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    You are here: Home / Millet recipes

    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

    Click on each thumbnail for the recipes :

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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 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 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 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 minutes
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    Thinai Murukku | Millet Murukku

    Millet Murukku is a healthy version of Murukku made by replacing a portion of rice flour with millet flour in the regular making of Murukku. Millet Murukku savours the celebration of people who are on diet without adding much of calories like the regular ones.
    Total time : 40 minutes minutes
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    Millet Omapodi | Millet Sev

    Millet Omapodi is a tasty savoury made by blending millet flour, besan flour, ajwain to a dough consistency, pressing it through a die mold and frying it. Millet Omapodi is a delight for people on dietary plans as millet has high fibre content.
    Total time : 30 minutes 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 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 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 minutes

    Ragi

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    Ragi Powder | Ragi Flour | Ragi Recipes

    Ragi Powder Recipe or Ragi Flour Recipe - Learn to make homemade ragi flour with easy step and step pictures and video. It is made by soaking and making sprouted ragi then roasted and grinded to make ragi flour at home using mixie. Homemade Ragi Flour Recipe with step by step pictures and video is given here.
    Total time : 3 days days 15 minutes 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 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 minutes

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    1. Mohammad Rafiq

      October 19, 2015 at 9:13 am

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

      • SHARMILEE J

        December 02, 2015 at 5:09 am

        No not yet…

    2. Archana Singaravel

      November 28, 2015 at 12:23 pm

      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

        December 02, 2015 at 5:07 am

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

      • Roopa om

        April 14, 2016 at 5:14 am

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

    3. unknown

      May 28, 2016 at 1:48 pm

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

    4. shubha

      October 15, 2016 at 3:34 am

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

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