Recipe for a Healthy Lunch Item Using Millet
Cook the millet rice either in a vessel or a pressure cooker and transfer the cooked rice to a plate and let it cool.
Dry roast the groundnuts and remove the skin and keep it aside.(If using groundnuts, else you can skip this step))
Heat the ghee in a small frying pan and fry the cashews until they turn golden.
Heat the oil in a frying pan and add the mustard seeds, urad dal, chana dal, red chilli, green chilli, and curry leaves, and saute them until they turn golden brown.
Add these fried items to the cooked millet rice and mix them well.
Dry roast the coconut in a frying pan and add to the rice.
Mix all the contents well and gently to combine. Add the groundnuts(optional) and the cashews to the coconut rice and mix well.
Millet coconut rice is ready for serving.
Side dish: Potato fry is a very good combination for this millet lemon rice. Brinjal and potato curry will also be a great choice. Simply, you can serve this with potato/banana chips also.
You can add coconut along with the other ingredients added in Step 4 also to avoid Step 5
