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Millet recipes

Millets are a group of highly variable small-seeded grasses, widely grown around the world as cereal crops or grains. Millets are known as "Small Grains" or "Siru Thaaniyangal" in Tamil.Millets include Kambu(Pearl Millet),Thinai(Foxtail Millet),Samai(Little Millet),Varagu(Kodo Millet),Kuthiraivali(Barnyard Millet),Ragi(Finger Millet),Cholam(Sorgum) etc

A collection of millet recipes including kambu recipes, thinai recipes,samai recipes,varagu recipes, ragi recipes, kuthirai millet recipes etc

Preparation Time varies from : 10 mins to 40 mins
[NOTE : timing varies for each recipe]
Recipe Category:  Sidedish  | Recipe Cuisine: Indian

Kambu

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How to cook millet

How to cook millet with step by step pictures for easy understanding. Millets are a group of highly variable small-seeded grasses, widely grown around the world as cereal crops or grains. Lets learn how to cook millet in this post.
Total time : 30 minutes
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Kambu Koozh Recipe

Kambu Koozh is a healthy porridge made using whole bajra millet, buttermilk and side accompaniments. Kambu Koozhu is a healthy breakfast & a body coolant too. Kambu Kool is relished with raw onion, pickle, mor milagai, papad as a meal. Learn to make Kambu Koozh with step by step pictures.
Total time : 30 minutes
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Kambu mor recipe

Kambu mor is a refreshing buttermilk made using pearlmillet, easy to make and best for summer. Let us learn to make Kambu more recipe with step by step pictures.
Total time : 20 minutes

Thinai

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Thinai Nei Appam

Thinai Nei Appam is a soft sweet appam made by frying foxtail millet flour blended with jaggery syrup in half round molds coated with ghee. Thinai Nei Appam is healthy and is made during festives like Karthigai deepam. How to make Thinai Nei Appam is explained in this post with video.
Total time : 30 minutes
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Millet Murukku Recipe (Thinai Murukku)

Millet Murukku is a healthy and crispy snack made by adding millet flour to regular rice flour and shaping using murukku press. It comes out golden and delicious and tastes just as good as regular murukku. It has mild nutty flavour from millet. Millet Murukku savours the celebration of people who are on diet without adding much of calories.
Total time : 40 minutes
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Millet Omapodi Recipe | Millet Sev Recipe

Millet Omapodi is a tasty, savoury snack made by blending millet flour, besan flour and ajwain to a dough consistency, then pressing it through a die mould and frying it. It is a delight for people on dietary plans because millet has high fibre content and very good for your health. 
Total time : 30 minutes

Varagu

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Varagu Kara Pidi Kozhukattai

Varagu Kara Pidi Kozhukattai is a savoury, healthy Kozhukattai made by steaming rice flour blended with tempered spice and molded by hand. Varagu Kara Pidi Kozhukattai is a healthy option for snack time and is liked by all. How to make Varagu Kara Pidi Kozhukattai is presented in this post with step by step pictures and video.
Total time : 30 minutes
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Millet Pulao | Varagu Pulao

Millet Pulao is a tasty, spiced rice meal made by simmering millet with onion, spices and flavours. Millet Pulao mimics in taste with regular pulao & healthy too with its fibre content. Millet Pulao is a gift for people on diet and diabetics to relish guilt free.
Total time : 45 minutes
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Millet Inipu Pongal

Millet Inipu Pongal recipe with step by step pictures and video. Millet Sweet Pongal is an easy and healthy alternate to rice pongal made with kodo millet, moong dal and jaggery, flavoured with saffron. How to make Millet Sweet Pongal is described in this recipe with step by step pictures and video.
Total time : 30 minutes

Ragi

Ragi Powder | Ragi Flour | Ragi Recipes

Ragi Powder also known as Ragi Flour can be made easily at home. Homemade Ragi Flour or Ragi Powder is a nutritious, whole-grain flour made by cleaning, drying, and grinding finger millet (ragi) at home. It has a light brown color, a slightly nutty aroma, and a mild earthy taste.
Total time : 3 days 15 minutes

Ragi Mudde Recipe

Ragi Mudde is a healthy meal made by cooking ragi flour along with water and salt. Soft Ragi Mudde can be made easily with just 3 ingredients in just 20 minutes. Learn to make Ragi Mudde with step by step pictures and video.
Total time : 20 minutes
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Ragi Pakoda | Fingermillet Fritters

Ragi Pakoda is a kongunad special dish made with minimal ingredients with ragi flour. Ragi Pakoda Recipe with step by step pictures and video.
Total time : 25 minutes

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Comments

  1. Mohammad Rafiq

    excellent collection. wanna try all. have u tried any recipe using barley?

    • SHARMILEE J

      No not yet...

  2. Archana Singaravel

    Mam.. Am trying to loss weight and am planning to include ragi recipes in my diet chart, Will ragi put on weight? Or it will help to reduce weight. Many people are confusing me. Pls make me clear mam 🙂

    • SHARMILEE J

      I dont think so but not really sure if it puts on weight...

    • Roopa om

      ya you can use ragi. try to include millet in ur diet that is ideal for weight loss.

  3. unknown

    your recipies are easy to make and taste great
    the thinai payasam is super easy

  4. shubha

    Excellent recipes and very good segregation by item.. thank you for the details.