Millet Recipe – a big nutrition

From breakfast to dinner, ancient grain serve to modern people – millet recipe

Millets, which are the ancient grains now using as the good source of nutrition for modern people. It has the ability to provide protein, fibre, iron, calcium & antioxidant property which nourish the body efficiently.

Here, we will discuss Six types of recipes which are both tasty, easy to cook & also nutritious.

Materials required — 

Preparation Time — 06 hours, Cooking time — 30 minute & For person — 08 

• Finger Millet Powder— 200 gm
• Black Gram (peeled) — 100 gm
• Salt — As per taste
• Oil — As per need

Methods of Preparation:

• Wash the Black Gram thoroughly and soak it for 04 hours.
• Grind the Black Gram that have been soaked
• Add the finger millet powder & salt, mix them well and leave it for 2–3 hours.
• Heat the pan and apply some oil into it.
• Please have a batter in the bowl and roll it in the pan like the making process of a pancake.
• Let it sit in the pan for 4 -5 minutes
• Now the finger millet Chakuli Cake is ready and serve with Green Chutney or any curry of your choice.

Materials required — 

Preparation Time — 30 minutes, Cooking time — 25 minute & For person — 06

• Litle Millet — 250 gm
• Green gram — 100 gm
• Onion — 1 piece
• Oil — 50 gm
• Ghee — 2 spoon
• Beans Vegetable — 50 gm
• Cauliflower — 50 gm
• Potato — 50 gm
• Carrots — 50 gm
• Green Chilies — as per need
• Tomato — 50 gm
• Fenugreek leaves — few
• Mustard seeds— 1/4th spoon
• Cumin — 1/4th spoon
• Ginger Garlic Paste — 1 spoon
• Turmeric Power — 1/4th spoon
• Coriander Leaves — few
• Salt — as per taste

Methods of Preparation:

• Wash the Green Gram in water and soak it at-least for 30 minutes.
•  Washing of little millet and keep in another bowl.
• Chop the Onion & Green chilies. Wash the vegetables and chop them.
• A medium size pan may be used and heat the oil.
• Add mustard seeds, Cumin seeds, Coriander leaves, chopped onions & chilly and fry on low flame till 2–3 minutes.
• Now add ginger garlic paste and fry on low flame for 2 minutes.
• Now add all vegetables, turmeric powder & tomato and fry for 5–10 minutes. Add Green Gram (Moong Dal) & Water into it and heat in medium flame till water boils.
• Add Little Millet & salt as per taste.
• Cover the pan with a plate and cook it for at-least 20–25 minutes. You have to stir occasionally.
• Soon after completion of cooking process, add chopped Coriander Leaves with Ghee & serve.

Materials required — 

Preparation Time — 10 minutes, Cooking time — 40 minute & For person — 06

• Foxtail Millet Rice— 125 gm
• Milk — 1 liter
• Sugar — 150 gm
• Ghee — 1 spoon
• Cashew Nut — 50 gm
• Cardamom— 1/4th Spoon
• Raisin — 25 gm

Methods of Preparation:

• Wash the Foxtail Millet Rice & keep it in a Bowl.
• Put a Pan and add some Ghee & heat in low flame
• Fry the Cashew Nut & Raisin here
• Take the Foxtail Millet Rice in a bowl & fry it in Ghee for 3 -4 minutes
• Taking of 01 Cup Milk with Water in another pot & boil it.
• Add the fried Foxtail Millet Rice in boiled Milk and cook for at-least 20 minutes.
• Now add sugar & stir gently till the rice is well cooked.
• Then, add some Cardamom powder and garnish some Cashew Nut with Raisin on the top of the Kheer.
• Now serve and taste

Materials required — 

Preparation Time — 15 minutes, Cooking time — 25minute & For person — 06

• Finger Millet Powder — 250 gm
•  Jaggery — 125 gm
• Cardamom Powder — 1/4th spoon
• Gound Nut — 25 gm
• Ghee — 25 gm
• Sesame — 25 gm

Methods of Preparation:

• Take a medium size pan and heat it in low flame for 2 minutes.
• Now add Finger Millet Powder and fry it for 6–8 minute in medium flame.
• After frying the millet, withdraw it from pan and keep in another pan till it cools.
• In the pan, take the Ground nut and fry it for 10 minutes in low flame. After turning of brown colour, take it out and keep in another pot.
• Now take some Sesame & fry for few seconds in low flame. Take it out in another pot.
• Take 100 ml water in the pan and add pieces of Jaggery into it & allow it to cook. Jaggery syrup may be prepared in a low to medium flame.
• After preparation of syrup, we have to strain it.
• Heat the Ghee in another pan. Add the fried Finger Millet powder, Cardamom Powder, Fried Gound Nut and Sesame into it and mix well.
• Add the Jaggery syrup into it and mix well
• Take some Ghee in Palm & prepare the Laddu.
• Place the remaining Sesame in a plate & scroll the Laddu over it, so that a layer of sesame is formed in Laddu.
• Now Laddu is fully prepared to taste

Materials required — 

Preparation Time — 10 minutes, Cooking time — 30 minute & For person — 06

• Finger Millet Powder — 300 gm
• Rice Powder — 200 gm
• Dry grated Coconut — 4 cup
• Jaggery — 200 gm
• Cardamom Powder — 1 spoon
• Round Peppercorns Powder— 1/2th spoon
• Ghee — 1 spoon
• Oil — 1 spoon
• Salt — as per taste

