Millet Idly Recipes

Millet is a cereal grain. It’s widely consumed in developing countries throughout Africa and Asia as a staple food. Though they look like seeds, millet’s nutritional profile is similar to that of sorghum and other cereals. In the recent times, Millet have gained popularity in the West because they are gluten-free and boast high protein, fiber, and antioxidant contents. In this article, let’s look at Millet Idly recipes that are widely popular in Southern India

Types Of Millets

There are two types of millets—

Major Millets

Minor Millets; major millets being the most popular or commonly cultivated varieties

Major millets include:

Pearl
Foxtail
Proso (or white)
Finger (or Ragi)

Minor millets include:

Kodo
Barnyard
Little
Guinea
Browntop
Fonio
Adlay (or Job’s tears)

In this article, we are going to use Finger, Kodo & Foxtail varieties to make Millet Idly recipes

Recipe 1

Finger Millet Idly (Ragi Idly) Recipe

Serves 2 | Prep Time: 15 mins | Cook Time: 15 mins

Finger Miller Idly served in a plate with Tomato Chutney and peanut powder — Finger Miller Idly

Ingredients:

Finger millet Flour (ragi): 1 Cup
Brown rice/ white rice : 1/2 Cup
Split black gram (Available in Indian Stores) : 1/4th Cup
Fresh yogurt : 1 Cup
Baking soda : 2 pinches
Salt to taste

Preparation:

Soak Black gram & Brown rice/White rice in water for 6 – 8 hours
Wash them thoroughly
Make a coarse paste of Brown rice/white rice and a fine paste of Black gram
(Note: If you make a fine paste of rice, idly doesn’t come out well)
Take a mixing bowl, add millet (Ragi) flour, brown rice, and black gram pastes
Mix them thoroughly adding yogurt and baking soda
Ferment it for 5 to 6 hours
Add required amount of salt, mix it well until salt dissolves
Apply oil or butter to idly mold and fill it with batter
Take 1 glass of water in idly steamer, bring water to boil, keep the Idly mold in steamer, cook on low flame for 15 mins
Take off the mold out of steamer and serve hot idly with ground nut or coconut chutney.

Recipe 2

Kodo Millet Idly(Arikalu Idly)Recipe

Serves 4 | Prep Time : 15 Mins | Cook Time: 15 Mins

Kodo millet idly served in a plate with curry leaves on the top — Kodo Millet Idly

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Ingredients:

Kodo millets (Arikalu) : 1 Cup
Black gram : 1/2 Cup
Flattened rice : 1/4th Cup
Fenugreek seeds : 1 table Spoon
Grated carrot (optional) : 1/2 Cup
Salt to taste

Preparation:

Clean millets and soak them in water for 8-10 hours
Mix fenugreek seeds with black gram, wash them thoroughly, soak in water for 6-8 hours
Blend millets to a coarse paste, blend black gram, fenugreek and flattened rice to a fine paste
(Note: Blending millets into a coarse paste, makes idly spongy)
Take a mixing bowl, add all 3 pastes, mix them thoroughly
Ferment the mixture for 5-6 hours
Add grated carrot (optional) to the mixture
Add required amount of salt, mix it well until salt dissolves
Apply Oil or butter to idly mold and fill it with batter
Take 1 glass of water in idly steamer, bring water to boil, keep the Idly mold in steamer, cook on low flame for 15 mins
Take off the mold out of steamer and serve hot idly with mint, coriander, tomato or coconut chutney.

Recipe 3

Foxtail Millet (koralu) Idly Recipe

Serves 4| Prep Time: 15 Mins | Cook Time : 15 Mins

Foxtail millet idly served in a white plate with grated carrot on the top — Foxtail Millet Idly

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Ingredients:

Foxtail millets (korralu) : 1 Cup
Black gram : 1/2 Cup
Flattened rice : 1/4th Cup
Fenugreek seeds : 1 table Spoon
Grated carrot (Optional) : 1/2 Cup
Salt to taste

Preparation:

Clean Foxtail Millets and soak them in water for 10-12 hours
Soak black gram and fenugreek seeds in water for 6-8 hours
Blend black gram and fenugreek seeds to a fine paste
Now add flattened rice to the same blender and blend all of them together to a very fine paste
Blend foxtail millets to a coarse paste
(Note: Blending millets into a coarse paste, makes idly spongy)
Take a mixing bowl, add all pastes, mix them thoroughly
Ferment the mixture for 5-6 hours
Add grated carrot (optional) to the mixture
Add required amount of salt, mix it well until salt dissolves
Apply oil or butter to idly mold and fill it with batter
Take 1 glass of water in idly steamer, bring water to boil, keep the Idly mold in steamer, cook on low flame for 15 mins
Take the mold out of steamer and serve hot idly with chutney of your choice.