Millet Flour Porridge Recipe/Millet Sathu Maavu Kanji-Millet Recipes

Last month i shared our homemade mixed millet flour/energy mix powder/sathu maavu recipe here. Using that flour, I have shared an instant sathu maavu dosa recipe too. Recently I tried sweet & savoury porridge/kanji using my millet energy mix powder for our Sunday breakfast. It came out really well and it was flavourful too. Making this millet porridge is just a 10 minutes job. You can try sweet or savory version based on your liking. 

If you have less time in hand to prepare your breakfast, this millet porridge is an easy & healthy option with health benefits of all the millets in one dish.Its one of the ideal recipes for weight loss too. It keeps you energetic and full. Do try it and let me know your feedback. If you don’t want to make millet powder on your own, you can also buy the organic millet powders available in stores and prepare this porridge. But homemade millet powder is economical always ! You can try this porridge for one year old babies too. But keep in mind, you should add just 1 tsp of this powder for 2 cups of water, make it really watery and give them for the first time. If it suits them, you can increase the quantity of powder gradually. Check out my millet flour ladoo/Sathu maavu urundai recipe using jaggery if interested !

Millet flour porridge recipe

Millet flour porridge recipe/Millet sathu maavu kanji recipe for breakfast

Cuisine: Indian

Category: Breakfast

Serves: Serves 2-3

Prep time: 5 Minutes

Cook time: 10 Minutes

Total time: 15 Minutes

INGREDIENTS

Millet flour - 3 tbsp (Millet sathu maavu) Water - 5 cups For sweet porridge Grated jaggery - 1/3 cup Cardamom seeds - 2nos ( crushed) Boiled milk - 1/4 cup ( as needed) For spicy version Thick curd - 3 tbsp Salt - as needed To temper Cooking oil - 1 tsp Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp Urad dal - 1/4 tsp Hing/asafetida - 1/8 tsp Red chilli or mor milagai - 1 no ( pinched) Curry leaves - few Coriander leaves - little

METHOD

Take 5 cups of water in a big bowl and mix the millet powder without any lumps. Use a wire whisk. Add a pinch of salt and let it boil well for 10 minutes in medium high flame. Stir it once or twice in the middle because it may overflow. The porridge will thicken slightly and its color changes with a shine. It shows that the millet flour is cooked well. Now remove half of the porridge to another bowl for making savory version. Let it cool. In the mean time, add grated jaggery to the remaining half of the porridge and boil well in low flame. Jaggery melts and mixes with porridge. Color of porridge changes to golden yellow based on the color of jaggery. After the jaggery is melted, allow the porridge to boil for 2 minutes to remove the raw smell of jaggery. Lastly add the crushed cardamom seeds. Mix well and add little milk before serving. Mix well and serve ! ( Do not add milk when the porridge is boiling. It will curdle the mixture. So add boiled milk only after you switch off the flame) Take the porridge reserved for savory version. To this, add 3 tbsp of lightly sour curd. Mix well with a wire whisk or beater. Add the required salt and temper all the above said ingredients. You can also add finely chopped raw mango pieces & green chillies, ginger to this porridge to make it more flavourful! Add the tempered items to the porridge.Mix well and serve ! Enjoy !

Note

If you are trying this porridge for the first time, just follow the above measurements.This would give you medium thick consistency porridge. If you want thicker porridge, add 1 tbsp more millet powder Or if you want thinner porridge, add 1 cup of more water. Adjust as per your liking. You can also add sugar in place of jaggery.In that case,add 2-3 tbsp.Check for sweetness and add more. Adjust the quantity of jaggery as per your taste. You can also add finely chopped raw mango pieces & green chillies, ginger to this porridge to make it more flavorful!

Try this quick and easy millet flour porridge for your breakfast and have a healthy start of the day !

