I have written a lot about the health benefits of millets in my earlier post on millets. This upma is prepared with varagu known as kodo millet in English, is gluten-free, highly nutritious, fiber rich and is very filling. It is easy to prepare and takes very less time to make this healthy upma. Today we will learn how to make Kodo millet upma following this easy recipe.
How to make Varagu Upma
Prep Time:
10 mins |
Cook Time:
15 Mins |
Serves:
1 Ingredients needed
Onion-1/2 cup chopped
Green chilli-1 slit
Ginger- 1 inch piece
Mixed vegetables- 1 cup
Varagu/ kodo millet- 1/2 cup
Water-1 1/2 cup
Salt needed
For the seasoning
Oil- 2 tsp
Mustard seeds- 1 tsp
Urad dal -1 tsp
Red chilli -1
Hing- a pinch
Curry leaves- few
Preparations
Finely chop onions, ginger and all the vegetables.(You can use a mix of carrot, peas, beans and potato) Diabetics should avoid potato.
Wash millet, drain the water and keep it aside.
Method
Heat oil in a pan, add mustard seeds, when it splutters, add urad dal, red chillies and hing.
When dal turns golden brown, add finely chopped onions, green chilli, ginger, curry leaves and saute until onions turn transparent.
Then add all the vegetables (carrot, beans, peas and potato) and saute for a few minutes.
Add 1 1/2 cup of water and salt needed. (taste the water and see if the salt added is enough. If the water is a bit salty, it will be perfect once you add millets.)
When water starts boiling, lower the heat and add the millets stirring continuously. Cover and cook on low heat stirring from time to time.
Serve hot with any chutney of your choice.
Note – You get varagu (kodo millet) with hull and without hull. I have used varagu with hull, that is why it is brown in color. Whether you use kodo millet with hull or without hull, the method is the same.
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healthy upma!!!!
very healthy n delicious upma...
Super healthy and tasty upma. Love to try it some time.
Very healthy and traditional food.Thanks.
Very nice recipe, healthy and delicious too..
thank u!
Healthy upma with lots of veggies
If you are in chennai please tell me where are you buying varaghu with hull?
Can you give me the english name of the millet?
Check out this post Arthi on How to cook millets for English names of millets.
I used to Post after trying the recipe. Today our dinner was varagu upma with carrot,beans. Satisfied for having healthy dinner. Thank u padhu mam..