Millet khichdi recipe or korra biyyam khichdi recipe – Healthy whole grain foxtail millet khichdi with dal, mixed vegetables and leafy greens. Khichdi is made often at home for lunch since my younger kid loves it. I make many varieties, this one is similar to the dal khichdi i shared earlier except that there is millets & leafy greens in this. I had a readers request for this recipe, hence sharing it.
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.
For more millet recipes, You can check
Lemon millet rice
Millet pongal
Millet sweet pongal
Millet khichdi recipe
Millet khichdi recipe | Foxtail millet khichdi | Korra biyyam khichdi
Ingredients (1 cup = 240ml )
- ½ cup millets (can substitute 2 tbsp with rice)
- ½ cup dal (moong or toor)
- 2.5 cups water
- 1 cup mixed veggies (carrots, beans, peas, capsicum)
- ¼ cup methi leaves or ½ to 1 cup spinach / palak
- 1 tomato small , deseeded (optional)
- 1.5 tbsp ghee
- 1 tsp ginger grated
- ½ tsp cumin / jeera
- ¼ to ½ tsp red chili powder
- 1 pinch turmeric
- salt as needed
- ¼ to ½ tsp garam masala (optional)
How to make the recipe
- 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 chili 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.
NUTRITION (estimation only)
Alternative quantities provided in the recipe card are for 1x only, original recipe.
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Flavia says
Hi Swasthi,
The only millet I’ve tried long ago is Pearl Millet or bajra in hindi.
Was wanting to try a millet recipe, may be pulao or khichdi but realised there are many kinds of millets & I don’t even know their hindi names to ask in grocery stores.
What is foxtail millet.
Is it safe for me to try pearl millet or foxtail tail millet for my 3year old during summers
Can jowar be used to make one of the millet recipes like pulao or khichdi.
I really want to try these healthy millets.
Please advise me through this.
swasthi says
Hi Flavia,
We use all kinds of millets through out the year without any body heat issues since the temperatures here in Singapore never rise as much as in India. But my elders in India totally avoid foxtail millet during summers as it is extremely heat to the body. Foxtail millet is known as kangni in hindi. For kids best is ragi, jowar and pearl millet (bajra).
Yes you can use jowar & bajra for khichdi. We usually soak jowar/ bajra overnight, rub them well and drain the water. Blend in a mixie to a coarse suji like texture. Then make moong dal khichdi. You can also make this sweet pongal with jowar/ bajra, jaggery and dal. Kids get bored very fast with khichdi so keep trying with different recipes. Mine don’t like pulao much with these grains as it doesn’t turn out that good.
Have you checked these jowar dosa and bajra dosa? If you haven’t you must! If you don’t know the names of any millets, you can ask me. Hope this helps.
Flavia says
Thank you so so much Swasthi🤗..you are superbbbb👍
Frank says
Hello Swasthi,
This looks like a good recipe and I would like to try it with my pressure cooker…but my cooker is electronic and does not whistle. Can you give an approximate cooking time in minutes, from the point when the cooker reaches full pressure?
Thank you!
swasthi says
Hi Frank
Sorry I am unable to reply you as I have not experimented.
Suraj says
How much time pressure cook in instant pot
swasthi says
10 mins on porridge mode
Suganya says
Shall I give to one year old baby
Roopa says
Hi, can I give to a 2 yrs baby as breakfast or lunch. Is it digestible..
Pls reply
swasthi says
Hi Roopa
Yes you can give. Just soak the millets well for 1 to 2 hours. Rub them very well and wash. Yes it will digest.
lakshmi says
Hi swasthi how r u ? My mother is suffering from leg pains n doctor told her to avoid nonveg n dal in her diet, lose weight also. So she want to lose weight, is it good take korra biyyam daily in her diet instead of rice ? Plz suggest me
swasthi says
Hi Lakshmi
I am good. thanks for asking. She can also eat korra biyyam or jonnalu regularly in place of rice.
Raji says
Hi,
I made millet kitchidi following the above recipe and it came out really well. Thanks for posting the recipe.
swasthi says
Welcome Raji
Glad to know you liked it. Thanks for sharing the outcome.
Sarika says
Hi, I tried this recipe for breakfast.my husband liked it.thanks a lot for tasty and healthy recipes.
swasthi says
Welcome Sarika
So happy to know your husband liked it. Thanks for the comment
🙂
fio says
Hi Swasthi….Its bit difficult to find foxtail millet rice in India. Is it ok to prepare this khichdi with whole foxtail millet for my 2 yr old kid
swasthi says
Hi Fio,
The way it is prepared before cooking is different. You will need to soak it overnight and then rub and wash up very well. Then you can cook. First time try to add only a bit with rice and dal. Cook together. Then slowly you can use more millet and less rice.
fio says
Thanks for ur advice Swasthi 🙂
Mittal says
yummy and tasty recipe i will definitely try this!!
swasthi says
Thanks Mittal. Yes you must try this. A healthy one