Simply Naturals

Finger Millet Onion Chapati

Ingredients: Finger millet flour - 1 cup , onion, salt, green chilli, curd, water, coriander and oil - as required.

Preparation Method:

Add all the ingredients and knead it to a soft dough.
Heat a pan, grease it with oil.
Now make equal size balls of the dough and make small roti with hand by applying little oil to your palms.
Transfer it to the pan and cook it on a low flame. Once done flip it over the other side.
The prepared roti can be enjoyed with curd, pickle or any curry.

Finger Millet Laddu

Ingredients: Finger millet flour - 1 cup, sugar - 1/2 cup powdered, ghee - 3 tsp, milk – 1/4 cup, cardamom powder-1 tsp, coconut gratings and dry fruits – as required chopped finely

Preparation Method:

Roast Finger millet flour until roasted aroma appears.
Roast dry fruits in ghee, heat milk and melt the jaggery.
Add all roasted ingredients together and mix well.
Shape into round lemon sized balls manually and serve.

Finger Millet Muruku

Ingredients: Finger millet flour – 1 cup, rice flour – 1 cup, sesame seeds – 2 tsp, turmeric – 1/2 tsp, salt – 1 tsp, chilli powder – 2 tsp, tymol seeds – 1/2 tsp

Preparation Method:

Prepare dough with all ingredients and water.
Fill the dough in hand operated muruku making machine
Prepare 3-4 rounds of muruku on a cloth
Fry the prepared muruku in oil. Put the flame on low to ensure proper frying
After frying put the muruku on paper and cool it and serve as evening snack.

Soft Finger Millet Mudde

Ingredients: Finger millet flour - 1/4 cup and water - 1 cup

Preparation Method:

Mix about 2 tsp of finger millet flour with water.
In an aluminum or thick-bottomed utensil, boil water and add salt.
Add finger millet flour and water mixture and stir continuously.
Add the remaining finger millet flour and simmer for 3-4 minutes.
Transfer half of liquid to a utensil.
Stir the paste till it becomes an uniform paste without lumps add the transferred liquid again to the mixture
Cover the utensil and cook in sim mode for another 2-3 minutes.
Roll the paste into a ball
Soft finger millet mudde or soft finger millet ball is ready.
Serve hot with sambar or chutney

Finger Millet Cake

Ingredients: Finger millet flour - 100 g, essence - 3 ml, fat – 100 g, baking powder –3 g, egg - 2 cocoa powder – 5 g, sugar – 100g, salt – 2 g and milk - 20ml

Preparation Method:

Pre heat oven to 180°C, sieve all dry ingredients thrice for uniform mixing.
Sugar powder and egg whites are to be beated well and add milk, essence, egg yolk and mix well.
Add finger millet flour, salt, cocoa powder and baking powder and make into fine batter.
Put the batter in baking bowl and place in the oven at 180°C for 25-30 min.
Take the cake out and wait for 10 min until it cools.
The cake is removed from mould after atleast 15 min. cut into pieces and serve.