Millets

SaumyaAgar4949

Hello ,

I am 38 y old 90 kg male , diabetic.I live in India & have heard a lot about millets for high fibre , low glycemic index properties . Not sure how to use them and include in daily diet . Please share some tips and recipies .

cwolfman13

SaumyaAgar4949 wrote: »

Hello ,

I am 38 y old 90 kg male , diabetic.I live in India & have heard a lot about millets for high fibre , low glycemic index properties . Not sure how to use them and include in daily diet . Please share some tips and recipies .

It is basically used in a similar fashion as rice or any other similar grain such as quinoa. It doesn't have a lot of flavor, so it carries the flavor of whatever else you're having with it. It should be soaked for 8 hrs for best results and a creamy texture...soaking also enhances bioavailability of other nutrients in millet. For cooking, typically 1 cup of soaked millet to 2-2.5 cups of water. For extra flavor you can use broth.

perryc05

Hi, you can cook it in a rice cooker if you have one:
https://www.fromthecomfortofmybowl.com/how-to-cook-millet-in-rice-cooker/
You can have the cooked grains cold or warm as a breakfast cereal. In Russian and other Slavic cuisines it's often combined with pumpkin and made into a sweet porridge similar to this:
https://momsdish.com/recipe/197/pumpkin-kasha
Or, you can just use it in place of rice with any dish. The cold grain are also quite nice in a salad:
https://annabanana.co/roasted-vegetable-salad/
Here's a compilation of millet recipes:
https://www.allrecipes.com/search/?q=millet