Foxtail Millet Sweet Paniyaram

About This Recipe

Foxtail Millet Sweet Paniyaram

Foxtail millet sweet paniyaram is a soft, spongy, and mildly sweet delicacy made from a fermented batter of foxtail millet, naturally sweetened with jaggery and enriched with ingredients like coconut, cardamom, and dry fruits, giving it a comforting aroma and taste.

This traditional sweet dish is a healthier alternative to refined flour or rice-based sweets while still being delicious and satisfying. Foxtail millet is rich in dietary fiber, plant protein, and essential minerals such as iron and magnesium, and its low glycemic index helps regulate blood sugar levels and provide sustained energy.

It aids digestion, supports heart health, helps in weight management by keeping you full for longer, and is naturally gluten-free, making foxtail millet sweet paniyaram a wholesome, nourishing, and guilt-free dessert suitable for all age groups.

Ingredients

1 cup foxtail millet
1/2 cup raw rice/idli rice
1/2 sp fenugreek
1-1 1/4 cup palm jaggery
2 cardamom
1/2 cup grated coconut
1 banana
1/2 sp salt

Instructions

Step 1

Take all the needed ingredients. Combined millet,rice and fenugreek. Wash and soak around 5 hrs.

Step 2

Then transferred to a mixer jar,add few amount of water and grid like idli batter. Batter should not be watery consistency.

Step 3

Now pour the batter to another bowl and ferment about 5 hrs. Now add other ingredients to the mixer jar and add 1 to 2 spoonful of water,if it's needed..grind nicely and mixed with the fermented batter.

Step 4

Mix well. Batter must be thick consistency. Jaggery level is upto us. I added 1cup only. Medium sugar level. If you want more sweetness you can add extra 1/4cup jaggery.