 

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Kambu Maavu Puttu Recipe-Pearl Millet Recipes

Last week when i went to Salem,my MIL gave me dry roasted & ground kambu maavu/Pearl millet flour and mixed millet health mix powder/Sathu Maavu.My MIL suggested me to try this Kambu sweet puttu with the flour.I tried two versions adding Jaggery and sugar.Both came out very well n tasty.I also made Kambu kanji/pearl millet porridge( savoury version) along with it which i will post soon.We had a healthy,hearty breakfast yesterday.Here are some of the health benefits & names of pearl millet in other languages for your reference.Pearl millet is called as Kambu in Tamil , Bajra in Marathi,Gujarati,Rajasthani,Sindhi,Punjabi,Sajje in Kannada,Sajjalu in Telugu and Kambam in Malayalam.Coming to its health benefits,Pearl millet is a miracle millet which has iron that is 8 times of rice.It is very rich in Calcium,Protein,Iron & Magnesium.It helps to reduce the bad cholesterol level in our body. Its a great body coolant.Its consumed as porridge during summer.It helps to improve the digestion power & heals stomach ulcers too.It helps to improve bowel movements & prevents constipation.It makes our body strong.It helps to increase the secretion of milk for lactating mothers !.Do try this healthy kambu maavu puttu recipe for your breakfast or as evening snacks.U will love it like us.I preferred jaggery version more than sugar version.Try any based on ur liking !

Kambu maavu puttu recipe

Kambu maavu puttu/Pearl millet powder puttu - Sweet version

Cuisine: Indian

Category: Sweet

Serves: Serves 4

Prep time: 10 Minutes

Cook time: 20 Minutes

Total time: 30 Minutes

INGREDIENTS

Kambu maavu/Pearl millet flour - 2 cups Salt water - as needed ( we used around 1/2 cup) Grated jaggery - 3/4 cup or sugar - 1/3 cup Cardamom seeds – 2 nos crushed Grated coconut - 1/4 cup

METHOD

Take the kambu maavu/Pearl millet flour in a wide bowl.Mix salt in little water and sprinkle it in kambu maavu.Mix well.Add water such that u should be able to shape it roughly as shown in the picture. Now spread this kambu maavu in idli plate and steam it for 10-15 minutes till the color of flour is changed.Remove the idli plate and take the cooked kambu maavu in a mixie jar.Grind once or twice to powder it because as u steam the flour,there may be lumps formed.So we are grinding the steamed flour to break the lumps. Take the ground flour in a bowl.Add sugar,cardamom powder & grated coconut.Mix well and serve.If u want to add jaggery,proceed to the next step. Melt jaggery in a bowl adding little water.Strain the syrup and again boil till it starts to become thick n frothy.Switch off the flame.Add cardamom powder and mix this syrup with the cooked & ground kambu maavu.Add the required amount of syrup and mix well.Lastly add grated coconut,mix well and serve. Enjoy ! NB: I felt jaggery puttu was very soft than sugar puttu.So make it as per your taste.If serving immediately,u can try sugar puttu else make jaggery puttu because it stays soft n good even after an hour.You can also make spicy version by sauting onions,chillies,ginger & curry leaves in little oil.Temper and mix everything with the cooked flour.

Note

** For making homemade kambu maavu – Dry roast kambu/Pearl millet in a wide kadai in medium flame till it starts to splutter and leaves a nice smell.Do it in batches if u want to make in large quantity.Roasting takes nearly 7-9 minutes.Do not burn them while roasting.so pls be careful.After roasting,switch off the flame and allow it to cool.Grind in a mill OR Mixie for small quantity.Sieve if necessary,spread in a news paper to cool down the flour and store in an air tight box. Grinding the flour in mixie after steaming is very important.Else the flour will have too much of lumps.But do not over grind the cooked flour because they will stuck to the jar and becomes very thick.Run for small intervals to make it as a powder Do not sprinkle too much of salt water.It also makes the puttu hard.At the same time,if u add less water,puttu will become dry. Though sugar puttu is easy to make when compared to jaggery puttu,jaggery puttu was softer than sugar puttu.But taste wise both were very good.So make it according to your choice. You can also try savory puttu.Just refer my ragi spicy puttu and follow the same directions.

Try this healthy kambu puttu for breakfast or snacks.It tastes yum !

