According to Wiki there are other names to identify these seeds include Jhangora in Garhwal hills,Moria,Mario,Bhagar.
This millet tastes more like rice so I tried sweet pongal and upma out of it,will share the pongal recipe soon.
Coming to the upma I exactly followed the recipe how we make the arisi upma.My mom adds a small tomato for the rice upma so I tried it with tomato.This upma can be made without onion and tomato,off to the recipe....................................
Kuthiraivali Upma/Barnyard Millet Upma
Basic Information
Preparation time 10 minutes
Soaking time 10 minutes
Cooking time 20 minutes
Serves 2
Ingredients
Ingredient | Quantity |
|---|---|
Barnyard millet/kuthiraivali | 3/4 cup |
Shallots (finely chopped) | 10 |
Tomato (finely chopped) | 1(small size) |
Ginger/inji (finely chopped) | 1 tsp |
Green chilly/pachamilagai(slit) | 2-3 |
Hot water | 11/4-11/2 cups |
| Salt | 1/2 tsp |
| Oil | 1 tbs |
Ingredient | Quantity |
|---|---|
Mustard seeds/kadugu | 1 tsp |
Urad dhal/uluthamparuppu | 2 tsp |
Channa dhal/kadalaparuppu | 1 tbs |
| Red chilly/varamilagai | 1(broken) |
| Asafoetida/perungayam | a pinch |
Method
- Wash and rinse the barnyard millet for couple of times with water and soak it with a cup of water for 10 minutes.Drain the water and keep it aside.
- Heat a pan and do the tempering with the given ingredients,add in the curry leaves,shallots,green chillies and grated ginger.Saute it till the shallots turn transparent.Add in the tomato and cook it for a minute.
- Meanwhile boil around 11/2 cups of water in a pan.Now add the soaked barnyard millet and mix it well.Add the boiled water and salt.
- Let it cook for a boil,now cook it covered in a medium flame till the grains cooked completely.
- Serve it warm with coconut chutney or gothsu.
- Do not add too much of water otherwise the upma will be mushy.
- If you feel the grain is not cooked properly,keep it covered and cook in a slow flame.
- Instead of shallots,finely chopped one medium size onion can be used.
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