Chef Kaviraj Khialani Rolls Out Healthy Bajra Recipes

If going healthy is your motive then switch to recipes that utilise healthy superfoods and grains like millets. Here are some recipes rolled out by celebrity chef Kaviraj Khialani that you can prepare easily.

Sprouts And Millet Pulao

Ingredients

• Millets 1 Cup
• Fresh Sprouts 1 Cup
• Oil/Ghee 1 Tbsp
• Cumin Seeds 1 Tsp
• Curry Leaves 8 To 10 Nos
• Ginger 1 Tsp Chopped
• Salt To Taste
• Turmeric Powder ¼ Tsp
• Tomatoes 1 Med Cubes
• Fresh Coriander Leaves 1 Tbsp For Garnish
• Fresh Lime 1/2 No To Be Squeezed Before Eating
• Roasted Crushed Peanuts 1 Tbsp Garnish

Method

• Prepare all the ingredients for the recipe.
• You may soak the millets for a couple of hours in1 is to 3 ratios with water/ I prefer to dry toast them for this recipe for 3 to 4 mins until they get fragrant.
• Heat oil/ghee in a pan, add in the curry leaves,cumin, ginger and saute for 10 seconds, add in the tomatoes and millets.
• Add turmeric, salt to taste, add more spices likecoriander powder, red chili powder, chopped green chilies, add veggies of your choice if desired.
• Add 2 cups of hot water into the pan, mix well,simmer and cover, cook the millets on low flame for around 15 to 20 mins, check for liquid, stir and turn off flame when cooked.
• Cover and leave aside 10 more mins allow tofluff up, garnish with coriander, peanuts and squeeze lime juice, serve with a bowl of salad and curd.

Soy Spinach Millet Indiana

Ingredients

• Millets 1 cup, Soaked In Water For 1-2 Hours
• Soy Chunks ½ Cup Soaked In Warm Water 10 mins
• Spinach Leaves 1 Bunch, Cleaned And Roughly Cut
• Oil/Ghee 1 Tbsp
• Hing ½ Tsp
• Mustard Seeds 1 Tsp
• Slit Green/Red Chilies 2 Nos
• Water As Needed
• Salt to taste
• Turmeric Powder 1/2 Tsp
• Coriander Powder 1 Tsp
• Sunflower Seeds/ Flax Seeds 1 Tsp
• Slice of lime, To Squeeze Before Eating
• Assorted Nuts (Cashews/Raisins/Almonds) 2 Tbsp

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Method

• Prepare all ingredients for the recipe.
• Heat oil/ghee add in the hing and otheringredients one by one.
• Add in the drained millets, salt, spices and mixwell, add in the hot water 2 cups to at the start, simmer and allow to cook for 5 mins.
• Now add in the squeezed soy chunks and mixcover and cook further for 8 mins.
• Add in the spinach leaves and cook for 3 minsmore, stir well.
• Turn off flame once millets are soft, allow topuff up.
• Serve hot garnished with nuts/seeds/leaves/herbs/ squeeze of lime and serve.

Healthy Millet Bowl

Ingredients

• Millets 1 Cup, Soaked In Water For 1 Hour
• Ghee 1 Tsp
• Honey 1 Tbsp
• Jaggery 1 Tbsp
• Green Cardamom 2 Nos
• Dates 3 To 4 Chopped
• Milk/Soy Milk/Non-Dairy Milk Like Oats Milk Can Also Be Used
• Assorted Chopped Nuts 1 Tbsp For Garnish
• Water 2 Cups To Cook The Millets

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Method

• Drain the soaked millets and add them to thewater and allow to cook, add in the green cardamom for flavor and add ghee.
• Once millets are simmering on one side, inanother saucepan warm the milk add in the dates and jaggery mix it well.
• Add in the millets once cooked into the milkmixture, cover and simmer for 10 mins.
• Serve warm/chilled drizzle a little honey on top and garnish with nuts.

Dr. Kaviraj Khialani Celebrity Master Chef, is a Mumbai-based author, food designer,creative cuisine specialist, food writer and consultant. He has mastered over 33 international cuisines and has also worked with the airlines and hotel industry. He has also been featured on various food shows on TV. A recipient of several National Awards, Khialani has been recognised globally for his valuable contribution to the food and hospitality industry.

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