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#2417 – Foxtail Millet Nucchina Unde Recipe (Foxtail Millet and Lentil Dumplings)

By April 30, 2024No Comments

Ingredients: 1 cup Foxtail Millet,3/4 cup Arhar dal (Split Toor Dal),1/4 cup Chana dal (Bengal Gram Dal),1 tablespoon Yellow Moong Dal (Split),1/2 cup Fresh coconut – Grated,6 Green Chillies,Asafoetida (hing) – a generous pinch,2 Onion – finely chopped,1 cup Coriander (Dhania) Leaves – finely chopped,Salt – to taste

Time in minutes: 15 Servings: 5 Course: Snack Diet: Vegetarian

Instructions: To begin making the Foxtail Millet Nucchina Unde recipe, wash and soak foxtail millet in a bowl for 6 to 8 hours.Wash the toor dal, chana dal, moong dal and soak it for 3 hours. Drain the water and mix the lentils and millet. Mix the other ingredients along with them except onion and grind it to a coarse mixture.Add salt, onion and quickly mix it with the coarse mixture. Grease the idli plates with ghee. Make lemon sized balls out of the coarse mixture and flatten it to resemble a malai chum chum.Steam them for 15-20 minutes until they are done. Serve Foxtail Millet Nucchina Unde along with Masala Chai for a healthy evening snack.

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