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gluten free millet/Thinaiarisi upma/foxtail millet upma

Total Time 10 minutes

Ingredients
  

  • Thinarisi/fox-tail millet - 1 cup
  • Cut boiled vegetables carrot,peas and potatoes - 3/4 cup
  • Rock salt to taste
  • Water - 21/2 cups
  • Big onion - 2 medium
  • Green chillies - 1-2
  • Curry leaves a few
  • Ginger pieces a few
  • Mustard seeds - 1 tsp
  • Broken urad dhal - 2 tsp
  • Oil - 11/2 tsp
  • Ghee - 11/2tblsp

Instructions
 

  • Wash and fry Thinarisi with little ghee.
  • Heat kadai with oil add mustard.
  • When it splutters add urad dhal and when browned add onion,chillies,curry leaves and ginger.
  • When onion begins to sweat add cooked veggies and saute.
  • Add 21/2 cups of water.
  • Let it boil and add required salt.
  • When it is boiling add thinarisi to it.
  • Keep in medium flame with lid closed.
  • After 10-12 minutes open it,add some ghee and transfer to hot pack.
  • If you feel it is not cooked then leave it another 2 minutes

Notes

For 1 cup of rice 21/2 cups of water are more than enough for making upma.
Add veggies of your choice.
Combination of coconut chutney and thinai upma is the right choice.