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EASY HOMEMADE GRANOLA(MUSELI)RECIPE-DIY

Muesli/Granola is a popular breakfast dish based on raw rolled oats and other ingredients including grains,fresh or dried fruits,seeds and nuts,mixed with milk,soy milk, yogurt or fruit juice.It is available in a packaged dry form,ready made,or made fresh.There are slight differences between museli and granola.Please find them here.Recent days Sendhil is taking store bought museli & granola bars to his office to have it during break time.As u all know store bought brands are very costly.So i wanted to give it a try at home.When i browsed for the same, i found a very simple and easy recipe here.Its just a three step process.I did some changes in the original recipe and tried it.It came out very well and crunchy.Anyone can make it with easily available ingredients .Sendhil loved it a lot.Even i liked it very much and i am having it for my breakfast once in a week.Its really a healthy,tummy filling breakfast recipe for weight watchers like me and a good replacement for my regular plain(kellogs)corn flakes.Lets see how to prepare granola/Museli at home easily.

Homemade museli recipe

How to make museli/granola at home easily at home

Cuisine: Indian

Category: Breakfast

Serves: 2-3cups

Prep time: 10 Minutes

Cook time: 20 Minutes

Total time: 30 Minutes

INGREDIENTS

To mix Quick oats - 1 cup ( i used quaker) Kellogs corn flakes - 1/2 cup ( crushed coarsely) Flax seeds - 1/4 cup Hazelnuts - a handful ( roughly chopped) Raisins or dry grapes - A handful ( roughly chopped) Almond/Badam - 1/4 cup ( chop into thin slices) Cranberries or dates - 2 tbsp (optional) , chop roughly Cinnamon powder – 1/2 tsp ( crush 2 inch cinnamon piece into fine powder) Vanilla extract – 1 tsp Honey - 2.5 tbsp Cooking oil or olive oil - 1 tbsp Condensed milk - 1/2 tbsp ( optional) Salt - a pinch

METHOD

Chop the nuts and dry fruits finely and set aside.In a wide bowl,take the oats,flax seeds and coarsely crushed corn flakes.Mix everything well together. To this,add honey,cinnamon powder,vanilla essence,cooking oil and condensed milk(optional).Mix well using your clean hands.Make sure there are no lumps in the mixture. Grease a baking tray with little cooking oil and spread the museli mixture all over the plate.Pre Heat oven in convection mode at 180 c for 10 minutes.Then keep this plate and bake at 180 c in convection mode for 20 –25 minutes.Remove it once in 10 minutes,mix well with a spatula and again bake it.The color of raisins and cranberries would turn golden brown with a nice baked smell.The oats will turn crunchy.Remove after 20 minutes and let it cool completely.After it cools down,it will become super crunchy.Store in an air tight bottle and use as needed. Enjoy it for your breakfast or lunch adding a cup of hot milk or munch as it is !

Yummy,crunchy homemade granola is ready to munch adding hot milk.Its a tummy filling breakfast recipe for weight watchers .

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VARAGU ARISI PONGAL RECIPE/KODO MILLET PONGAL-MILLET RECIPES

Recently I started making upma & pongal varieties using millets. I tried Ven pongal using Varagu arisi( Kodo millet in English, Koden/Kodra in Hindi, Harka in Kannada, Arikelu in Telugu, Koovaragu in Malayalam- Source-Wikipedia) for the first time. It came out very well. 

As you all know Varagu rice/Kodo millet has amazing health benefits. It is basically a digestion friendly millet. It is rich in phytochemicals, Phytate that helps in reduction of cancer risks. It helps to reduce the body weight which is most needed for obese people. It helps to overcome irregular period problems in women. It helps to reduce knee & joint pains. It is good for diabetic people. It reduces nervous disorders especially in eyes. 

This varagu arisi pongal is a very easy and tummy filling breakfast recipe. Just 1/2 cup of varagu arisi is enough to serve 2-3 people because it doubles in quantity once its cooked. It tastes very similar to our regular rice pongal with full of flavors. My daughter Raksha loves pongal a lot. When I gave this for her breakfast today, she couldn’t identify its varagu rice pongal and not our usual one. We had with coconut chutney as side dish. It was yum. Do try this easy and healthy pongal recipe for your breakfast or dinner. I am sure your entire family would love it.

check out my other millet recipes here.

