Proso millet salad Jain

Proso millet salad Jain

About this recipe

“Proso Millet Jain Salad is a fresh and wholesome salad made with nutritious proso millet, colorful Jain-friendly vegetables, and a light, flavorful dressing, offering a healthy and satisfying meal option.”

Proso Millet Jain Salad is a nourishing millet-based salad prepared using fiber-rich proso millet, fresh Jain-friendly vegetables, and wholesome ingredients without onion or garlic. Light, refreshing, and rich in natural fiber, this salad delivers balanced nutrition while supporting a healthy lifestyle. Proso 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 Proso millet
  • Tomato 1 diced
  • Cucumber 1 diced
  • Lettuce 4-5 leaves torned
  • Capsicum 1 small diced
  • Sweetcorn 1/4th cup boiled
  • Paneer 1/4th cup diced
  • Groundnuts 1/4th cup roasted
  • 2-3 tablespoon Olive oil
  • 2-3 teaspoon Lemon juice
  • Black pepper powder as required
  • Salt as required
  • 1 teaspoon Clarified butter (ghee)

Instructions

Step 1

Use The Fresh Start Wellness Cafe's Foxtail Millet Rice (Thinai) for this recipe.
Wash and rinse proso millet 2-3 times. Let it soak for 15 minutes. Throw away the water and in the fresh water boil it with 2.5 cups of water in an open vessel until it's done. Remove the extra water if any.
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Step 2

Let the millet cool down completely.

Step 3

Take paneer in a bowl, add salt and black pepper powder to it and let it rest for 15 minutes. Lightly roast them in ghee for 2 minutes on both the sides.
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Step 4

Now while serving, add all vegetables I.e. tomato, cucumber, capsicum, sweetcorn kernels and lettuce in a bowl. Remove the extra water.
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Step 5

For making the salad dressing, add olive oil, lemon juice, salt and black pepper powder and mix them well.

Step 6

Now add millet to the vegetables and groundnuts. Add the prepared dressing to this and add paneer cubes. And enjoy!
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Step 7

You can add vegetables of your own choice. You can also add green chutney to this salad. This salad can be also packed for lunch by packing everything differently.

References-courtesy cook pad.
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