I had ordered for barley, thought the correct item was delivered, without checking, put it away. As I soak about a tablespoon of barley overnight and drink it each morning, as it helps to take care of kidneys. Last night, when I went to open the packet, was surprised it wasn't barley but bajra !
Millets are supposed to be healthier than rice. So, decided to make chilla/ pancake, as on Saturday and Tuesday, I eat just one meal- either kanji, cereal/ toast, at night some fruits. Today decided to wash and soak pearl millet, ground it along with green chili, added some besan, seasoned it and made my pancakes !
Ingredients
pearl millets/ bajra roughly 30 gm
besan / chickpea flour 2 tbsp- protein
salt to taste
green chilies to taste- Vit. C
onion 1 small chopped fine- anti-cancer
ginger 1" chopped fine- aids digestion
coriander leaves 1 tbsp chopped fine- Vit. C
curry leaves 1 sprigs chopped fine - Vit. E
oil to make pancakes/ chilla- fat needed to absorb fat soluble vitamins
Method
soaked millets after washing it well for about 4 hours, then I added 1 green chili, as the chilies here are very sharp, wanted to add some ginger, forgot that , ground to a fine paste
removed the batter in a bowl, added salt to taste, onion, curry leaves, coriander leaves, besan, mixed well.
heated a tawa, once hot smeared little oil, spread 2 tbsp of the batter , drizzled little oil all around, made small holes 4 in the middle, put little oil, cooked on medium flame till crisp on both sides.
as soon as I made the first one, was so hungry, just ate it with some mint chutney while the 2nd was cooking. This was around 1, as since morning I had only tea. So couldn't take photo,
I ate 2 pancakes was quite full, as they're about 5" round.
As I'm low on protein, I had soaked some whole green moong, pressure cooked it for 4 whistles.
Drained the dal, drank the excess water, as it is like clear soup, chopped 2 tbsp of cucumber,1 small tomato, added to the cooked moong with salt for my protein for the day.
I feel lighter and better eating less.
Notes- health benefits of Bajra/ pearl millets
good for heart,
control diabetes
safe for gluten intolerant
aids weight control
polycystic ovary syndrome
aids digestion
natural detox
increases lung power
fights heartburn
strengthen bones
overcome fatigue
prevents hair-loss
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