Varagu arisi pongal/Kodo millet pongal recipe

Varagu arisi pongal recipe - Healthy millet recipe for breakfast !

Cuisine: Indian

Category: Breakfast

Serves: 3

Prep time: 5 Minutes

Cook time: 20 Minutes

Total time: 25 Minutes

INGREDIENTS

Varagu arisi/Kodo millet - 1/2 cup Moong dal - 2 tbsp Water - 2 to 2.5 cups Salt - as needed To temper Ghee - 1 tbsp Pepper corns - 1/4 tsp Cumin seeds/jeera - 1/2 tsp Hing/Asafetida - a small pinch Ginger - 1/2 inch piece ( finely chopped) Green chillies - 1 no ( small sized) Curry leaves - few

HOW TO MAKE VARAGU PONGAL - METHOD

Wash the kodo millet ,drain and set aside. In a pressure cooker base, heat ghee and add the moong dal,pepper corns.Saute for a minute in low flame. Make sure the color of dal should not change. Then add the cumin seeds/jeera and saute till it turns light golden. Lastly add the curry leaves, green chillies & hing. Stir it. Add the measured water and required salt. Add the washed & drained millet and ginger pieces. Close the cooker and cook for one whistle in low flame.It will take nearly 10-12 minutes. Remove the lid and mix well. Add a tsp of ghee and serve hot !Tastes the best with coconut chutney ! Enjoy !

Note

Serve this pongal when its hot to enjoy its best taste. When it cools down, it will become slightly hard.You can reheat the pongal while serving by adding little water and mix well in high flame for few seconds. You can follow the same method and make pongal with thinai & samai too. But the quantity of water may slighty vary. Here I used 1: 5 ratio of millet and water. You can use 1:4 too. Replace ghee with cooking oil if u are calorie conscious. But ghee gives  a great flavor. Add a tsp of ghee while serving for kids.

Serve this healthy,easy varagu pongal with chutney and sambar. Tastes yummy !

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KAMBU DOSAI-BAJRA DOSA /PEARL MILLET DOSA RECIPE

Last week i shared instant millet dosa using mixed millets energy mix powder.Though i make it very often,i wanted to try a dosa recipe with kambu (in tamil)/Pearl millet ( in English)/Bajra(in Hindi) as i got tempted by seeing my fellow bloggers post.Recently my friend Shalini was telling me about kambu dosai which she has been making for her breakfast regularly.So I took this recipe from her and tried today for the first time.She told me to use brown rice and pearl millet but i used raw rice as i din’t have brown rice in stock.So feel free to use brown rice instead of raw rice in this recipe.You will get good results and its a healthier option too.I will try to post kambu adai and kambu koozh recipes soon.Lets see how to prepare this kambu dosai for breakfast/dinner.This dosa tastes the best when it is served hot.It becomes slightly chewy when its cooled down but overall its a very flavorful and healthy breakfast recipe.Check out my other millet recipes below.

Millet energy mix powder

Millet ladoo

Instant millet dosa recipe

Thinai idli,dosa recipe

Saamai sweet pongal/Little millet pongal recipe

Types of millets with health benefits,other names,where to buy etc.

A small update : I made this dosa for dinner with raw onion-garlic chutney as side dish.I felt this combo was awesome than coconut chutney.Even my daughter told the same.This chutney pairs very well for kambu dosa.Try this combo ! U will like it ;)

Kambu dosai/Pearl millet dosa

Pearl millet dosa/Kambu dosai recipe - Healthy millet recipe for breakfast/dinner

Cuisine: Indian

Category: Millet recipe

Serves: 15 nos

Prep time: 3 Hours

Cook time: 2 Minutes

Total time: 3H2Min

INGREDIENTS

Kambu/Pearl millet - 1.5 cups Raw rice or brown rice - 1/2 cup Round Urad dal - 1/2 cup Methi seeds - 1 tsp Salt & water - as needed Cooking oil – to drizzle ( while making dosa)

