at the center.
In medium flame cook the adai till its crisp & brown on all sides.
Serve it hot with any chutney you like.

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Monday, April 13, 2020

Kuthiraivali Khichdi / Barnyard Millet Kichadi / Khichdi Recipe / Millets Khichdi - Millets Recipes

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Kuthiraivali Khichdi
Ingredients
Ghee -  2 tsp
Oil - 1 tsp
Cumin/Jeera - 1/2 tsp
Cloves - 2
Bay leaf - 1
Cinnamon - a very small piece
Ginger chopped - 1/2 tsp
Curry leaves few
Hing - 1/4 tsp
Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
Red chillies - 1
Barnyard millet / Kuthiraivali arisi - 1/2 cup
Green moongh dal - 1/2 cup
(slightly roasted)
Salt to taste
Water 4 & 1/2 cups
( If you want more watery then add 1 or 1/2 cup extra)


Method
Heat a pressure cooker add ghee and oil and temper it with jeera,cloves,cinnamon,red chillies,bay leaf,hing,curry leaves and ginger.
Add the millets and green moongh dal saute for a minute then pour water add salt and turmeric powder,pressure cook till soft.Cool and open the lid,mix well.
Serve them hot with pickle,curd or salad.

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Saturday, April 4, 2020

Thinai Pongal / Thinai Ven Pongal / Foxtail Millet Pongal - Millets Recipes

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Thinai Pongal
Tempering ingredients
Oil - 1 tsp
Ghee - 2 tsp
Crushed pepper - 1/4 tsp
Jeera - 1/2 tsp
Cashew nuts - 8
Chopped green chillies - 1
Curry leaves few
Hing - a generous pinch
Other ingredients
Thinai arisi / Foxtail millet - 1/2 cup
Yellow moongh dal -  3 tbsp
Water - 3 cups
Salt to taste
Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
Grated ginger - 1/4 tsp


Method
Add moongh dal to a pressure cooker and dry roast till nice aroma comes out.
Add the foxtail millet and saute till its just hot.
Pour water add salt,ginger and turmeric powder,pressure cook till done.
Heat ghee/oil in a pan and temper it with above ingredients.
Pour the tempering into the pongal mix and serve hot with any chutney you like.


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Thursday, January 30, 2020

Thinai Thengai Paal Kanji / Millets Coconut Milk Porridge / Millets Recipes

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Thinai Thengai Paal Kanji
Ingredients
Thinai / Foxtail Millet - 1/2 cup
Water 3 & 1/2 cups
Thick Coconut milk - 1/2 cup
Salt to taste
Crushed garlic - 3
Methi seeds / Vendayam - 1/4 tsp

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Thinai Thengai Paal Kanji
Method
Heat a pressure cooker add the millets and dry roast till just hot.
Pour water add salt ,garlic and methi seeds,pressure cook till done.
Cool and open the lid and mash it well, pour the coconut milk and give a mix.
Serve hot with Paruppu thogayal

Note:
a) This recipe can be made with raw rice too,just replace rice and follow the same procedure.
b) Have this as a breakfast with any spicy thogayal/chutney you like.
c) Add water according to the consistency you want.


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Tuesday, January 28, 2020

Kuthiraivali Kanji / Kuthiraivali Arisi Kanji / Banyard Millet Porridge - Millet Recipes

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Kuthiraivali Kanji
Ingredients
Kuthiraivali / Barnyard millet - 1/2 cup
Water - 3 & 1/2 cups
Salt to taste
Sesame oil - 2 tsp
Jeera - 1/2 tsp
Ajwain - 1/4 tsp
Whole black pepper - 8
Hing - a pinch
Methi powder - a pinch
Crushed garlic - 4
Yellow moongh dal - 1 tsp
Sundakkai vathal / Sun dried turkey berry - 1 tsp
Ghee - 2 tsp


Method
Heat oil in a pressure cooker add jeera,ajwain,pepper,hing,methi powder and crushed garlic,saute.
Add the yellow moongh dal and saute for a minute,add the millet and mix.
Pour water add salt and pressure cook till done.
Cool and open the lid, if you want your kanji to be more watery then add a cup of boiling water and mix to get the right consistency you want.
Heat ghee in a pan add the sundakkai vathal and fry till light brown.
Pour the tempering into the kanji,mix well and serve hot.


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Friday, January 17, 2020

Varagu Upma / Kodo Millet Upma Recipe / Varagu Arisi Upma Recipe / Varagu Vegetable Upma - Millet Recipes

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Varagu Arisi Upma
Tempering
Coconut oil - 1 tbsp
Mustard - 1/2 tsp
Urad dal & Channa dal - 1 tsp each
Cashew nuts - 6
Other ingredients
Kodo millet/Varagu arisi - 1/2 cup
Boiling water - 2 & 1/2 cups
Mixed vegetables - 1/2 cup
( I have used peas,carrots,beans)
Sliced onions - a handful
Chopped ginger - 1 tsp
Chopped green chillies - 1
Coriander & Curry leaves few
Salt to taste


Method
Add kodo/Varagu arisi into a pan and dry roast till its hot,keep it aside.
Heat oil in a pan and temper it with above ingredients.
Add onion.ginger,green chillies and few curry leaves fry till onions are light brown.
Now add the vegetables and salt saute for a minute and add the kodo millet and mix.
Reduce the flame and add the boiling water, check for salt and cover it with a lid.
In low flame cook till upma is done.
Garnish with coriander and curry leaves and serve hot.

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