Methods of Preparation:

a. Preparation of stuff-

• Take a pan and keep grated coconut & jaggery. Heat it for 5 minutes in low flame. Stir gently & continuously so that jaggery & coconut will not born. 
• Add Cardamom powder & chilli powder and stir well.
• Take this mixture and heat it for 2 – 3 minute. Leave it to cool.

b. Preparation of Cake –

• Mix well the Millet and Rice Powder in a pot.
• Now take another pot and boil 04 cup of water. Then add ghee, salt, mixture of Millet-Rice powder and heat for 3 minute in low flame.
• Take it out & transfer all in another pot.
• Add water as per requirement in the mixture & mash in oiled hand till it becomes soft. Now prepare small round shape balls.
• After mashing this dough in hand, fill the fillings/stuffs & close it.
• Boil it for at-least 10 minutes.
• Now take it out in a plate and serve in hot.

Materials required — 

Preparation Time — 10 minutes, Cooking time — 25 minute & For person — 05

• Little Millet — 250 gm
•  Onion — 1 nos. medium size
• Ginger — 1 inch
• Black Gram — 5 gm
• Chickpeas — 5 gm
• Oil — 50 gm
• Tomato — 1 no.
• Mustard seed— 5 gm
• Salt — as per taste
• Carrot — 1 no.
• Bean vegetable— 50 gm
• Turmeric powder — as per need
• Coriander Leaves — as per need

Methods of Preparation:

• Little Millet rice to be washed and keep in a dry place.
• Now chop the green chilli, onion, tomato & vegetables and keep separately.
• Take a medium size pan and heat the oil.
• Add the Cheakpeas & Black Gram into it & fry till become brown colour.
• Later please add mustard seeds, chopped ginger, coriander leaves, onion & chilli in pan and fry for at-least 2–3 minutes.
• Now add all chopped vegetables & tomato and fry it for 2–3 minutes.
• Salt, Turmeric powder & Water to be mixed and cook for 3–4 minutes.
• After boiling of water add the little millet rice & stir well.
• Cover the pan with a lid & cook for 10 minutes in low flame till drying of water.
• Now serve the hot Upma with sprinkled Coriander leaves over it.

Millets are gluten free, easy to digest, helps to lower the body weight, manages the diabetics & cholesterol level naturally. It’s the gift of nature & we should have a practice to take regularly.

Millets are rich in iron. Learn more about iron supplementation and its benefits

Reference from my previous post

• “What is millet & its gift to human”
• Supplementary Feeding for Infants – Lovely Health Tips-2025
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• Basic Infant Care – Lovely Health Tips-2025
  A complete beginner-friendly guide for new parents on feeding, hygiene, safety, and soothing newborns.
• Omega-3 Deficiency in Mothers – Lovely Health Tips-2025
  Explains the effects of low omega-3 intake during pregnancy on maternal health and baby’s brain development.
• Antenatal Iron Supplementation – Lovely Health Tips-2025
  Essential information on why iron is crucial during pregnancy and how it prevents anemia and birth complications.

Reference from Indian Institute of Millets Research : Nutritional_health_benefits_millets.pdf

FAQs:

Q1. What are millets?

Ans. Milletes are small, gluten-free whole grains that are very nutritious and contain a lot of fiber, protein and other vital minerals. The foxtail millet, finger millet (ragi) and pearl millet (bajra) and little millet are the common ones.

Q2. What is the reason why I should add millets into my food?

Ans. Millets are very good to keep the levels of energy constant, to help in weight management, increase digestion and to manage the level of sugar in the blood. They are also good in the health of the heart and the bones.

Q3. Can millets be included in the diet of diabetic patients?

Ans. Yes. Millets also have low glycemic index (GI) and this means that they do not release sugar into the blood very fast and thus are very convenient to individuals with diabetes.

Q4. Will millets substitute rice or wheat in the daily meals?

Ans. Millet may be substituted with rice and wheat as well as other grains, which are not healthy. You may make millet upma, khichdi, dosa, porridge and even rotis.

Q5. What about cooking the millets to have the optimal taste and nutritional value?

Ans. Before cooking, make sure to wash millets thoroughly and that they are soaked in the water within 20 to 30 minutes. This lowers the time spent on cooking and improves digestion. You may cook them in the rice manner, or in soups, salads and desserts.

Q6. Millets can be used to lose weight, is it true or false?

Ans. True. Fiber is abundant in milliets and it helps in reducing overeating, effective weight management and satiety. A healthy balance in the diet is maintained by substituting refined grains with millets.

Q7. What are the commonly used Indian dishes of millet?

Ans. There are Ragi Dosa, Bajra Khichdi, Foxtail Millet Pulao, Little Millet Pongal and Jowar Roti which are some of the favorites. These are nutritious and tasty dishes.

Q8. Is it possible to eat millet-based dishes by children and old people?

Ans. Yes. Millets are easy to digest and rich in nutrients that aid in growth in children and development of prevention against diseases of the body and the immune systems in old age.

Q9. Do millets make the environment green?

Ans. Yes. Millets are crops that are resistant to the climate and need less water and fertilizer, thus making it a sustainable solution to the health and the planet.

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