Little Millet & Walnut Laddu

Happy Deepavali to One and All. These Little Millet Laddus are specially prepared for Jayashree Trao's Deepavali special post.
Thanks to Jayashree Trao. She has asked us to join her, for posting recipes for Deepavali. It is a good gesture and nature. Thanks Jayashree and I feel very happy to be part of it.

Deepavali is here and the celebration starts. The sweets and savoury dishes pour and you need to start preparing them ahead of the festival. Exchanging/distributing/serving all turns you into world of "JOY".
Once you start preparing sweet the festive moods already starts and the sweet wave brings you happiness around you.
Preparing sweets is fun. Let us keep in mind and prepare some healthy dishes too. Here is such one and I love to prepare these sweet round balls/laddu/Laadu/Unde as it is easy, healthy and quick. These Little Millet Laddu is filled with Healthy nutritions and you can enjoy them at any time of the day.
I have used little millet, jaggery, walnuts, coconut and cardamom. Added some raisins and cashews.
Little millet is one of the millet which is gluten free and loaded with minerals and healthy properties.
It is known as " Same " in Kannada and is a spoken language of Karnataka /India.
Let us see the recipe Now:

Ingredients :

Same/Little millet : 2 Cups
Walnuts : 1 Cup
Jaggery : 1 Cup (Powdered)
Cardamom : 6 to 8 pods
Dry coconut /Copra : 1
Cashews and Raisins : 3 to 4 Tablespoons
Ghee : 1/2 Cup

Method :

1. Clean and dry roast little millet nicely till the raw smell disappear. Let it cool.
2. Cut or grate coconut in to small pieces and dry grind into powder consistency.
3. Remove the cardamom pods and powder the pods.
4. Now dry grind walnuts nicely and keep it aside.
5. Dry grind roasted little millet and cardamom pods and keep it aside.
6. Keep a pan on the fire and put jaggery. Put 1/4 cup of water and let jaggery melt completely.
7. Sieve melted jaggery with a strainer and remove all the dust particles.
8. Put cleaned jaggery mixture in a big pan and let it boil and it starts to bubble up.
9. Stir in between and check for one thread consistency. ( just 2 to 3 minutes after bubbles).
10. Add powdered little millet and stir nicely and let it mix it well. Add powdered walnuts mixture.
11. Mix it well and add coconut mixture and put off the fire.
12. Shift the ready mixture to a big bowl.
11. Keep a small pan on the fire and heat. Put 2 tablespoons of ghee, cashews and raisins.
12. Fry till raisins turn golden brown. Put these ghee fried nuts to little millet mixture.
13. Add remaining ghee and mix it well. Take a small portion of the mixture and prepare laddu.
14. Repeat the same and prepare remaining laddus
15. Arrange them in a tray and let it completely cool.

16. Shift the laddus to an airtight bottle box. Serve as you wish.

Note :

Be careful while preparing jaggery syrup consistency. Do not over boil. Laddu turns very hard and is difficult to make into small portions while eating. Prepare it on low and medium flame. Add more ghee if you find hard to prepare laddu. You can also use warm milk instead of ghee but the shelf stay of laddu is short when you use milk. So ghee is a  good option. Adding more jaggery is optional. Adding normal coconut instead of dry coconut is optional. Adding ghee helps the laddu to be soft and tasty.
Time : 30 Minutes
Serves : 20 to 25 Laddus/Laadu/Unde.


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Same (Little Millet) Payasa/ Pudding

Little Millet is known as " Same, ಸಾಮೆ " in Kannada/Karnataka's official language. Little Millet is one of the healthy millet. I have tried "Little Millet Payasa/Kheer"  and it is a healthy dish I can say.

Payasa  /Kheer is prepared on special days like festivals, feast or get together parties.

I have used Little Millet, jaggery and coconut. 

Let us see some benefits of having " Raisins in our diet".

