Foxtail Millet Upma Recipe You Need To Try!

Upma, a dish originating from the Indian subcontinent, most common in South India and Sri Lanka, is a Tamilian breakfast, cooked as a thick porridge from dry-roasted semolina or coarse rice flour.

Are you someone missing home in the US? Or is the taste of Amma’s (mother) upma coming back to you in a foreign country? Let’s look at a very easy method of cooking upma made of foxtail millet.

Let’s quickly learn how to cook Foxtail Millet Upma

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon sesame (Gingelly) Oil

• 1/4 teaspoon mustard seeds (Rai/ Kadugu)

• 1 teaspoon White Urad Dal (Split)

• 2 sprig curry leaves, finely chopped

• 1 green Chilli

• 1 dry red chilli

• 1/2 cup onion, finely chopped

• 1 inch ginger, finely chopped

• 1/4 teaspoon turmeric powder (Haldi)

• 1/4 cup carrot (Gajjar), finely chopped

• 1/4 cup green beans, finely chopped

• 1 cup foxtail Millet

• 1 lemon, salt to taste

• 2 tablespoons coriander (Dhania) leaves, juice from one lemon

• 1 tablespoon ghee

Method

To begin making the Foxtail Millet Upma, heat oil in a pressure cooker over medium heat; add mustard seeds and split urad dal and allow it to crackle. Allow the urad dal to turn golden brown and crisp.

1. Once the dal is golden brown, add the green chilli and red chilli and saute for a few seconds.

2. Add the onion, ginger and saute until the onions soften. Once the onion softens, add the curry leaves, turmeric powder, beans, carrots, foxtail millet, salt and 2-1/2 cups of water.

3. Cover the pressure cooker and pressure cook the foxtail millet up for 5 to 6 whistles and simmer for 5 minutes and turn off the heat. Allow the pressure to release naturally.

4. Once the pressure releases, give it a gentle stir. Squeeze in the juice from one lemon and stir in the chopped coriander leaves.

5. Serve Foxtail Millet Upma Recipe along with Tomato Onion Chutney Recipe or coconut chutney and South Indian Filter Coffee for a wholesome breakfast.

Recipe Credits: Archana’s Kitchen

Millet is a gluten-free whole grain that is a great replacement for rice, especially in your weight loss journey. Not only that but the millet seed is one of the first foods which is introduced to a baby in the form of pastes and porridges. Apart from these special uses, millet is a rich source of iron, calcium, protein, dietary fiber and vitamin B6 according to reports.

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