Jowar upma recipe – Healthy whole grain upma with mixed vegetables. Jonnalu, jola, cholam are the other south Indian names to sorghum or jowar. Broken jowar or the jowar rava is available in the super markets and can be used to make upma, pulao or porridge. The recipe i am sharing here uses whole jowar Read More
Lemon millet recipe – Simple, healthy, delicious and refreshing millet recipe. Apart from oats, rice and atta, we also eat millets 3 to 4 times in a week. Some times I cook the millets plain or with rice to serve with sambar, curry or even with curd. Most times I make the variety millet rice Read More
Millet biryani or pulao recipe – I have been using a variety of millets for more than 3 years, since the time I started solids for my younger son. To include millets in his diet, I had to experiment a lot and eventually we started liking them. One of the favorites has been foxtail millet Read More
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 Read More
Millet pongal recipe – sharing another millet recipe that is filling, healthy and protein rich. I have used hulled foxtail millet, called as thinai in tamil, korralu in telugu & navane in kannada. You can use any other millet like kodo millet (varagu), little millet (sama) or barnyard millet to make this pongal much the Read More
Millet sweet pongal recipe, Sharing a tasty foxtail millet recipe for pongal festival.. Millets were widely used in the Indian cuisine from ancient days, but was almost forgotten by the current generation for years. With the recent market trends raving about their health benefits, these are getting popular again. Foxtail millet is known as korralu Read More
Jowar pops recipe – Quick, healthy and delicious spiced jowar puffs recipe in just 20 mins. Jowar pops are available in many places in super markets either plain or spiced. Homemade jowar puffs are more fresh, crunchy and the aroma that comes from the pops while they are getting done is great. During Tholi Ekadasi, Read More
Multigrain roti recipe – Learn to make soft multigrain roti or chapathi. These roti are good for losing weight or to maintain a steady body weight. Whole wheat flour, rolled oats and millet flour are used in equal proportions. These fiber rich roti keep us full for long hours and keeps the hunger pangs away. Read More
Apple ragi halwa is one of the easiest and healthy ragi recipes that one can include in the diet. It makes a good breakfast not only for babies & toddlers but to everyone. Ragi being rich in iron, the iron levels are absorbed well by our body when accompanied with a vitamin C food like Read More
Multigrain ladoo recipe – Simple, delicious and nutritious sweetened balls made of multi grains & seeds. These make a great snack for those trying to loose weight or on diabetic diet. These ladoos need just a tbsp of ghee or oil. They taste good, though not of the mouth melting kind, they are soft when Read More
Ragi biscuits recipe – Quick, easy and delicious eggless ragi biscuits for toddlers & kids. These whole grain biscuits turn out very light in texture and are great for the school box. I have made these biscuits using ragi flour, atta, sugar and ghee. You can also use jaggery powder instead of sugar. I made Read More
Ragi cookies recipe – Easy, delicious and quick to make coconut ragi cookies without baking powder or baking soda. These ragi cookies turn out to be crunchy, delicious and perfect for toddlers, kids and for anyone not on a low fat diet. This recipe uses egg, to make without egg you can check this Eggless Read More
Ragi dosa is a healthy breakfast from South Indian cuisine made with finger millet. Nachni, Ragulu, kezhvaragu, marwa are the other reginal names to finger millet or red millet. This whole grain is a staple in many parts of Karnataka and Andhra pradesh. I make ragi dosa often at home for breakfast, brunch or even Read More
Ragi flour recipe or ragi powder recipe. Ragi in Kannada is known as finger millet in English, ragulu in telugu, kezhvaragu or keppai in tamil, nachani in marthi and gujarati, marwa in bengali & nepali, mandika in Hindi. In the recent years, this wonder grain gained popularity due to the high absorbable nutrients in them Read More
Ragi halwa recipe – Ragi or red millet is one of the most used grain in my home. We make ragi mudde, ragi rotti, ragi dosa, ragi idli and most commonly ragi porridge and ladoos. I mostly use sprouted ragi flour which I get from my mum’s home in India. Though ragi halwa recipe was Read More
Ragi idli are steamed cakes made with finger millets & urad dal. Traditionally idli recipe is made with urad dal and idli rice. Ragi idli are just a variation of the basic idlis where rice is replaced with ragi. There are so many ways these can be made. Most South Indian households trying to eat Read More
Ragi ladoo are delicious, healthy & nutrient dense ladoos made with ragi flour, jaggery, nuts & seeds. These ragi ladoo or nachni laddu make a amazing snack for toddlers, kids & women. I have made these countless number of times for my family & always turn out wonderful. Red millet or finger millet are known Read More
Ragi malt with stovetop & Instant pot instructions. Ragi malt is a nutritious drink made with ragi flour & water or milk. Also known as ragi java, it is a healthy, delicious & nourishing traditional beverage made in south India for breakfast or snack. In this post I have shared how to make a simple Read More
