Diabetes patients are always very serious about their food, so it becomes a bit difficult for them to make something different every day. If you are also worried about this thing, then this news is for you. If there is a diabetes patient in your family, then you can make millet khichdi for them. Apart from being tasty, it is also considered very beneficial for health. Millet is rich in fiber and nutrients, which keeps the blood sugar level under control.
Ingredients to make millet khichdi
To make nutritious millet khichdi at home, you will need some ingredients. Like one cup millet, half cup moong dal, three cups water, a little grated ginger, two green chillies finely chopped, two onions finely chopped, one teaspoon ghee, half teaspoon cumin, half teaspoon turmeric powder, half teaspoon red chili powder, salt to taste and finely chopped coriander leaves. With the help of all these ingredients, you can make tasty millet khichdi.
Method of making millet khichdi
To make millet khichdi, first wash millet and moong dal thoroughly, then put millet, moong dal, water, ginger, green chillies and salt in a pressure cooker. Then cover and close the cooker and wait till 3 to 4 whistles come. When 4 whistles come from the cooker, turn off the gas and let the pressure cooker cool down a bit. Till the cooker cools down, heat ghee in a pan, add some cumin seeds to it, when the cumin seeds start crackling, add onion and make it golden.
After the onion turns golden, add turmeric powder, red chilli powder and some spices and fry for 1 minute. Now remove the millet and moong dal from the cooker and put it in the pan, then mix it well and cook on medium flame for 2 to 3 minutes. When it is cooked properly, take it out in a plate and serve hot by adding finely chopped coriander on it.
Include vegetables
Millet Khichdi is considered very beneficial for diabetes patients. While making Khichdi, you can include vegetables of your choice in it and when you eat it, you can use curd. You can also make and feed this Khichdi to guests, children, friends.
