Foxtail Millet Upma
Foxtail Millet Upma

Hey everyone, it’s Brad, welcome to our recipe page. Today, I will show you a way to make a special dish, foxtail millet upma. 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 Upma Recipe is a wholesome breakfast or dinner dish that is made with just a few ingredients. It is healthy and filling and you can serve it with any chutney of your choice. Foxtail Millet also known as "Thinai" in Tamil. It is called as "Navane" in Kannada. "Kangni" in Hindi and "Kang" in Gujarati.

Foxtail Millet Upma is one of the most well liked of recent trending meals on earth. It’s simple, it is quick, it tastes yummy. It’s appreciated by millions every day. Foxtail Millet Upma is something which I’ve loved my entire life. They’re nice and they look fantastic.

To begin with this recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can have foxtail millet upma using 14 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Foxtail Millet Upma:
  1. Take 1/2 cup foxtail Millet / Kangni
  2. Prepare 1 cup chopped assorted veggies (beans, carrot, peas, flat beans, etc), chopped
  3. Make ready 2 tbsp. oil
  4. Take 1 tsp. mustard seeds
  5. Prepare 1 sprig curry leaves
  6. Make ready 2 green chillies, slit
  7. Make ready 1 tsp. urad dal (split black gram lentil)
  8. Get 1 tsp. ginger, grated
  9. Make ready 1 onion, chopped
  10. Take to taste salt
  11. Take 1 tsp. sambar powder
  12. Get 1/2 tsp. turmeric powder
  13. Prepare 1 tsp. ghee
  14. Take 1 tbsp. coriander leaves, chopped

It helps in reducing blood sugar levels, has healthy carbs, dietary fiber, calcium, iron and can be consumed in place of rice and wheat. Foxtail Millet Upma Foxtail Millet (Setaria italica) is the most grown variety of millets in South Asia. It is mainly grown in the arid and semi-arid regions of India and has been a staple for a large population since ancient times. Foxtail millet upma tasted almost like regular upma but health wise its way way nutritious.

Instructions to make Foxtail Millet Upma:
  1. Soak the millet in sufficient water for 1-2 hours. Wash well and drain. Keep aside. Heat oil in a pan and temper with mustard seeds.
  2. After it stops spluttering, add the curry leaves, urad dal, green chilies, ginger and onion. Saute till the onion turns translucent.
  3. Add all the chopped veggies, salt and turmeric powder. Mix well and cook, covered till the veggies are soft.
  4. Add the drained millet,
  5. 2 cups water and sambar powder. Cover & simmer till the millet is cooked and the moisture is all absorbed. Switch off the flame and add ghee. Stir and garnish with coriander leaves.
  6. Serve with coconut chutney or pickle.

It is mainly grown in the arid and semi-arid regions of India and has been a staple for a large population since ancient times. Foxtail millet upma tasted almost like regular upma but health wise its way way nutritious. Though I have used Navane or Foxtail millet in this recipe, you can replace it by any other millets. If you are trying to implement millets in your diet, do try it once, you will definitely make it again and again… Foxtail Millet / Navane upma upma is a easy go to breakfast idea in many home. It is quick to make and taste delicious as well.

So that’s going to wrap it up for this exceptional food foxtail millet upma recipe. Thank you very much for reading. I am sure you can make this at home. There’s gonna be more interesting food in home recipes coming up. Don’t forget to save this page in your browser, and share it to your family, friends and colleague. Thanks again for reading. Go on get cooking!