Millets are gluten free and rich in fiber. It's been long time that I was thinking to post millet recipes but I could not find millets here in any shops. When I went for grocery shopping in HEB, Houston I found millets and I just bought. One of my friend Suchi used to tell about this millet and about the millet restaurant which is special in making only millet foods in Trichy. It tempted me to try millet recipes and post it and of-course she is the one to made me to do :-) Thank you suchi ma for telling me to try and yes it was awesome.
Millets are easy to digest and are excellent for strengthening the nervous system and has a high amount of lecithin. These millets were used by our ancestors and we forgot the whole use of it. People are aware nowadays and they started eating these organic and it's inspire me to cook often. Try to bring these millets in our regular diet and stay healthy :-)
INGREDIENTS:
Thinai (Foxtail millet) - 1/2 cup
Onion - 1 finely chopped
Green chillies - 1 finely chopped
Grated ginger - 1 tsp
Water - 3 cups
Salt - as needed
To temper:
Oil - 1 tsp
Mustard seeds - 1/4 tsp
Cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp
Channa dhal - 1/2 tsp
Urad dhal - 1/2 tsp
HOW TO MAKE:
Rinse millets well. If it is a cleaned millet then don't. I got a cleaned one so directly dry roasted. Heat a kadai and dry roast millets for 3 to 4 mins. Keep aside.
Heat oil in a kadai splutter mustard seeds, add cumin seeds, urad & channa dhal Just fry until it turn light golden brown. Do not burnt. Add chopped onion, green chillies and grated ginger. Saute them well until the onions turn into transparent. Let the nice aroma of ginger comes out. Add 3 cups of water with needed salt. Let the water comes to rolling boil.
Add roasted millet and mix well. cook covered with lid until the millet become soft and cooked.
Serve hot with any chutney of your choice.
TIPS:
I got the water measurement details from my grandma and it was perfect. 1/2:3
You can even soak millet and if so then reduce the water level by 1 1/2 cups.
Millets can be pressure cooked, but I somehow feel that will get mushy so I did not try though.
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