Millet Upma is a healthy & tasty upma made by cooking varagu with tempered spices and veggies. Millet upma is wonderful breakfast / dinner meal that is enjoyed by the family and a healthy alternate to the regular upma. How to make millet upma is presented in this post with step by step pictures.
Millet Upma is a quick and easy breakfast recipe that you can make for a busy morning.You can even make it just plain or with vegetables.Varagu is also called as English : Kodo Millet, Telugu: Arikelu, Hindi: Kodra, Kannada: Harka.I have tried few varagu recipes and this one is a quick fix for me when I am tired to make something elaborate for breakfast…I usually make it plain but sometimes add vegetables too.Keep changing your breakfast menu every now and then….don’t stick with just millets or oats daily have a change in your menu every week so that you don’t get bored and also to get the health benefits of everything.Have a great weekend!!
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Varagu Upma
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup varagu (kodo millet)
- 1 carrot medium sized chopped finely
- 6 nos beans finely chopped
- 1 big onion chopped finely
- 1 cup water
- salt to taste
To temper :
- 2 teaspoon oil
- 1 teaspoon mustard seeds
- 3/4 teaspoon urad dal
- a small sprig curry leaves
- 1 green chilli small sliced
- a pinch hing
Instructions
- Rinse the millet well,drain water and set aside.In a pressure cooker heat oil – add the items listed under ‘to temper’ let it splutter, then add onion and fry till transparent.
- Then add the veggies and saute for 3mins or until raw smell leaves along with required salt.
- Then add the millet and give a quick mix.
- Add water and pressure cook for 3 whistles in low medium flame and switch off.
- Once pressure releases, fluff it up.
- Serve Varagu Upma hot / warm!
Notes
- You can use any of your favorite veggies too.
- You can even add 1 small tomato for a tangy flavour.
- You can try this recipe with other millets like samai, kuthiraivali etc.
- You can even add a 1/2 teaspoon of lemon juice for a lemony flavour.
How to make Millet Upma
- Rinse the millet well,drain water and set aside.In a pressure cooker heat oil – add the items listed under ‘to temper’ let it splutter, then add onion and fry till transparent.
- Then add the veggies and saute for 3mins or until raw smell leaves along with required salt.Then add the millet and give a quick mix.
- Add water and pressure cook for 3 whistles in low medium flame and switch off..Once pressure releases, fluff it up.
Serve hot / warm!
Expert Tips
- You can use any of your favorite veggies too.You can even add 1 small tomato for a tangy flavor.
- You can try this recipe with other millets like samai, kuthiraivali etc.
- You can even add a 1/2 teaspoon of lemon juice for a lemony flavour.
Meena srinivas
Dear Sharmi,
This is really a different dish, your clicks are tempting to try soon.
A small doubt is this Varagu arisi or the other one varagu grains… please clarify. Shall we make this in Thinai arisi, samai arisi, kuthiraivali arisi,,, any change in other addings or water measure?
SHARMILEE J
This is varagu arisi…Yes you can try with other millets too….same measure for samai and kuthiraivali will work, for thinai you need to soak and cook
Meena srinivas
Thank you Sharmi, I'll try and tell you the results.