LITTLE MILLET UPMA / SAMAI UPMA – MILLET RECIPES

Little millet upma with step by step photos ? Samai Upma | Millets upma

Little millet is known as samai in tamil,saame akki in Kannada, Kutki in Hindi, Sama in telugu,Chama in Malayalam .

After receiving green signal for my kodo millet dosa and idly , i am trying various millet recipes these days. So this time i tried another safe recipe using little millet . Since everyone loves upma in my home , i knew this too would be accepted without a fuss . Little millet upma tasted almost like rice upma but health wise its way way nutritious . If you are trying to implement millets in your diet, do try it once, you will definitely make it again and again…

LITTLE MILLET UPMA / samai upma

Smitha Kalluraya

Little millet Upma - a variety in upma made using little millets

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Prep Time 10 minutes mins

Cook Time 15 minutes mins

Total Time 25 minutes mins

Course Breakfast

Cuisine south indian

Servings 2 serving

Ingredients

 

• 1 cup Little millet
• 2 - 2.5 cups Water
• 1 medium size onion, finely chopped
• 1/2 cup Mixed veggies (Beans,Carrot,Peas etc ), ( Optional ) finely Chopped
• 3-5 nos Green Chillies, Chopped
• few Coriander leaves, Chopped
• 1 tsp Lemon juice
• to taste Salt

To Temper 

• 2-3 tbsp Oil
• 1/2 tsp Mustard
• 1 tsp Split Black gram/ Urad dal
• 1/2 tsp Bengal Gram /Chana Dal
• 1/4 tsp Turmeric / Haldi powder  
• few Curry Leaves

Instructions

 

• Dry roast little millet in a pan or kadai for about 5 min , such that they are aromatic.
  
• To the same pan add oil and heat. Add chana dal, urad dal and mustard. Fry till they turn golden brown and mustard splutters.Later add curry leaves,onion and green chilli . Saute for a minute or two till the onion turns slight pink.
  
• Add finely chopped mixed veggies. Add some salt ,turmeric and saute for 3-4 mins.
  
• To that add water .Keep the flame on medium high and bring to boil .
  
• When the water starts to boil add roasted little millet, lemon and remaining salt.Mix well.Cover and cook for about 10 minutes on low flame .
  
• Once little millet is cooked ( until all the water has been absorbed by the millet and feels cooked and looks grainy ) add coriander leaves and coconut . Toss once and switch off.
  
• Serve little millet upma hot as such or with chutney .
  
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