We can make many wonderful dishes using healthy Little Millet (Saamai). One such yummy dish is Saamai Kichadi. Saamai can be easily substituted for white rice. In addition to little millet benefits, we are going to make it much more healthier by adding lots of vegetables.I have also added sprouted green gram which adds more nutrition to the dish. We can also add green peas instead of sprouted green gram. Mostly kids doesn't show interest to eat sprouted moong. So I make sure the nutrition in sprouted moong reach the kids by including the sprouted moong in other dishes instead of giving them raw. But this is totally optional. Rawa kichadi is a popular dish in Southern India especially in tamilnadu. Instead of usual rawa kichadi or rice kichadi, we can make this healthy little millet (Saamai) kichadi. Try this healthy and tasty Little Millet Kichadi and share your experience!!!
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| Little Millet Kichadi Recipe | Saamai Kichadi Recipe | Kutki Kichadi Recipe |
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| Little Millet Kichadi Recipe | Saamai Kichadi Recipe | Kutki Kichadi Recipe |
Preparation and Yield:
| Preparation time | 10 mins |
| Cooking Time | 35 mins |
| Servings | 4 |
Ingredients:
| Saamai / Little Millet | 1 Cup* |
| Water | 3.5 cups |
| Beans, Carrot (chopped) | 1 cup |
| Onion | 1 |
| Tomato | 1 |
| Sprouted Green Gram** | 1/4 cup |
| Sambar Powder | 1 teaspoon |
| Salt | 1 teaspoon (for your taste) |
| Roasted Peanuts | 1 tablespoon |
| Curry leaves | few |
| Coriander leaves | few |
| Turmeric powder | a pinch |
* 1 Cup Capacity = 250ml
** Sprouted Green Gram is optional but it adds a wonderful taste to the dish and also very healthy
** Sprouted Green Gram is optional but it adds a wonderful taste to the dish and also very healthy
For Seasoning
| Mustard seeds | 1/2 teaspoon |
| Cooking oil | 1 table spoon |
| Split Urid Dhal | 1 teaspoon |
| Red Chilli | 1 |
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| Little Millet Kichadi Recipe | Saamai Kichadi Recipe | Kutki Kichadi Recipe |
Method:
- Finely chop the onion and tomato and keep it aside. Also finely chop the vegetables and keep it aside. Heat oil in a pan and add mustard seeds. When the mustard seeds starts to sputter, add split urid dal and broken red chilli and fry till the dal turns golden brown color. To the pan, add finely chopped onions along with a pinch of salt and saute till the onions turn transparent.
- Then add chopped tomatoes and saute till they are mushy. Then add finely chopped vegetables to the pan.
- Add turmeric powder, salt and sambar powder and add 1/2 cup of water and allow the vegetables to cook. When the vegetables are half-cooked, add sprouted moong and mix well.
- In a vessel, add saamai and water. Add the half-cooked vegetables to the vessel having saamai
- Mix everything well and finally add chopped coriander leaves and pressure cook allowing for 2-3 whistles.
- Once the pressure is released from the cooker, mix the kichadi well. Take the peanuts in a mixer and just give a pulse so that its just broken and not powdered. Add coarsely broken roasted peanuts to the kichadi. Give a good mix.
- The healthy and tasty Saamai kichadi is now ready to serve! Serve with coconut chutney or pickle and enjoy your dish!!!
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| Little Millet Kichadi Recipe | Saamai Kichadi Recipe | Kutki Kichadi Recipe |