Tila Bajra Hummus with Chilli Ghee
This Tila Bajra Hummus with Chilli Ghee is a delightful appetiser that is packed with nutrients, making it an excellent addition to any healthy kitchen.
Snacks and Appetisers
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Jolada Kadabu (Jowar Dumplings with Wild Edible Greens)
A healthy snack that can even double as a meal, the Jolada Kadabu is cherished in several Kannadiga households. It brings together the goodness of jowar with the unique flavours of wild greens.
Ragi Murukku
Usually made with rice flour and husked black gram, Murukku is innate to the southern states of India. Here, it is recreated with ragi flour for a more nutrient-dense, earthy flavour.
Ragi Chilli Chicken
A quintessential Indo-Chinese appetiser, chilli chicken is a spicy, tangy dish where cornflour is used to coat chicken that is then fried with vegetables and soy sauce. This version, comprising ragi flour, is just as delicious.
Gur Aur Bajre ki Meethi Roti
Traditionally prepared during winters in Punjab, the Meethi Roti is—unlike what its name suggests—more firm and rustic, baked like a tava bread. Toasted with spices such as fennel, green cardamom, black cardamom, nutmeg, and black pepper, these rotis fill the heart and hearth with warmth.
Proso Yam Galawati Kebab
Created in the royal kitchens of Lucknow—known for its Awadhi cuisine—Galawati kebabs were traditionally made with finely minced mutton and raw papaya paste. The vegetarian version, however, uses rajma, which lends a creamy texture that the minced meat otherwise offers. In this recipe, a similar creaminess is achieved by using cooked proso millet, while mashed elephant foot yam gives the kebabs a rich, meaty flavour.
Proso Millet Chatamari
A savoury rice flour pancake from the mountainous region of Sikkim, the ‘chatamari’ embodies the rich culinary heritage of the Himalayas. Here, the batter, traditionally comprising rice flour, is replaced with proso millet flour.
Jowar Popcorn
Known as Jwari chya Lahya in Maharashtra and Jowar Dhani in Gujarat, this crunchy popcorn is easy to make.
Bajra Cutlets
Whole bajra is combined with sweet potato, besan, and spices to make cutlets that are guaranteed to be a hit.
Little Millet Paal Puttu
Puttu is a popular breakfast dish served in the southern Indian states of Kerala and Tamil Nadu. Made in cylinders created specifically to steam ground rice that is layered with coconut shavings, it is often eaten with meat or pea curries. Here, the rice is substituted with little millet.
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