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Snacks and Appetisers

Gur Aur Bajre ki Meethi Roti

December 11, 2024
Rajat Mendhi

Traditionally prepared during winters in Punjab, the Meethi Roti isâ€”unlike what its name suggestsâ€”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.

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Breakfast

Stuffed Ragi Idli

October 28, 2024
Padma Kumar

Padmaâ€™s tried-and-tested ragi idlis, stuffed with vegetables and steamed to perfection make for a simple yet wholesome breakfast.

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Snacks and Appetisers

Proso Millet Chatamari

October 28, 2024
Sharada Sriram

A savoury rice flour pancake from the mountainous region of Sikkim, the â€˜chatamariâ€™ embodies the rich culinary heritage of the Himalayas. Here, the batter, traditionally comprising rice flour, is replaced with proso millet flour.

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Stories

How to Catch Luck in a Pot

October 24, 2024
Mukta Patil, Shirin Mehrotra, Smit Zaveri, and Taiyaba Ali

What can make a day luminous? What can make millets fun, easy even? Friendships, and a little bit of faith, it seems. Mukta Patil, editor at the Millet Revival Project gathers some girlfriends, and perspectives, at this joyous millet-centric potluck in Delhi.

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Desserts and Mithai

Browntop Millet Lonavala Fudge

October 14, 2024
Ankita Jain

The Lonavla fudge is a gooey chocolate treat that commuters along the Pune-Mumbai route love deeply. Ankitaâ€™s version features browntop millet flour, condensed milk, cocoa powder, and walnuts, making for a decadent dessert.

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Main Course

Little Millet and Sattu Parathas

September 25, 2024
Padma Kumar

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Stories

â€œWhat makes society, agriculture, and everything resilient is diversityâ€

August 29, 2024
Manasa V and Mukta Patil

Professor and scientist Dr. Ruth DeFries talks to the Millet Revival Project about the irony of millets becoming all the rage in urban areas in India, while being non-aspirational and stigmatised in rural pockets, and why farmers are still not reaping the benefits of growing them.

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Main Course

Jowar Moti Pulao

August 25, 2024
Tejaswi Rathod

This slow-cooked pulao combines the earthy goodness of whole jowar grains with seasoned, aromatic chicken meatballs. Topped with crisp, fried onions, it makes for a flavour-packed meal.

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