Millets Go Exotic: 5 Incredible ways to Relish Millets

Millets occupy a highly respectable position among nutritionists, doctors and health enthusiasts for leading a healthy lifestyle. As people have slowly started to discover ways to be healthy, some of the lost traditions built around millets are being reclaimed for a better future.

Our food has gone global and exotic. So we decided to present you with five interesting and tasty recipes around the world using exclusively organic ingredients and Millets just for you.

 

1 Baked Millet Fries:

 A lot can happen with millet. It can turn into fries. Follow along!

Ingredients:

Terra Greens Organic - Foxtail Millet	2 ½ Cups
Nutritional Yeast or (Grated Parmesan – Optional)	¼ Cup
Kitchen D'lite - Garlic Powder Dry	1 Tbsp
Terra Greens Organic - Red Chilli Powder	1 Tbsp
Water	2 ½ Cups
Salt	To Taste
Black Pepper	To Taste
Phalada - Olive Oil	For Baking

Method:

1. In a saucepan, boil water and add millet with a pinch of salt. Stir, cover and simmer for 30 mins until all the water has been absorbed. Keep a check. Once done, allow it to cool for 10 minutes. Transfer the porridge to a shallow baking dish (oiled) and plastic wrap it and to refrigerate for 2 hours. Sometimes it is better to refrigerate overnight until it hardens completely and you can slice it.
2.  Now, mix in ¼ cup nutritional yeast or vegan grated parmesan (optional), garlic powder, paprika, salt and black pepper. Take the refrigerated porridge and slice into long strips.
3.  Place the strips onto a baking sheet one by one in a queue. Sprinkle the spice mix prepared earlier and spray some cooking oil/olive oil to both the sides.
4.  Bake at 350 degrees for approx. 15 mins each on both the sides till the strips appear golden brown and crispy. Once done, serve it hot with your favourite dip or any dressing of your choice.

2 Rainbow Millet Tabbouleh:

Let’s go Mediterranean with Tabbouleh, a chilled salad made with different coloured vegetables. These vegetables give it a rainbow appearance when served with other Mediterranean dishes.

Ingredients:

Terra Greens Organic - Foxtail Millet	1 Cup
Cucumbers	2
Plum Tomatoes	3
Yellow Bell Peppers	1
Scallions (green onion)	5
Water	2 Cups
Parsley	1 Cup
Mint	½ Cup
Phalada Olive Oil	3 Tbsp
Lemon Juice	3 Tbsp
Salt	1 Tbsp
Black Pepper	¼ Tbsp

 

Method:

1.  In a medium saucepan, add millet, water, pinch of salt and bring it to boil over medium-high heat. Reduce the heat slowly and let it simmer for 20 minutes until the liquid is absorbed. Keep aside to let it cool for 10 mins till the millet is fluffy.
2.  Add all the chopped vegetables, millet, parsley, mint and toss well.
3.  Now season it with olive oil, lemon juice, black pepper and salt. Mix it well to achieve perfect balance: fluffiness of millet, crunchiness of veggies, the freshness of mint and brightness of lemon. Your healthy tabbouleh is ready. But it tastes better when you refrigerate and let it chill for 2 hours before serving for the flavours to meld well.

3 Kale, Apple, Parsnip and Millet Stuffed Squash:

Soon we will be hit by winters. How about some millet with Winter squash? These are hardy vegetables, harvested in the fall but generally used through the chilled winters. As vessel for stuffing, you can use pumpkins, acorn, butternut etc.

