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Looking to kickstart your day with health, tradition, and taste? These breakfast recipes using India Bazaar's premium millet products bring the power of ancient grains into your modern South African kitchen.
1. Foxtail Millet Upma
Product: Foxtail Millet
Foxtail millet makes for a light and nourishing upma, perfect for digestion and packed with fiber.
- Sauté mustard seeds, curry leaves, chopped onions, and veggies.
- Add soaked foxtail millet and cook with water (2:1 ratio).
- Let simmer until fluffy. Garnish with coriander and serve hot.
2. Ragi Banana Pancakes
Product: Ragi (Finger Millet) Flour
Kid-friendly, naturally sweet, and packed with calcium — these pancakes are a crowd favorite.
- Mix ragi flour with mashed banana, jaggery, and a splash of milk.
- Add cardamom powder and cook on a pan like regular pancakes.
- Serve with honey or a dollop of yogurt.
3. Little Millet Idlis
Product: Little Millet
Soft, fluffy, and lighter than rice — little millet idlis are great for diabetics and weight-watchers.
- Soak and grind little millet with urad dal and ferment overnight.
- Steam in idli moulds for 10–12 minutes.
- Serve with sambar or chutney from India Bazaar’s chutney range.
4. Bajra (Pearl Millet) Khichdi
Product: Bajra (Pearl Millet)
A winter favorite in both India and South Africa! Hearty and comforting, packed with protein.
- Soak bajra overnight. Cook with moong dal, turmeric, and veggies.
- Tempered with ghee, cumin seeds, and ginger for that aromatic touch.
- Perfect with pickle and curd on the side.
5. Barnyard Millet Porridge
Product: Barnyard Millet
This millet is light, cooling, and ideal for porridge lovers.
- Cook barnyard millet with milk, a pinch of cardamom, and jaggery.
- Add nuts and raisins for crunch.
- Serve warm — perfect for kids and adults alike.