Thinai upma | Foxtail millet upma - How to make-Step by step photos-With Video

Cuisine Style: Ancient Tamil Nadu | Cooking Time: 10 minutes | To Serve: 3 | Type : Siru dhaniyam Breakfast, Weight loss & Easy diabetic recipes | Take with : Coconut Chutney, pickle

Ingredients

• Thinai [Foxtail Millet]- 2 cups
• Onion-1[sliced]
• Carrot – 2 [chopped]
• Coconut – 3 tbsp [grated]
• Green chilli-1[chopped]
• Curry leaves- 1 spring
• Ginger-2tbsp [finely chopped]
• Mustard seeds-1 tbsp
• Bengal gram-1 tbsp
• Urad dal-1 tbsp
• Coriander leaves-2 tbsp [chopped]
• Water-3 ½ to 4 cups
• Salt to taste
• Oil – 2 tbsp

Preparation

• Dry roast thinai arisi & wash.
• Heat oil in a pressure cooker add mustard seeds & let its splutter. Then add Bengal gram, urad dal sauté gently then add onion sauté well then add ginger, green chilli, carrot, coconut, curry leaves sauté.
• Add water and salt and mix well & let it boil. Then add thinai arisi mix well then cover it and cook for 3 whistle.
• Then add coriander leaves mix well and serve hot with coconut chutney, pickle.

Thinai Upma video

How to make Foxtail millet upma- Stepwise pictures[Instant& Quick]

Take 1 cup thinai / foxtail millet

Wash & soak for 15 min

Heat 2 tbsp oil in a pressure cooker

Add Mustard seeds, let it splutter

Add chana dal & urad dal

Add onion saute

Add green chilli, gigner, curry leaves

Add potato

add carrot

Add coconut

Saute for 2 min

Add water, let it boil

Add salt, mix well

Add soaked thinai, mix well

Cover lid, cook for 4 whistles

After 4 whistles, remove steam

Mix well

Add coriander leaves, cut off heat, serve hot with green chutney

Thinai arisi upma

Foxtail millet upma