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Indian millets are nutritiously rich, can tolerate drought and are largely grown in India’s arid and semi-arid regions. Belonging to the botanical family Poaceae, millets are small-seeded grasses, it is considered staple food and fodder for millions of people in the country. It is also gluten-free, making it an excellent option for individuals with gluten sensitivities or celiac disease. Millets play an important role in India’s cuisine as well as in the ecological and economic security of the country.
1) Washing the millet
Take your millet as per your requirement, pour some water into the blow. Wash the millet thoroughly and you see the impurities and the dirt from the millet will come to the surface. Repeat this process two to three times to clean your millet before cooking.
2) Next, come soaking the millet
Add some water to your millet bowl, and set aside the millet for eight-ten hours. Soaking your millet is an important step, it helps to reduce the cooking time. However, some millets do not require soaking overnight like Sambo.
3) Now comes the cooking part
Bajra: Take one cup of soaked Bajra, pour one by ½ cup of water into a pressure cooker, add salt to taste, and cook the millet for 15 whistles on high heat.
Jowar: Take one cup of soaked Jowar, pour in one by ¾ cup of water and add some salt to taste. Cook until you hear 12 whistles from the pressure cooker.
Ragi: Take one cup of soaked Ragi, pour one by ¼ cup of water into a pressure cooker, add some salt to taste, and cook the millet for 12 whistles on high heat.
Chef Sohail Karimi, Excuetive Chef Radisson Blu Resort and convention centre at Karjat told indianexpress.com, “Nowadays people are are more health conscious and are getting into primitive diet and would say the choice of millet is the best thing to incorporate in your daily meal, as it has so much of health benefits. A nutritious diet helps elderly people to be energetic and prevents loss of muscle mass and bone density. Millets are one of the oldest foods known to mankind and it continues to be the staple food source for one-third of the world’s population.”
Chef Kaustubh Bhajbhuje, Sous Chef at Conrad Pune says, millet is rich in dietary fiber, both soluble and insoluble. “The insoluble fiber in millet helps your body supports good bacteria in your digestive system. This type of fiber is also important for adding bulk to stools, which helps keep you regular and reduces your risk of colon cancer,” he explained.
Chef Bhajbhuje added that the best millets for summers are Jowar, Ragi, Foxtail millet, Barnyard millet, and Kodo millet.
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