Foxtail millet idli

Foxtail millet (Kannada: Navane, Hindi: Kangni) is healthy and nutritious. It is one of the oldest cultivated foods. Foxtail millets are widely cultivated in china, India and Africa. Western world and developed nations are slowly accepting it as food for humans as a nutritious substitute for healthier diets.

It is good to control diabetics (controls Blood Sugar Level), keeps the digestive tract clean, and reduces heart attack. It is high in anti-oxidants ad helps in weight loss.

Ingredients

2 cups  gms foxtail millet (2 small plastic glasses)

¾  cup  dosa rice

2 tbsp beaten rice

¾  cup udad dal

1½ tsp fenugreek seeds

Water as required

Salt to taste

Instruction

• ·         Soak the foxtail millet, dosa rice and beaten rice together overnight.
• ·         Soak the udad dal and fenugreek seeds togetherovernight.
• ·         Grind the millet rice mix, pour into a vessel.
• ·         Grind the udad dal and pour into the same vessel, mix together and leave overnight for fermentation.
• ·         In the morning, add salt and make idlis. Serve with sambar and chutney.