Millet Recipes

Incorporating millet into an Indian diet is quite easy due to its versatility and compatibility with a variety
of traditional dishes. Here are some popular and simple ways to include millet in Indian cuisine:

1. Millet Upma

• Ingredients: Foxtail millet (or any preferred millet), vegetables (carrots, peas, beans), mustard
  seeds, urad dal, curry leaves, ginger, green chilies, and lemon juice.
• Preparation: Cook the millet separately and set aside. In a pan, sauté mustard seeds, urad dal,
  curry leaves, ginger, and green chilies. Add vegetables and cook until tender. Mix in the cooked
  millet and add lemon juice for flavor.

1. Millet Khichdi

• Ingredients: Barnyard millet, moong dal, vegetables (potatoes, peas, carrots), cumin seeds,
  turmeric powder, and ghee.
• Preparation: Cook millet and moong dal together in a pressure cooker with vegetables and
  spices. Temper with cumin seeds and ghee for added flavor.

1. Millet Dosa

• Ingredients: Pearl millet (bajra) or finger millet (ragi), rice, urad dal, fenugreek seeds.
• Preparation: Soak millet, rice, urad dal, and fenugreek seeds. Grind to a smooth batter, ferment
  overnight, and make dosas on a hot griddle.

1. Millet Pulao

• Ingredients: Little millet (or any preferred millet), vegetables (peas, carrots, beans), whole spices
  (cinnamon, cloves, bay leaf), and herbs (mint, coriander).
• Preparation: Cook millet separately. In a pan, sauté whole spices and vegetables. Mix in the
  cooked millet and garnish with fresh herbs.

1. Millet Rotis

• Ingredients: Finger millet (ragi) flour, water, salt.
• Preparation: Mix ragi flour with water and salt to form a dough. Roll out into rotis and cook on a
  hot griddle. Serve with curries or dal.

1. Millet Idli

• Ingredients: Kodo millet (or any preferred millet), urad dal, fenugreek seeds.
• Preparation: Soak millet, urad dal, and fenugreek seeds. Grind to a smooth batter and ferment
  overnight. Steam the batter in idli molds.

1. Millet Pongal

• Ingredients: Foxtail millet, moong dal, ghee, cumin seeds, black pepper, ginger, curry leaves.
• Preparation: Cook millet and moong dal together. Temper with ghee, cumin seeds, black pepper,
  ginger, and curry leaves.
  Millet Recipes

1. Millet Payasam (Kheer)

• Ingredients: Barnyard millet, milk, jaggery, cardamom, ghee, nuts (cashews, almonds).
• Preparation: Cook millet in milk until soft. Add jaggery and cardamom. Garnish with gheeroasted nuts.

1. Millet Salad

• Ingredients: Cooked millet, chopped vegetables (cucumber, tomatoes, bell peppers), lemon juice,
  salt, pepper, and herbs (mint, coriander).
• Preparation: Mix cooked millet with vegetables, season with lemon juice, salt, and pepper, and
  garnish with fresh herbs.

1. Millet Snacks

• Ingredients: Ragi flour, chickpea flour, spices (red chili powder, cumin), and sesame seeds.
• Preparation: Mix ragi flour with chickpea flour, spices, and water to form a dough. Shape into
  small balls or patties and bake or fry until crisp.
  These dishes are not only nutritious but also delicious, making it easy to include millet in your daily diet
  while enjoying traditional Indian flavors.