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Quick and Easy Proso Millet Upma Recipe
Post Views: 818 Upma is a traditional South Indian breakfast recipe that is usually prepared with semolina or coarse rice flour. Let’s give this age-old recipe a twist by replacing semolina with Proso millet. Proso millet, also known as Chena in Hindi or broomcorn millet, is a nutritious and versatile grain that can be used in various recipes such as upma, porridge, pilaf, and even as a substitute for rice in dosa and idli. It is a good source of essential nutrients, including carbohydrates, dietary fibre, protein, vitamins (particularly B vitamins), and minerals such as magnesium, phosphorus, and iron. Let’s begin with a simple recipe for Proso Millet Upma: Ingredients:…
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Delicious Rajgira Paratha Recipe: A Nutritious Twist to Your Meal
Rajgira paratha recipe is a traditional Indian recipe made using Rajgira flour. Learn how to make Rajgira paratha with step-by-step instructions and photos here
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Khao Suey with Millets
Post Views: 726 Vegetable Khao Suey is a Burmese recipe. Here, we have replaced the refined flour noodles with Jowar (Sorghum millet) noodles. To know the benefits of Jowar millet click here. You can also use any other millet noodles like Finger millet or Kodo millet noodles. Ingredients To be made into paste: For the curry: To garnish How to Make Vegetarian Khao Suey Heat sufficient water in a deep non-stick pan. Add Jowar or millet noodles and boil for 2-3 minutes. Drain and transfer into a bowl. Grind together all ingredients under the paste section. Heat oil in a non-stick pan. Add ground paste and saute well. Add gram…
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Sorghum (Jowar): Health Benefits Explained
Post Views: 679 Sorghum, or Jowar, is the world’s fifth major cereal crop in terms of production after rice, wheat, maize, and barley. It is also known as Indian millet, durra, milo, great millet, shallu, etc. Sorghum originated in Africa, where it is a major food crop and has numerous varieties, including grain sorghums, broomcorn, etc. In West Africa, it is known as Guinea corn. In India, sorghum is known by many names like jowar, cholam, or jonna. The jowar grains are used mainly for food in India, while the stover after harvest of grains is used as nutritious fodder for animals. Sorghum is used worldwide in food applications, including…
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Millets – The Superfood of Our Ancestors
Post Views: 1,772 Food history, especially in India, will be incomplete without the mention of millets. Millet is not a single grain but a group of small-seeded annual grasses belonging to the Poaceae family. There is mention of millets in the Indian Sanskrit text Yajurveda’s verses- of foxtail millet (priyangava), proso millet (aanava), and Barnyard millet (shyaamaka). This indicates that millet culture and consumption have been prevalent since the Indian Bronze Age (3300 BC to 1200 BC). Until 50 years ago, millets were the major crops grown in India. But with the onset of the Green Revolution in the 1960s, the popularity of rice and wheat grew, and millets became…
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Pulse Flours The Best Gluten Free Option – eTV Bharat
Post Views: 637 Pulse flours are gluten-free and contain much greater amounts of protein and fiber than cereal flour. They also have higher levels of micronutrients such as folate and iron which make them a great addition to our daily diet.ETV Bharat Sukhibhava spoke to Dr. Kruti S. Dhirwani, M.D. (Hom.), M.Sc. (DFSM), is a Consulting Homeopath and Clinical Nutritionist, Mumbai for some interesting insights on Pulse flours. eTV Bharat – Published on May 22, 2021, 5:04 PM IST
