Name: Barnyard Milet Upma
Ingredients: 1 cup Barnyard millet, soaked in water for 6 hours; 1/2 cup Diced carrot, steamed; 1/2 cup Green peas, steamed; 1/4 cup Finely grated fresh coconut; 1 tsp Black mustard seeds; 1 tsp Fennel seeds; 1 tsp Cumin seeds; 1/2 tsp Minced ginger; 1 tsp Unrefined salt; 1 Green chillies; 2 tsp Lemon juice; Few coriander leaves, chopped; Few curry leaves, chopped; 3 tbsp Desi ghee / coconut oil; 1.5 cups Water

Instructions

Cook millets in soaked water until done.

Add 2 tbsp ghee in an earthen kadai, add mustard seeds, curry leaves, fennel seeds, cumin seeds, green chillies and ginger, sauté for a minute.

Add steamed vegetables into it, then add the cooked millet and toss everything together with lemon juice and coconut, cook for 2-3 minutes until the coconut releases its natural oils. such that the vegetables and coconut mixture are well blended.

Cover and cook for 2-3 minutes until the preparation is done thoroughly. Finally, add grated coconut, lime juice and coriander leaves and mix well.

Serve with green chutney.