Kongu Traditional Recipes: BARNYARD CURD MEAL

The barnyard millet is a wholesome grain like rice, wheat, maize, finger millet etc.

This millet is low in calories, at the same time rich in dietary fibre.

Wonderfully it is the best low glycemic index meal.

It is a good source of iron.

Gluten-free millet.

Now Let us view the procedure of making barnyard millet curd meal. This meal is easy to make, quick fix food. It combines excellently with any thokku and pickle.

Ingredients:

Barnyard millet one cup

Water three cups

Fresh Curd three cups

Salt to taste

Asafoetida one pinch

Cumin seeds one spoon

Curry leaves 10 nos

Mustard seeds one spoon

Red chillies two

Coriander leaves chopped one tablespoon optional

Sesame oil two spoons

onion (Bellary) bits one tablespoon

Procedure:

Wash the millet three times and add the above-mentioned quantity of water and pressure cook with one whistle and simmer the flame until the next whistle starts.

Switch off the flame and set aside.

Cut the onion and collect every tempering ingredients such as mustard seeds, red chillies, curry leaves and asafoetida in a plate.

Now heat the wok with oil over a medium flame.

Add mustard seeds to crackle.

Once it starts to crackle, add onion, red chillies, curry leaves.

Saute for a while.

Sprinkle asafoetida.

Add the barnyard millet cooked.

Mix well until the tempered ingredients incorporate with the barnyard millet.

Switch off the flame.

Add the curd and mix well.

Sprinkle salt to taste.