Raisins are packed with nutrients and full of minerals and vitamins. They are rich in B vitamins, iron and potassium. Raisins are good source of carbohydrates. They are full of fiber and benefits the people who suffer from constipation. They are good for people who are weak and suffering from anemia, fever and good for weight gaining. Raisins are good for eye health, dental care and bone health. They are good for reducing the hypertension and control diabetes.

Same (little millet) Payasa is nice to have as a desert, or even for breakfast. Little millet is one of the best millet to make use and be fit.

Let us see the recipe.

Things needed :

Same /Little Millet : 3/4 Cup
Jaggery : 1/2 Cup
Coconut : 1 Cup ( half of one coconut)
Cardamom : 4 to 5 Pods
Cashews.  Almonds. Raisins : 2 Tablespoons
Ghee : 1 Teaspoon

Method :

1. Wash and  pressure cook same /little millet for 8 to 10 minutes.

2. Grate coconut and grind it with little water and squeeze out the thick milk and keep the milk aside.

3. Grind the coconut with little more water and squeeze out the thin milk. Keep it aside.
4. Keep a big pan and put cooked same /little millet. Add little water. Let it boil once.
5. Add jaggery and boil nicely for 2 to 3 minutes. Add the thin coconut milk. ( Second time's ).

6. Let it boil for 1 to 2 minutes. Add the thick coconut milk and let it start to boil. Mix it once.

7. When it starts to boil ( After mixing nicely) put off the fire. Put little Millet Payasa to a serving dish.

8. Keep a pan on the fire and heat. Add ghee and raisins and cashews. Let it turn golden brown.
9. Add it to the ready "Same Payasa/Little Millet Payasa" .

10. Add a cup of boiled milk just before serving and then serve.

Note :

Let same cook nicely. It helps same to mix with coconut milk nicely. I have used organic jaggery. If you are using market bought jaggery, melt jaggery completely and then sieve it with strainer and then add then use clean jaggery. Adding more or less jaggery is optional. You can grind coconut with little water and a spoon of soaked raw rice till paste and then you can add it to boiling payasa mixture. ( Instead of coconut milk). Remember to use fresh and moisture coconut for payasa. Adding nuts according to your taste.
Time : 30 Minutes.

Serves : 5 to 6 ( According to quantity of serving).

Little Millet- Foxtail Millet - Urid Dosa.

Little Millet is known as Saame akki and Foxtail millet is known as Navane in Kannada Language. Now a days Millets are consider as the healthiest grains in the whole world. Using these millets instead of rice help us to get more carbohydrates and sugar more than the required quantity. Most of the the millets are gluten free and  healthy.

In this dosa recipe, I have used Saame that is little millet and Navane the foxtail millet with Urid dal. The same proportion of Urid dal and instead of rice combined little millet and foxtail millet. The out come is really nice. You can prepare soft thick Set Dosa or thin crispy dosa, the choice is yours. The ingredients have to be soaked as usual for 4 to 5 hours, then grind and leave it for ferment. (over night 7 to 8 hours ). Little millet and Foxtail millet combination is superb and the dosa taste fantastic.
Now Lets see some benefits of Little Millets and Foxtail Millets
Little millet is known as Saame in Kannada, Saamai -Tamil, Sama - Telugu and Chama in Malayalam. It is a wonderful millet that is suitable for people of all age group. It is full of fiber and helps to prevent constipation and helps women who have irregular period problems. It also helps to reduce the fat depositions in the body. Little millet is good source of minerals, iron and good antioxidant. It is good for diabetic people. It is gluten free too. 
Foxtail Millet is known as Navane in Kannada, Thinai -Tamil, Kangni/Rala  Hindi, Korra -Telugu and Thina in Malayalam. Foxtail Millet contain high source of carbohydrates and rich in dietry fiber and full of minerals like copper and iron. Foxtail millet help our body to be strong and controls blood sugar and cholesterol level.
Here is a recipe of Little Millet -Foxtail Millet Urid Dosa, the whole family will enjoy eating this dosa and get benefit from this healthy grains.

