Category: Millet Recipes

  • MILLET IDLI DOSA RECIPE – Varagu Idli Dosai recipe – Kodo Millet recipes

    MILLET IDLI DOSA RECIPE – Varagu Idli Dosai recipe – Kodo Millet recipes

      Millets are getting enough popularity these days.. though it used to be a staple in India many many years ago, it was forgotten quite sometime and now all of a sudden its gaining track again because of its immense health benefits. Millets / Siru Dhanyam(in tamil) are a group of cereals which are tiny…

  • MILLET RECIPES – How to Cook Millets – KODO MILLET  / VARAGU ARISI VEN PONGAL

    MILLET RECIPES – How to Cook Millets – KODO MILLET / VARAGU ARISI VEN PONGAL

      Description: Nowadays Millets / Siru Dhanyam are getting popular because of their many health benefits. Back home amma and MIL used to make a few dishes, but never really paid attention as these millets were not easily available here in USA.  But now due to  health concerns it has almost become staple at my mom’s…

  • RAGI MURUKKU RECIPE – Finger Millet Recipes

    RAGI MURUKKU RECIPE – Finger Millet Recipes

    Finger millet, also known as  Kezhvaragu/Keppai – Tamil, Ragi-Kannada, Ragulu – Telugu, Koovaragu – Malayalam is a highly nutritious millet. There are many ways of using this millet in our very day dishes…here is the recipe for a savory snack “Ragi Murukku” which can be had with your evening cup of tea or coffee. Ragi…

  • QUINOA IDLI DOSA RECIPE

    QUINOA IDLI DOSA RECIPE

    Quinoa pronounced as Keen-wa /Kin-wa is grain like seed which is packed with nutrition. I’ve been trying to incorporate this in our Indian cooking and found Idlis are the best way to introduce this new grain.  Its quite mild when made this way and doesn’t interfere much with the taste.  You can gradually adjust the…

  • Ragi Kozhukattai

    Ragi Kozhukattai

    Description: A simple and healthy recipe to prepare kozhukattai using finger millet / Ragi flour.  These are made with ready made store bought roasted ragi flour and few other simple ingredients. Traditionally white rice flour kozhukattai , stuffed modaks and sundal are offered to Lord Ganesha during Vinayaga Chatruthi pooja. Lets go one step ahead…

  • Ragi Adai

    Ragi Adai

    Ragi is also known as millet, nachni, sollu, or sattemavu which is full of proteins and helps in digesting as it has high content of calcium and some rare nutrients such as methionine . Raagi Flour also known as kurakkan flour is used to make rotis, dosa, porridge and other food products.

  • Ragi Idli

    Ragi Idli

    Ragi (finger millet) a excellent source of proteins, good for diabetic peoples..pediatricians recommend ragi food for infants of six months and over because of its high nutritional content, especially calcium.Finger millet can be ground and cooked into cakes, puddings or porridge..My mom used to prepare them as idlies n they tastes awesome, i never tried them…

  • Pearl Millet flour Dosai(Kambu dosai)

    Pearl Millet flour Dosai(Kambu dosai)

    Pearl millet flour is nothing but kambu maavu,  one of the variety of grains very much near to finger millet..thought of buying ragi flour, but i didnt checked, came back home n thought of preparing ragi dosais, i saw the name only while mixing them with urad dal batter…really was surprised n dunno wat to do..

  • Amma’s Ragi Adai

    Amma’s Ragi Adai

    This delicious and damn healthy adai is my mother’s recipe. She make this in 2 varieties. The one below is the kaaram version and the other a sweet version ( will upload it a lil later)

  • Ragi Puttu Recipe – Finger Millet (Kezhvaragu) Puttu Recipe – Sweet Ragi Puttu

    Ragi Puttu Recipe – Finger Millet (Kezhvaragu) Puttu Recipe – Sweet Ragi Puttu

    Simple evening tiffin prepared with store bought Ragi flour.Englsih       ~ Finger MilletTamil         ~ KezhvaraguTelugu       ~ RagiKannada    ~ RagiHindi         ~ Ragi, Nachani, BajraMalayalam ~ PanjapuleSrilanka     ~ KurakkanPuttu maavu / Kezhveragu puttu / Steamed puttu