Eat Healthy with Millets, Palm Jaggery and Cold Pressed Oils
For those who enjoy a snack with their evening tea or for those young kids running around in your home. These healthy alternatives will be loved by kids and adults!
Tikka is an apitizer generally made using panner and veggies marinated in spice mixture. There are many variations in this popular starter dish. I used button idlis along with veggies and used very minimal spices which are readily available at home. Try this mouth watering delicacy with any millet idli.
Children love noodles in any form! Millet noodles are very versatile. Today made these tikkis for my little guests and I must say they enjoyed this very much! The kids were really happy to eat the millet noodles in Tikki form! Try this mouth watering recipe and surprise your kids!
Aval/Poha is very versatile and many dishes can be prepared using this. One such simple, easy and tasty dish is laddu which can be prepared quickly. Millet flakes are low in GI and high in fibre content. So they are diabetic friendly and helps in weight loss. They are made using whole grains and are gluten free.
Masal vadai is a very popular snack of South India. It is made with Chana Dal and some spices. Combining millet along with lentils gave a very good taste, texture and it remained crisp for a long time. Different veggies can be added to make the vadai more nutritious.
This is an heirloom recipe of Tamilnadu. Traditionally this dish is made with sour buttermilk and rice flour. It can be served either for breakfast or as evening snack. As the Upma is well spiced, it does not need any side dish. Ragi is rich in calcium and iron, has a high fibre content, reduces blood cholesterol and also regulates blood sugar levels.