Things Needed :

Little Millets : 2 Cups
Foxtail Millets : 2 Cups
Urid Dal : 1 Cup
Methi (Fenugrik) Seeds : 1 Tea spoons
Avalakki (Beaten Rice or Aval or Poha) :  2 to 3 fist ful ( 1 Cup ).
Salt : to taste
Oil : 2 to 3 Tablespoon

Method :

1. Wash and soak foxtail millet, little millet and urid dal for 4 to 5 hours. (clean before you soak them).

2. Wash   Soak Beaten rice and methi seeds in warm water for 2 to 3 hours..
3. Now grind all the ingredients til paste, remove from the grinder or Mixi Jar.
4. Add salt and allow it to ferment. Keep it in the warm place.

5. Take a tava and place on the fire. Heat and put oil around the Pan. 
6. Mix Dosa batter nicely and put a spoon of batter and spread on the dosa pan. Cover and cook for 1 minute and put some oil on the dosa and turn the other side of the dosa and cook.

 
7. Remove from the dosa pan and serve with the chutney of your choice.

8. Repeat the same with remaining dosa dough.

Note :  

The dough should be like normal dosa dough. Do not make the dough watery.
You can use ghee instead of oil. You can also prepare masala dosa and onion uttappa with this dough.
Dosa may look little soft but it taste good and healthy too. Adding 1 portion of rice is your choice.

Time : 4 Hours to soak and over night or 8 hours to ferment. Preparation time " 20 minutes.

Serves : 8 to 10 people .

Little Millet - Mentya (Fenugrik Seeds) Dosa.

Little Millet or Same (in Kannada) is a healthy food grain. Using Millets in our diet is a healthy concept these days.

Millets are rich in protein and amino acids and other vital nutrients that help to build a strong immune system. They help in body's metabolism. Each millet has its own nutritional benefits and significance.
Little Millet is known as Saame akki in Kannda, Shavan or Kutki in Hindi. In Bengali  it is known as Sama, Tamil Samai, Gujarati - Gajro , kuri. In Telugu -Samalu, Marathi -Sava, Halvi and Vari. In Oriya it is called Saun.

Millets are gluten free, highly nutritious, Great energy source and ideal for those who or sensitivity to wheat or other grains that contain gluten. They are complete protein source  when combined with legumes and it is ideal for a vegetarian diet. They are full of fibers. They contain B- Complex vitamins. High in iron, magnesium, manganese and potassium, calcium and zinc. They help to lower cholesterol.

Little Millet - Methi Dosa is very good for breakfast, as snack and for dinner too. One thing you should remember that it should ferment nicely to get the perfect softness or it may be like a chewing gum. This dish is full of healthy dish because it also contain Methi (fenugrik) seeds.

Here is a recipe of Little Millet - Mentya (Fenugrik Seeds) Dosa which will be liked by all the members of the house and all age group.

Things Needed :

Little Millet : 3 Cups
Mentya ( Fenugrik Seeds) : 1/3 of the cup.
Urid Dal : 1 Table spoon
Salt : required
Oil : 3 to 4 Table spoons.

 Method : 

1. Wash and soak little millet, Fenugrik seeds and urid dal for 4 to 5 hours.

2. Grind it using little water till paste. (Dosa consistency).  Add required salt and leave it for ferment. (over night ).

3. Keep a dosa pan on the fire. Heat and sprinkle oil.
4. Put a spoon full of dosa batter and spread it round on the tava.

5. Sprinkle oil on the top and cover it. Let it cook for a minute.
6. Turn and cook on the other side for 10 to 20 seconds.

7.Repeat the same with remaining batter.
8. Serve dosa with the side dish you have prepared.
9. Put a spoon of butter or ghee on the top of the dosa just before serving.

 Note :

The dough must ferment nicely to get the correct texture. You can prepare thick or thin dosas. Using oil and ghee is optional. You can also add jaggery to this dough to make it sweet version of dosa. You can also add cut onions, chilly, grated ginger and prepare spicy dosa.
Soaking time : 3 to 4 hours.
Ferment time : Over night or  6 to 8 hours.
Preparation time : 20 Minutes.
Serves : 4 to 5.