METHOD

Wash and soak the kambu,rice,urad dal and methi seeds together for 2-3 hours.In a big mixie jar,take half of the quantity of soaked grains and grind it adding ice cold water(It helps the mixie jar to prevent heating). Grind it to a smooth paste adding enough water and salt.(I used the soaked water itself).Transfer the batter to a vessel. Let the batter ferment over night or for 10-12 hours.The next day morning batter would have raise well.Mix it well and check the consistency.If it is too thick,add little water say 1/4 cup and mix well.Heat dosa pan and pour a ladleful of batter.Spread it well if u want to make thin,lacy dosas OR spread it little if u want thick soft dosas.Make it as per your wish.Drizzle a tsp of oil and cook for a minute.Cover it with a lid and cook the dosa if u want crispy ones.Do not flip the dosa.If u want thick dosas like utappam,flip the dosa and cook for a while.Remove and serve hot. Enjoy with your favourite chutney.I served it with coconut chutney and idli podi !

Note

Use enough water while grinding the batter.Batter has to ferment for 10 hours minimum in cold weather.If the climate is hot,this batter will ferment quickly and it will become sour.So keep an eye. Use brown rice instead of raw rice.U can use idli rice too. If u don’t want to use rice at all,just follow 2:1 ratio of kambu & urad dal and grind the batter as mentioned above. This dosa becomes soft when its cooled down.So serve n eat hot !

Have this healthy millet dosa for your breakfast/dinner.I enjoyed it with coconut chutney,idli podi and had milk with Lion dates syrup.

A small update : I made this dosa for dinner with raw onion-garlic chutney as side dish.I felt this combo was awesome than coconut chutney.Even my daughter told the same.This chutney pairs very well for kambu dosa.Try this combo ! U will like it ;)

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INSTANT MILLET DOSA USING ENERGY MIX POWDER/SATHU MAAVU DOSA RECIPE

Few weeks back i shared  millet energy mix powder/siru thaniya sathu maavu podi.You can find that recipe here.This millet powder is very useful & handy for us.We use this powder for making instant dosa & porrdige for our breakfast and dinner. It comes out very well with awesome flavours of millets.Every month my FIL buys 1/2 kg in each variety of millet & grind in a mill.We store and use that powder for 2-3 months and make dosas regularly and porridge during fasting days.My MIL usually says, instead of searching for different recipes with each millet,she is very much comfortable and happy with this mixed millet powder as it includes health benefits of all the millets in one recipe.Nowadays i too started making this dosa very often in my kitchen.Friends,if you got bored of making idli,dosa,pongal,upma and rice recipes with millets,do try this sathu maavu /health mix powder for a change.You will love it for sure.OK,Lets see how to make this easy,instant mixed millet powder dosa.
Check out my other millet recipes :
About millets
Mixed millet powder ladoo
Little millet sweet pongal
Foxtail millet idli,dosa

Millet energy mix powder dosa/Millet sathu maavu dosai

Instant millet dosa using millet energy mix powder

Cuisine: Indian

Category: Breakfast

Serves: 5nos

Prep time: 5 Minutes

Cook time: 2 Minutes

Total time: 7 Minutes

INGREDIENTS

For batter Millet energy mix powder - 1/2 cup Rice flour - 1 tbsp Curd - 1/2 tbsp Water - around 3/4 cup Salt - as needed To temper & saute Cooking oil - 1 tsp Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp Urad dal - 1/2 tsp Cumin seeds/Jeera - 1/2 tsp Big onion - 1 no Green chilli - 1 no ( slit or chop finely) Curry leaves - few Ginger - 1/2 inch piece ( chopped finely)

METHOD

Mix all the ingredients given under “ To batter”.Heat oil in a kadai and temper all the ingredients in the same order given under “ To temper”.Saute the onions,chillies till transparent.( Usually i do tempering job in dosa pan itself) Add this to the batter and mix well.Check for salt. Batter should be slightly watery.Heat dosa pan and pour the batter in a circular manner starting from outwards towards center.Fill the holes with little batter. Drizzle a tsp of oil around the dosa and cook for one side in medium flame till the edges start to lift slightly. Flip the dosa & cook for a minute.Remove in a plate n enjoy with chutney or idli podi Enjoy !

