Hey everyone, hope you’re having an amazing day today. Today, I will show you a way to make a distinctive dish, foxtail millet khichri. It is one of my favorites food recipes. This time, I’m gonna make it a little bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Foxtail millet Khichri is one of the most favored of current trending foods on earth. It’s appreciated by millions daily. It is simple, it’s fast, it tastes yummy. They are fine and they look fantastic. Foxtail millet Khichri is something which I have loved my entire life.
I have used foxtail millet known as korra biyyam in telugu & thinai arisi in tamil. You can use any other millet like kodo millet (varagu), barnyard millet or little millet (sama). Carrots, capsicum, peas, beans, tomatoes, palak or methi leaves go well in this. Moong dal or toor dal or a mix of both can be used.
To begin with this particular recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook foxtail millet khichri using 12 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.
The ingredients needed to make Foxtail millet Khichri:
- Prepare Ingredients (240 ml cup used)
- Get 1/2 cup dal (moong or toor)
- Get 2.5 cups water
- Get 1 cup mixed veggies (carrots, beans, peas, capsicum)
- Get 1/4 cup methi leaves or ½ to 1 cup spinach / palak
- Take 1 tomato small, deseeded (optional)
- Prepare 1.5 tbsp ghee
- Get 1 tsp ginger grated
- Take 1/2 tsp cumin / jeera
- Make ready 1 pinch turmeric
- Take 1/4-1/2 tsp red chilli powder
- Prepare as needed salt
This foxtail millet khichdi is prepared with loads of veggies and lentils along with spices. Make it for a leisurely weekend breakfast or brunch. Foxtail Millet or Navane or Tenai Khichdi for babies or toddlers is a simple, easy to make with very few easily available ingredients at home and I'm sure this calls for a quick recipe by eager YOU. So now if you have a hungry baby, toddler or even you, chalo lets jump into it and make a yummy Khichdi.
Steps to make Foxtail millet Khichri:
- Wash millets and dal thoroughly until water runs clear. Soak for about 30 mins to 1 hour. The longer they are soaked the quicker and softer they turn. Drain them to a colander. - Heat a pressure cooker or pot with ghee. Add cumin and allow them to splutter. Saute ginger until a nice flavor comes out.
- Add all the veggies including tomato. Saute on a medium flame for 2 to 3 mins. - Add red chilli powder, turmeric, garam masala and salt. Saute until the tomatoes turn mushy.
- Then add drained millets and dal. Saute for 2 to 3 mins. - Add water and check the salt
- Pressure cook on a medium flame for 2 to 3 whistles. I cook for 2 whistles. - Fluff up and add a tsp of ghee.
- Serve millet khichdi with papad and pickle
Foxtail Millet or Navane or Tenai Khichdi for babies or toddlers is a simple, easy to make with very few easily available ingredients at home and I'm sure this calls for a quick recipe by eager YOU. So now if you have a hungry baby, toddler or even you, chalo lets jump into it and make a yummy Khichdi. If you are a big fan of khichdi, you have probably eaten foxtail millet khichdi and not even known it. Foxtail millet is the second most popular species of millet. It has been grown in India since ancient times and is rising again in popularity due to its high nutritional value.
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