Enjoy the goodness of millets & start your day off right with this wholesome,healthy Millet Pongal for breakfast.
Millets
Magical Millets: Bajri-Til Bhakri Recipe
Millets have been traditionally consumed in many parts in rural India. Millets like Ragi/Nagli, Bajri/Bajra,Jowar,Foxtail are some of the oldest and most widely consumed grains in rural India. Owing to the increasing health consciousness, urban Indians are re-discovering nuggets of their grandma’s wisdom, making these grains lose their ‘poor man’s grain’ status. These ancient magical…
Fasting and feasting- Bhagar (spicy Barnyard millet) and Danyachi (Groundnut) Amti
Bhagar and Danyachi amti is a typical Maharashtrian feast made during religious fasts.This spicy dish is a great gluten free meal option even on non-fasting days
‘Super Grains’ for a Super Summer Breakfast!Nagli Ambil/Ragi Kanji Recipe
Nagli Ambil (Ragi Kanji) is a quick,rustic porridge made from Nagli/Ragi/Finger Millet flour, usually served for breakfast in many parts of Maharashtra. The nutritive benefits of Nagli are well known since ancient times. In fact these are our very own ‘Super Grains’,making a fashionable comeback of sorts, with smart colourful boxes labelled ‘Millets’ , sitting fashionably on the health food aisle in supermarkets! 🙂 A bowl of Ragi Kanji in the morning serves as a calcium+protein rich, power packed breakfast and also helps to keep the body cool (nugget of my Grandma’s wisdom J). This is one of my most…