Note

Adding rice flour & curd is optional here.Instead u can add a tbsp oof ragi flour for easy removal of dosa. If u want to make thick dosas,add little water & make dosas thick.For thin,lacy dosas,add more water & make the batter watery.But adding too much of water makes the dosa look dry.So take care. Also if u don’t have time to have saute onions,just add pepper corns and jeera to the batter and make dosa.It also tastes equally good.

Enjoy eating this healthy energy mix mixed millet powder dosa for your breakfast/dinner.It is easily digestible too

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NARTHANGAI SADAM | CITRON RICE RECIPE

I am a big big fan of Narthangai(Citron fruits in English). Narthangai has amazing health benefits. My MIL used to say Narthangai helps to cure 108 diseases. I am not sure how far it is true. But I know its very helpful for pitha troubles & indigestion which I have experienced it.

Before marriage I used to get narthangai pickle from my Aachi in Tirunelveli. I can have a plateful of rice with it. I was thinking that pickle alone can be made with narthangai. But after marriage, when I tasted Narthangai pachadi from my MIL’s hands, I loved it more than pickle.

Recently we had a trip to Kumbakonam. Sendhil’s maami gave us a bag full of citron fruits/Narthangai from their backyard. We prepared pachadi with almost 3/4th of the quantity and made this rice with the remaining. It tastes very similar to lemon rice. Sendhil love this a lot. Its one of the yummiest Narthangai recipes. Today I made this rice for his lunch box. and now it has become my favourite too. You can serve this yummy rice variety with fryums, chips, vadam & pickle. I know all your eyes goes to those colorful fryums, right ??

I bought them in a small shop in Lee bazaar, Salem just by seeing its different shapes & color.

Ok, Lets see how to make this flavourful, yummy narthangai sadam. Here is a picture of narthangai/citron fruit for your reference.

Narthangai sadam recipe

Delicious rice variety using citron fruits/Narthangai - Tastes similar to lemon rice

Cuisine: Indian

Category: Lunch

Serves: Serves 3

Prep time: 5 Minutes

Cook time: 20 Minutes

Total time: 25 Minutes

INGREDIENTS

Rice - 1/2 cup ( I use steamed rice. You can use raw rice too) Water - 1.25 cups Gingely oil - 1 tsp Narthangai / citron fruit - 4 nos ( around 1/3 cup juice) Salt - as needed Asafetida/Hing - 1/8 tsp To temper Gingely oil - 1 tbsp Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp Urad dal - 2 tsp Chana dal - 1 tbsp Red chillies  or Green chilli – 5-6 nos ( pinch into small pieces, use 6 if your chillies are less spicy) Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp Asafetida/Hing - 1/8 tsp Curry leaves- few

METHOD

Wash & Pressure cook rice adding required water & a tsp of oil. Rice should be fluffy & separate. In a plate spread the rice adding little salt & a tsp of gingely oil. It helps the rice to separate when it cools down. Boil water in a pan & add the citron fruits/Narthangai( don’t cut it) to it. Let it boil for a minute. Then switch off the stove & remove the narthangai. It would become soft & now you can easily squeeze the juice using your hands. Take the juice from the fruit & strain the seeds. To this juice, add salt & hing. Set aside. In a kadai temper all the ingredients given under “ to temper” in the same order. Then add the extracted narthangai juice & switch off the flame immediately. Remove & keep in a bowl. Mix this juice with the cooked rice little by little. Add few tsp of gingely oil. Check for salt & adjust the taste.Yummy Narthangai sadam is ready to serve. I served with colorful fryums for my daughter & with narthangai pickle for us. It was yum!

Note

While squeezing the fruit, do not over do it because the juice will taste bitter if  you over squeeze it. Boiling narthangai in water is optional. But it helps to remove the bitterness on the skin & it helps for easy squeezing too. U can use combination of green chillies & red chillies while tempering. But my MIL used to say red chillies tastes the best for this rice. Here I used 2 byadgi chillies & 2 spicy chillies. U may not need all the juice for the rice. So add little by little & check for taste whenever needed.

Serve this yummy rice with fryums, vadam & pickle. 

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