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The millet-accented feast that President Droupadi Murmu hosted at Bharat Mandapam on Saturday, September 9, 2023, brings back into focus why we all need to make sure we get our few-millets-a-day-keeps-the-doctor-away quota of the magical and ancient grain.<\/p>\n
It is time you, dear reader, replaced rice and wheat in your diet, daily<\/em>, with the wonder food that is easy on the stomach and the pocket as well.<\/p>\n Jumpstart mornings on a healthy note with a bowl full of millets or with a millet creation; each millet has its own nutritional benefits.<\/p>\n Rediff Food<\/strong> has plenty of millet recipes that should work for you. Go ahead be our guest!<\/p>\n Ragi Dal Dosas<\/strong> can be made with six ingredients. It will fill you up and may be packed for an on-the-go breakfast as well.<\/p>\n Bajra<\/em> and jowar<\/em> are popular millets, but fans of idli<\/em>s might rather ditch rice and urad dal<\/em> for kodo<\/em> millet to make soft and spongy Kodo Millet Idlis<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Jowar Idlis<\/strong>, served with sambar<\/em> and your choice of chutney, will fill your stomach in a magnificent manner. <\/p>\n Millet Upma<\/strong> shall help you say goodbye to processed rava<\/em> or sooji<\/em> or semolina.<\/p>\n Millet Pancakes<\/strong> and Ragi Pancakes<\/strong> are a sure-shot way to please kids. Barnyard Millet Dosas<\/strong> require no fermentation and taste great with coriander and mint chutney.<\/p>\n Ever tried a Foxtail Millet Dosa<\/strong>? Follow the recipe and you’ll realise it’s not as complicated as you’d imagined it to be.<\/p>\n If you are tired of processed oats, carb-filled cornflakes and too buttery toast for brekker, then you must have Millet Porridge<\/strong> with fresh fruits and nuts.<\/p>\n
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