Proso Millet Recipes

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Proso Millet Rawa Idli

Ingredients:

Proso millet idli rawa – 1 cup, urad dal – 1 cup and salt – to taste

Preparation Method:
  • Soak urad dal in water for 4-6 hr and drain out the water and grind it.
  • To the batter, add one cup of proso millet idli rawa, salt and allow to ferment overnight.
  • Pour out the batter into idli moulds and cook in idli cooker for 7-10 min.
  • Serve hot with coconut chutney and sambar.
Source: cookingwithmillets.com

Proso Millet Khaja

Ingredients:

Proso millet flour – ½ cup, maida – ½ cup, sugar – ½ tsp and oil – for frying.

Preparation Method:
  • Prepare dough with proso millet flour and maida. Add small quantity of hot oil while dough making.
  • Roll the roti from the dough into 1 inch thickness and roll into the center.
  • Cut the roll into small shapes (khajas).
  • Add sugar to water and boil till single thread consistency.
  • Fry the prepared khaja in oil.
  • Excess oil is drained and put it on tissue paper.
  • Add the prepared khajas in sugar and soak for 5 min and serve.
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Proso Millet Burfi

Ingredients:

Proso millet flour – 1 cup, powdered jaggery – ½ cup, ghee – 2 tsp, water – ¼ cup, cardamom powder – 1/8 tsp and sliced almonds – 1 tsp

Preparation Method:
  • Grease a plate with ghee and keep it aside.
  • Heat the jaggery in a pan with ¼ cup of water till single thread consistency. Keep it aside.
  • Add little ghee in a pan and add proso millet flour and fry until nice aroma comes.
  • Then add the jaggery syrup and cardamom powder and mix it quickly.
  • Add remaining ghee and stir continuously for 2-3 min or till the mixture leaves the sides of the pan.
  • Spread it in a greased plate and garnish with chopped nuts. Allow it to cool down and cut them into small pieces.
  • Healthy and yummy proso millet burfi is ready.
Source: cookingwithmillets.com

Proso Millet Samosa

Ingredients:

Proso millet flour – 1 cup, maida – 1 cup, potatoes – 1 cup, boiled peas, onions, green chillies and curry leaves.

Preparation Method:
  • Take one cup of proso millet flour and one cup of maida. Mix well and add required amount of water to make dough.
  • Make small chapatti balls and spread the dough with roller stick and cut into half's.
  • Mash boiled potatoes, add chopped onions, green chilies, curry leaves.
  • Make seasoning with chopped onions, green chilies, curry leaves and boiled mashed potatoes, boiled peas and salt to taste.
  • Fill the above mixture in each half fold in triangular shape and deep fry.
  • Serve hot with chutney or tomato sauce.
Source: cookingwithmillets.com
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Proso Millet Payasam

Ingredients:

Dehulled proso millet – 1 cup, dry fruits, ghee, water, sugar, milk, cardamom powder – as required

Preparation Method:
  • Cook the dehulled proso millet in boiling water for 5 min.
  • Roast dryfruits in ghee.
  • Boil the milk and then add the cooked millet, add sugar and stir slowly for 10-15 minutes until it is cooked.
  • Add cardamom powder and decorate with cashew nuts and other dry fruits.
  • Serve hot as a traditional sweet.
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