Kuthiraivali  Sambhar Sadham (Barnyard Millet - Lentil Rice)

One more Little Millet recipe. I saw this recipe on TV and tried it immediately the next day. Believe me you cannot make out the difference between Rice and Millet. This is a nice way to include more little millet into our diet. I have added whatever vegetables were available in my kitchen.

I have made this in Electric Rice Cooker and open vessel and it comes out well for me. However, when I tried this in cooker, it got burnt. I will try this again in cooker and share my results.

Millets are considered to be very healthy and is highly recommended for Diabetic and weight watchers.

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Ingredients
Barnyard Millet - 1 Cup
Yellow Moong Dal - 1/4 Cup (Lentils)
Onion - 1 (Chopped)
Tomato - 1 (Chopped)
Ginger Pods -  6 Pods
Bottlegourd - 1/2 Cup
Carrot - 1 (Chopped)
Cauliflower - 2 Florets (Chopped)
Red Chilly Powder - 1 Tablespoon
Coriander Powder - 1 Tablespoon
Turmeric Powder - 1/4 Teaspoon
Ghee or Clarified Butter - 1 Tablespoon (Optional)
Oil - 1 Tablespoon
Slat - To taste
Mustard Seeds - 1/4 Teaspoon
Cumin Seeds - 1/4 Teaspoon
Corinader leaves - For garnishing

Method

• Wash and soak yellow Moong Dal for 15 minutes in 1/2 Cup of water.
• Wash and soak the Millet for 15 minutes in 2.5 Cups of water.
• In a large vessel, heat the Oil, then add Mustard seeds and allow it to crackle.
• Then add Cumin seeds and then add Onion and saute it till done.
• Once it is done, add Tomatoes and cook till it is done.
• Then add the vegetables, Garlic and saute for couple of minutes.
• Then add Red Chilly powder, Coriander powder and turmeric powder and saute for couple of minutes.
• Then add the water (in which Millet and Dal is soaked) and allow it to boil.
• Once the water starts boiling add the soaked Yellow Moong dal and Millet.
• Cover it with a lid and cook.
• Stir it occassionally, and add Salt to taste.
• Cook it till the Millet and Dal is done.
• I will be done in 8-10 minutes.
• Once it is done switch off the flame and add finely chopped Coriander Leaves and Ghee and stir and serve.

 

Barnyard Millet Upma (with Tamarind)/ Kuthiraivali Puli Upma

Millets is the New rage. I dont know for whatsoever reason I was not confiedent of cooking with them. My mom makes it a lot and love the taste if them. So this time I asked my hubby to buy a pack of Millets so I could try. It was so easy , I couldn't make out why I was so skeptical about cooking with them. I will post more Millet recipes soon. You can also make this Upma using Vegetables and without Tamarind also.

Ingredients

Barnyard Millet - 1 Cup (Washed and kept aside)
Water - 3 Cups
Oil - 2 Tablespoon
Mustard Seeds - 1/2 Teaspoon
Groundnuts/Peanuts - 2 Tablespoon
Gram Dal - 1 Tablespoon
Salt - To taste
Hing or Asafoetida - A generous Pinch
Tamarind extract  - Goose Berry Sized (Soaked using 1 cup of water from the 3 cups of water given above )
Dry Red Chillies - 5 (Broken)

Method

• Place the pressure cooker on stove with 2 tablespoons of Oil.
• Once the Oil is hot, add the mustard seeds and allow them to splutter and immediatley add the Gram dal, Peanuts and saute them.
• Now add the Red Dry chillies and Asafoetida and saute
• To this add the Tamrind extarct and the 2 cups of water and allow them to boil.
• To this add the washed Barnyard Millet and stir and add salt.
• Cover the Pressure cooker lid with the whistke and cook for 1 whiste on low flame.

Note:

• I made the whole recipe of Low flame. If you plan to cook on high flame, keep a close eyes or else the Dal, groundut may get burnt.