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    Home » Recipes » Breakfast & Dinner Ideas

    Thinai semiya upma recipe | Millet breakfast recipes

    November 21, 2014 by Raks Anand 10 Comments / Jump to Recipe

    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.

    thinai semiya upma
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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?

    So when I got a pack of organic thinai semiya pack from Bhairavi Naturals, I was very happy that I could make something with thinai.

    So I made upma with this 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

    thinai semiya
    millet sevai/ semiya

    Instructions

    1. Keep the thinai semiya immersed in enough water for 3 mins. Drain water completely in a metal strainer.
    soak

    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.

    steam

    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.

    saute

    4. Add required salt, the cooked sevai, and mix well for a minute. You can sprinkle with little coconut oil if you want.

    ready

    I had this thinai semiya upma as such, if you want, you can have it with sugar, curd or coconut chutney.

    millet semiya upma

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    Thinai semiya upma recipe

    Thinai semiya upma with readymade semiya available in market. Let's see how to make it perfectly without turning it mushy.
    Course Breakfast
    Cuisine Indian
    Prep Time 10 minutes
    Cook Time 15 minutes
    Servings 2
    Cup measurements

    Ingredients

    • 1 cup Thinai semiya
    • 1 Onion
    • 2 Green chilli
    • ½ cup Carrot, beans, peas
    • 1 teaspoon Ginger finely chopped
    • Salt as needed

    To temper

    • 2 teaspoon Oil
    • ½ teaspoon Mustard
    • 2 teaspoon Urad dal
    • 2 teaspoon Chana dal
    • 1 sprig Curry leaves
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    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.
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    Comments

    1. AparnaRajeshkumar

      November 21, 2014 at 8:51 am

      Yes...incorporating the thinai in daily menu is tough. this is nice . with loads of veggies its healthy

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    2. Ranjani Raj

      November 21, 2014 at 8:53 am

      It will be a healthy breakfast.. looks awesome with combo of veggies

      Reply
    3. Nivedhanams Sowmya

      November 21, 2014 at 10:28 am

      that is so perfect!!! I make Ragi semiya like this.. I should scout for Thinai semiya...

      Reply
    4. Farin Ahmed

      November 21, 2014 at 11:35 am

      Healthy Semiya with veggies... Love it

      Reply
    5. Veena Theagarajan

      November 21, 2014 at 3:37 pm

      healthy and tasty upma with loads of veg

      Reply
    6. anusha praveen

      November 21, 2014 at 4:54 pm

      We get anil brand millet semiya here and i have tried both ragi and thinai. Hearty breakfast or even a light dinner

      Reply
    7. Sridevi C

      November 24, 2014 at 8:57 am

      healthy breakfast

      Reply
    8. chandrika Chandu

      November 24, 2014 at 11:19 pm

      where can we get thinai semiya? i am from johor bahru

      Reply
    9. Raks anand

      November 24, 2014 at 11:20 pm

      Sorry no idea, I know only inside Singapore. If you have friends over here, you can get ordered and pass it to you.

      Reply
    10. Shaga Sabitha

      February 04, 2015 at 6:42 am

      what is this millet....

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