Recipes

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How often do millets feature in your meals? At the Millet Revival Project, we savour recipes that celebrate the versatility and heritage of different regions, communities, and millet varieties across the Indian subcontinent. Oh, and recipes that are paired with delicious stories — those are our favourite kinds!

Foxtail Ganji Annam with Fish Pickle

Ganji Annam is a rice porridge from Andhra Pradesh that is traditionally made by fermenting cooked rice overnight, with additions like yoghurt, carom seeds, and slit green chillies. Here, the rice is substituted with foxtail millet to make a filling breakfast that is as easy on the stomach and it is comforting.
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Kutki Rice and Hare Chane ka Saag

Kutki, if cooked carefully with enough water, turns out fluffy like rice. Its taste is nutty, with a deep, earthy flavour. During the short season when green chickpea shoots are still young, the rice is paired with a saag prepared from its tender shoots.
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Foxtail Bamboo Chicken Biryani

In this rustic biryani recipe that can be made at home, a hollow bamboo is used for creating a uniquely flavoured dish; reminiscent of the charcoal ovens and sand pits traditionally used to cook the rice. Here, the rice is replaced with foxtail millet to create a delicious, gluten free version of this smoky delicacy.
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Thalipeeth

This savoury and flavourful thalipeeth uses sorghum and barnyard millet as its main grains. Paired with some curd, the dish makes for a filling and nutritious breakfast.
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