Ingredients:

Winter Squash – Orange Pumpkin (pick as you wish)	4 (cut in halves)
Terra Greens Organic - Foxtail Millet- Cooked	1 Cup
Phalada Olive Oil	2 Tbsp
Scallions	3 Chopped
Garlic Cloves	2 Minced
Red Chilli Pepper	1 Finely Chopped
Parsnip (Peeled)	1 Chopped
Small Apples	2 Chopped
Small Bunch Kale	1
Dry Sage	1 Tbsp
Herbes de Provence (dried thyme + dried savoury + dried oregano + dried rosemary + dried marjoram + dried parsley.)	1 Tbsp
Salt	To Taste
Black Pepper	To Taste

 

Method:

1. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. In the meanwhile, chop the tips off the bottoms of the squash, so they are placed at an equal level. Chop crosswise in halves. Scoop out the middles with the seeds. Keep aside.
2. Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add scallions, peppers, parsnip, and apple and cook till it softens for 5 minutes. Add the spices and mix well.
3. Then, add the kale to the pan. Let the kale cook until wilted, for about 5 minutes.  Now turn off the heat, pour the millet to the skillet. Mix well.
4. Now take each half of the squash, fill it with the mixture and place them into an oiled baking dish. Cover the baking dish tightly with foil. Bake for an hour until the squash becomes tender. Serve hot!

4 Millet Arancini:

 Italians are famous for converting every leftover meal into scrumptious entre. Arancini is a fried cheesy rice ball usually made with leftover risotto. You can make arancini using millet instead of rice and bake instead of frying them.

Ingredients:

Terra Greens Organic - Flax Seeds	1 Tbsp
Terra Greens Organic - Foxtail Millet - Cook for a bit longer to make it sticky	3 Cups
Spinach	1 Cup – Finely Chopped
Garlic Cloves	3 - Minced
Lemon Zest	1
Salt	1 Tbsp
Black Pepper	For Taste
Ground Nutmeg	¼ Tbsp
Mozzarella (prefer vegan if possible)	½ Cup
Milk	½ Cup
Bread Crumbs	1 ½ Cup
Parmesan Cheese	3 Tbsp
Kitchen D'lite - Garlic Powder Dry	1 Tbsp
Terra Greens Organic - Red Chilli Powder	1 Tbsp
Dried Oregano	½ Tbsp

 

Method:

1. In a mug, combine ground flaxseed with 3 Tbsp warm water and stir. Keep it for 10 minutes to form a gel. In a large mixing bowl, add cooked millet, spinach, garlic cloves, lemon zest, ½ tsp salt, black pepper, and ground nutmeg. Then add mozzarella shreds and the flaxseed gel and mix until everything you feel like it will hold together.
2. Take a baking sheet and line it with parchment paper. With a big spoon, scoop up some of the millet mixture. It should be big, about the size of a golf ball. Make about a dozen such balls. Refrigerate them for 30 minutes.
3. In a shallow bowl, add milk, ground flaxseed. On the other hand, in a shallow plate, combine bread crumbs, grated Parmesan, garlic powder, paprika, dried oregano, remaining salt and black pepper.
4. Take out the millet balls from the fridge. Coat each ball with the milk/flax and shake off any excess liquid, then coat with the seasoned bread crumbs. Bring them back to the baking sheet and bake at 400 degrees for 20 – 25 minutes. Flip them halfway through till they turn crisp and golden brown. Serve with any dip.

5 Lemon Millet Bliss Balls:

Experience a little sphere of snacking with these energy balls filled with lemon bliss.

Ingredients:

Terra Greens Organic - Foxtail Millet - Cooked	1 Cup
Medjool Dates	1 Cup (12 nos)
Oat Flour	1 Cup
Lemon Juice	½ Tbsp
Lemon Zest	1
Coconut Milk Powder (Optional)	2 Tbsp

 

Method:

1. Take a food processor to mix everything, except the coconut milk powder.
2. Keep processing it until it clumps together.
3. Now, roll into 12 ball-like shapes.
4. Sprinkle coconut milk powder (or shredded coconut) on each of the pieces.
5. Refrigerate for at least 2 hours until it is firm. Your healthy lemon millet balls are now ready.

Well, millets can go exotic. And now you know it. Go ahead and grab the tasty millets.