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Millet Upma | Bajra Upma | Benefits Of Bajra | Recipes of Bajra | Easy Millet Recipes

Healthy and nutritious millet upma with pearl millet/bajra with vegetable is absolutely delicious and it is an instant, easy millet recipe
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Course: Breakfast
Cuisine: Indian
Keyword: diabetic friendly, gluten free, WeightLoss
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Total Time: 30 minutes
Servings: 3

Ingredients

  • 1 cup pearl millet rava / bajra rava
  • 1 tbsp ground nut oil wood pressed
  • 1/2 tsp mustard seeds
  • 1/2 tsp cumin seeds
  • 1 tsp urad dal
  • 1 tsp chana dal
  • 1/4 tsp turmeric powder
  • 1/2 tsp hing (asafoetida)
  • 1 green chilli finely chopped
  • 1 tsp ginger finely chopped
  • 6 to 8 curry leaves
  • 1/2 cup onion finely chopped
  • 1 cup beans, peas, carrot and potatoes finely chopped
  • 2 cups water
  • 1 tsp unrefined salt
  • 1/2 tsp palm jaggery
  • 1/2 cup coconut grated
  • 1 tbsp coriander leaves finely chopped
  • 1 tsp lemon juice

Instructions

  • Firstly take a wide bottom pan on moderate heat and add bajra rava
  • Dry roast for 2 to 3 mins and take out to a plate
  • To the same pan, add oil along with mustard, cumin, urad and chana dal, turmeric powder and hing
  • Saute well all these until splutters and dals turns to golden brown
  • Next add, finely chopped green chilli, ginger and curry leaves
  • Again saute well
  • Further add, finely chopped onion and saute until it becomes translucent
  • Like wise add, chopped vegetables like beans, peas, carrot and potatoes
  • Mix everything well and add required amount of water
  • Similarly add, salt and palm jaggery
  • Bring this to boil until the vegetables cooked softly
  • Then add, roasted bajra rava and mix well
  • Reduce the heat to lowest, cover the lid for a minute until everything well cooked
  • Additionally add, grated coconut, chopped coriander leaves and lemon juice
  • Give a final mix and turn off heat
  • Now the delicious, gluten free millet upma / Bajra rava upma is ready to serve!
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