🌾 30+ Millet Recipes (Full Details)

1. Ragi (Finger Millet) Recipes

a) Ragi Dosa

Ingredients:

• Ragi flour – 1 cup
• Rice flour – ½ cup
• Curd – 2 tbsp
• Water – as needed
• Salt – to taste
• Oil – for cooking

Method:

1. Mix all ingredients into a thin batter.
2. Heat tawa, pour batter, spread thin like dosa.
3. Drizzle oil, cook both sides.
4. Serve hot with chutney.

b) Ragi Mudde (Ragi Balls)

Ingredients:

• Ragi flour – 1 cup
• Water – 2 cups
• Salt – pinch

Method:

1. Boil water + salt.
2. Add ragi flour slowly, stir continuously.
3. Form into thick dough.
4. Wet hands, make medium balls.
5. Serve with sambhar/rasam.

c) Ragi Malt (Sweet/Salty Drink)

Ingredients:

• Ragi flour – 2 tbsp
• Water – 1 cup
• Jaggery or Buttermilk – as needed

Method:

1. Mix ragi flour with cold water (no lumps).
2. Boil till thick.
3. Cool down.
4. Add jaggery (sweet) OR buttermilk + salt (salty version).

2. Bajra (Pearl Millet) Recipes

a) Bajra Khichdi

Ingredients:

• Bajra soaked overnight – 1 cup
• Moong dal – ½ cup
• Veggies – Carrot, Beans
• Spices – cumin, turmeric, salt

Method:

1. Pressure cook bajra + dal + veggies + spices.
2. Temper with ghee + cumin seeds.
3. Serve hot with curd.

b) Bajra Roti

Ingredients:

• Bajra flour – 1 cup
• Warm water – as needed
• Salt – pinch

Method:

1. Knead soft dough.
2. Roll thick rotis.
3. Roast on hot tawa.
4. Serve with jaggery or curry.

c) Bajra Ladoo

Ingredients:

• Bajra flour – 1 cup
• Jaggery – ½ cup
• Ghee – 2 tbsp

Method:

1. Dry roast flour.
2. Add melted jaggery + ghee.
3. Mix and make ladoos.

3. Jowar (Sorghum) Recipes

a) Jowar Bhakri

Ingredients:

• Jowar flour – 1 cup
• Hot water – as needed

Method:

1. Knead soft dough with hot water.
2. Roll thick rotis.
3. Roast directly on flame.
4. Serve with chutney or sabzi.

b) Jowar Upma

Ingredients:

• Jowar grits – 1 cup
• Veggies – as per choice
• Mustard seeds, green chili

Method:

1. Temper seeds + veggies.
2. Add soaked jowar.
3. Cook with water till soft.

c) Jowar Cookies

Ingredients:

• Jowar flour – 1 cup
• Jaggery – ½ cup
• Ghee – 2 tbsp
• Cardamom

Method:

1. Mix flour + jaggery + ghee.
2. Shape cookies.
3. Bake at 180°C for 12–15 mins.

4. Foxtail Millet (Kangni) Recipes

a) Foxtail Millet Pongal

b) Foxtail Millet Pulao

c) Foxtail Millet Kheer

(Same easy pattern: Cook foxtail millet like rice, add spices/veggies for savory, or milk + jaggery for kheer.)

5. Little Millet (Samak) Recipes

a) Little Millet Upma

b) Little Millet Dosa

c) Little Millet Kheer

(Little millet needs soaking 30 mins, then cook like normal rice.)

6. Kodo Millet Recipes

a) Kodo Millet Khichdi

b) Kodo Millet Idli

c) Kodo Millet Pulao

(Use 1:2 water ratio for khichdi; 1:2.5 for pulao.)

7. Barnyard Millet (Sanwa) Recipes

a) Barnyard Millet Pongal

b) Barnyard Dhokla

c) Barnyard Payasam

8. Proso Millet (Chena) Recipes

a) Proso Millet Upma

b) Proso Millet Cutlets

c) Proso Millet Kheer

9. Browntop Millet Recipes

a) Browntop Millet Porridge

b) Browntop Millet Dosa

c) Browntop Sweet Porridge

✨ Grand Total

✅ 30+ Different Millet Recipes Covered!

🌟 Bonus Tips:

• Soak millet 30–60 mins before cooking for better digestion.
• Use open cooking method (not just pressure cook) to retain fiber.
• Replace white rice with millet 4–5 times a week for max benefits!

🌾 7-DAY MILLET CHALLENGE

🌟 Challenge Goal:

• Replace one major meal per day with a Millet-Based Dish
• Improve digestion, stamina, skin glow & lightness 🌿

📅 DAY 1: Ragi Day

✅ Breakfast: Ragi Malt (sweet or salty)
✅ Lunch: Normal meal (Rice/Chapati)
✅ Dinner: Ragi Dosa + Coconut Chutney

🎯 Focus: Introduce Ragi to stomach.

📅 DAY 2: Bajra Day

✅ Breakfast: Bajra Roti + Jaggery
✅ Lunch: Bajra Khichdi (simple)
✅ Dinner: Normal meal

🎯 Focus: Feel bajra’s heavy yet earthy energy.

📅 DAY 3: Jowar Day

✅ Breakfast: Jowar Bhakri + Ghee
✅ Lunch: Jowar Upma + Salad
✅ Dinner: Light Moong Dal + Veggies

🎯 Focus: Enjoy the super-filling power of Jowar.

📅 DAY 4: Foxtail Millet Day

✅ Breakfast: Foxtail Millet Pongal
✅ Lunch: Foxtail Millet Pulao
✅ Dinner: Curd + Fruits (light)

🎯 Focus: Lighter digestion, smooth skin boost.

📅 DAY 5: Little Millet Day

✅ Breakfast: Little Millet Upma
✅ Lunch: Little Millet Dosa + Chutney
✅ Dinner: Light Veg Soup

🎯 Focus: Very light millet, feel energetic whole day.

📅 DAY 6: Kodo Millet Day

✅ Breakfast: Kodo Millet Idli
✅ Lunch: Kodo Millet Khichdi
✅ Dinner: Buttermilk + Light Salad

🎯 Focus: Deep cleansing of stomach and bloating relief.

📅 DAY 7: Mixed Millets Celebration

✅ Breakfast: Mixed Millet Porridge
✅ Lunch: Millet Thali (Little + Bajra + Ragi)
✅ Dinner: Light Millet Kheer (any millet)

🎯 Focus: Full celebration of health! 🎉

🌟 Final Day Ritual

• Feel the difference in your energy, skin, hunger levels.
• Promise yourself to include millet 4–5 times a week going forward.

🔥 Bonus Tips During Challenge

If feeling heavy, reduce millet quantity, but continue.

Drink more water (millets have natural fiber).

Add ghee to your millet food (improves absorption).

Avoid too much spices or heavy oil during this week.