Learn how to make millet Upma kozhukattai with little millet (Samai), a healthier alternative to the rice upma kozhukattai. Detailed post with step by step pictures.
I love upma kozhukattai. Make rarely though. We make upma kozhukattai with broken rice and toor dal, usually.
But tried with moong dal this time as it will get easily cooked. Used samai (Little millet in English, Kutki in Hindi, Sama in telugu, Same in Kannada, Chama in Malayalam) for making upma kozhukattai today.
No need to break rice 😉. As millets are small grains, we can cook as such without grinding. You can buy millets in Singapore in all Indian groceries like Mustafa, Sri Murugan, Ponni stores and many more Little India shops.
Recipe card
millet Upma kozhukattai , samai upma kozhukattai
Ingredients
- ½ cup Little millet Samai
- 1 tablespoon Moong dal
- ½ teaspoon Pepper crushed
- ½ teaspoon Cumin seeds
- 2 tablespoon Grated coconut
- Salt
To temper
- 1 teaspoon Oil
- ½ teaspoon Mustard
- 1 teaspoon Urad dal
- 1 sprig Curry leaves
- 1 Red chilli
- 1 pinch Asafoetida
Instructions
- Coarsely powder moong dal, pepper, jeera by using pulse button in your mixer.
- In a kadai, temper with the items given under 'To temper' table.
- Add 1 & ½ cup water, salt and bring to boil.
- Add the powdered dal, millets and let it boil for a minute. Add grated coconut.
- Cook covered for 5 minutes or until water is absorbed in medium flame.
- Let it be aside until it is warm enough to handle.
- Make equal sized balls and arrange in a greased idli plate.
- Boil water in idli pot and steam the upma kozhukattais for 5 minutes.
Notes
- The millet should get cooked as well as it should have some moisture to make balls, so make shapes while it is warm.
- If you want you can soak the millets for a while before cooking.
- After steaming keep covered all times as it may dry up.
Little millet kozhukattai method
- Coarsely powder moong dal, pepper, jeera by using pulse button in your mixer.
- In a kadai, temper with the items given under 'To temper' table. Add 1 & ½ cup water, salt and bring to boil.
- Add the powdered dal, millets and let it boil for a minute. Add grated coconut.
- Cook covered for 5 minutes or until water is absorbed in medium flame. Let it be aside until it is warm enough to handle. Make equal sized balls and arrange in a greased idli plate.
- Boil water in idli pot and steam the upma kozhukattais for 5 minutes.
Serve with coconut chutney or coconut thogaiyal. Perfect as breakfast, evening snack or dinner.
Shamitha says
Dear raks, im thrilled to see your millet recipes as im a huge fan of them. Thanks a ton for promoting these lovely millets. Samai is my favourite. Love your recipes, love your blog. Keep writing!
Durga Karthik. says
Wow great idea.Today's dinner problem solved.
Ambika Manikantan says
very nice and health receipe
Revathi Sambasivam says
Very nice recipe. Thanks.
Arthy says
Superb going to try it today
vidya.gvss says
Can we eat it like upma
Raks anand says
Yes you can eat, make sure its cooked completely.
geetha says
you can make upma also with this. it is very nice. dry roast the millet for few minutes and as usual add vegetables and make upma and eat it hot
Raks Anand says
Sure will try!
Rekha Sukumar says
Pls share the recipe for mint thogaiyal that you preferred it for kambu kozhukattai.. Would like to try it.. Thanking you in advance... Nice recipes... Tried a few... Share a lot of recipes... Pls share karnataka spl sagu masala dosa and kara bath...
Raks Anand says
Hi, thanks a lot. I will try to post the recipes. I have already posted kara bath : Khara bath recipe, Breakfast recipes
Masala dosa: Mysore masala dosa recipe
And the mint thogayal: Pudina thogayal recipe | Mint thogayal
rathi says
Nice receipt keep rocking
K Sowmya says
I love your variation and varieties of millets...thanks a lot...if you add grated coconut in the oil and fry for a minute before adding water the aroma of the coconut will be great
Prabhasree Sethuram says
Hi.... The measurement is totally wrong... 2 cups millet to 1.5 cups water.. Millet didn't even cook and everyone got stomach pain.. Kindly share correct ratios ya
Raks Anand says
I am really sorry, it is 1/2 cup Samai, edited now. While changing the format, must have got wrong. Sorry again 🙁