“Barnyard Millet Summer Salad is a fresh and wholesome salad made with nutritious barnyard millet, colorful vegetables, and a light, refreshing dressing, offering a healthy and satisfying meal option.”
Barnyard Millet Summer Salad is a nourishing millet-based salad prepared using fiber-rich barnyard millet, fresh seasonal vegetables, and wholesome ingredients. Light, refreshing, and rich in natural fiber, this salad delivers balanced nutrition while supporting a healthy lifestyle. Barnyard millet's naturally low glycemic index makes it a suitable choice for diabetics, supports digestive health, helps maintain cholesterol levels, and promotes overall wellness.
Ingredients
1 cup Barnyard millet
3 cups water
as per taste Himalayan pink salt
1 tsp oil
1 tsp mustard seeds
1 tsp cumin seeds
1 green chilli
1 tsp hing
leaves as required Curry
For Salad
1 tomato chopped
1 cucumber chopped
1 small onion chopped
2 tbsp Roasted peanuts
2 tbsp pomegranate seeds
1 small beetroot chopped
1 tsp toasted sesame seeds
leaves As required mint
as needed coriander leaves
1 tbsp any sprouts(I used mung beans)
For Dressing
1 tsp lemon juice
1 tsp black pepper powder
Instructions
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Step 1
Use The Fresh Start Wellness Cafe's Barnyard Millet Rice (Samak Rice) for this recipe.
Wash and soak barnyard millet for nearly 4 hours.
Discard the water.
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Step 2
Heat oil in a pan. Add mustard seeds, cumin seeds, green chillies, hing and curry leaves. Now add barnyard millet and roast it lightly. Add water salt and let it cook on medium flame until water dries up and the millet is cooked properly.
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Step 3
Let it cool down to room temperature. In a mixing bowl add onions, tomatoes, beetroot, cucumber, roasted peanuts, sesame seeds, pomegranate seeds, chopped mint leaves and coriander leaves.
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Step 4
Prepare dressing by mixing lemon juice with black pepper. Give it a quick mix and serve.
