Thinai semiya upma is one of the easy and healthy breakfast you can make quickly. Let's see how to make it without turning it musy.
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Among millets, thinai is one difficult millet to incorporate in everyday cooking. Its good when made as sweets, so I made thinai sweet paniyaram. Want to try sakkarai pongal and payasam later. But what about savory items?
I made upma with the millet semiya first, as I wanted to make savory item. You can steam this and make payasam or mix with sugar and grated coconut as well. But I like upma. And it was very nice. Better than ragi semiya upma also healthier than the regular semiya too.
English: Foxtail Millet; Hindi: Kangni; Tamil: Thinai; Telugu: Korra; Kannada: Navane; Malayalam: Thina
Instructions
- Keep the thinai semiya immersed in enough water for 3 mins. Drain water completely in a metal strainer.
2. Steam cook in an idli pot for 5 minutes. Once done, invert in a plate and fluff. Keep covered. Heat a pan with oil and temper with the items given under 'To temper' table.
3. Add ginger, onion, green chilli and fry till transparent. After that, add the finely chopped vegetables. sprinkle little salt needed for veggies and cook covered in low flame for 2-3 mins until the veggies are done.
4. Add required salt, the cooked sevai, and mix well for a minute. You can sprinkle with little coconut oil if you want.
I had this thinai semiya upma as such, if you want, you can have it with sugar, curd or coconut chutney.
Recipe card
Thinai semiya upma recipe
Ingredients
- 1 cup Thinai semiya
- 1 Onion
- 2 Green chilli
- ½ cup Carrot, beans, peas
- 1 teaspoon Ginger finely chopped
- Salt
To temper
- 2 teaspoon Oil
- ½ teaspoon Mustard
- 2 teaspoon Urad dal
- 2 teaspoon Chana dal
- 1 sprig Curry leaves
Instructions
- Keep the thinai semiya immersed in enough water for 3 mins. Drain water completely in a metal strainer. Follow package instructions as it may vary according to the brand
- Steam cook in an idli pot for 5 minutes.
- Once done, invert in a plate and fluff. Keep covered.
- Heat a pan with oil and temper with the items given under 'To temper' table.
- Add ginger, onion, green chilli and fry till transparent.
- After that, add the finely chopped vegetables.
- Then add little salt needed for veggies and cook covered in low flame for 2-3 mins until the veggies are done.
- Add required salt, the cooked sevai, and mix well for a minute.
- You can sprinkle with little coconut oil if you want.
Notes
- Do not soak more than 3 minutes, otherwise it will become mushy. Also do not over cook while steaming.
- In step 4, after adding salt, give a quick stir and then the cooked sevai if you feel mixing of salt may be difficult.
- You can make simply without veggies too, but make it healthy by adding veggies.
AparnaRajeshkumar says
Yes...incorporating the thinai in daily menu is tough. this is nice . with loads of veggies its healthy
Ranjani Raj says
It will be a healthy breakfast.. looks awesome with combo of veggies
Nivedhanams Sowmya says
that is so perfect!!! I make Ragi semiya like this.. I should scout for Thinai semiya...
Farin Ahmed says
Healthy Semiya with veggies... Love it
Veena Theagarajan says
healthy and tasty upma with loads of veg
anusha praveen says
We get anil brand millet semiya here and i have tried both ragi and thinai. Hearty breakfast or even a light dinner
Sridevi C says
healthy breakfast
chandrika Chandu says
where can we get thinai semiya? i am from johor bahru
Raks anand says
Sorry no idea, I know only inside Singapore. If you have friends over here, you can get ordered and pass it to you.
Shaga Sabitha says
what is this millet....