Recipes

Sprouted Finger Millet (Ragi) Noodles

Korean-Inspired Spicy Ragi Noodles

Dark, malty ragi noodles slicked in a fermented chilli paste with garlic and sesame oil, finished with kimchi, toasted sesame and shredded nori.

DinnerIndian

20 minEasy · Serves 4

Masala Penne with Paneer

Jowar penne in a rich tomato-onion masala with golden paneer cubes, finished with cream and fresh coriander.

Sprouted Sorghum (Jowar) Penne

Sprouted Sorghum (Jowar) Vermicelli

10 minEasy · Serves 3

Lemon Jowar Sevai

Pale jowar strands cut with plenty of lemon and grated ginger, the sourness landing sharper against the grain's mild flavour than it ever does on rice sevai.

Sprouted Foxtail Millet (Thinai) Noodles

Sesame Peanut Asian Noodles

Cooled noodles under a thick sesame-peanut dressing sharpened with black vinegar and chilli oil, piled with cucumber batons and crushed peanuts.

Sprouted Sorghum (Jowar) Rava

Millet Vegetable Upma

Separate golden grains, sweet carrot and peas running through, curry leaves and cashew in the tempering. Fifteen minutes, one pan.

Sprouted Sorghum (Jowar) Penne

35 minEasy · Serves 4

Penne Arrabbiata

Jowar penne in a fiery garlic and dried chilli tomato sauce, reduced until it clings, with torn basil and olive oil stirred through at the end.

45 minIntermediate · Serves 4

Sprouted Ragi Masala Dosa

Deep bronze dosa, lacy and crisp at the rim, folded over a soft turmeric potato masala. Malty from ragi and built for coconut chutney.

Sprouted Finger Millet (Ragi) Flour

BreakfastNorth Indian

Sprouted Sorghum (Jowar) Flour

Sprouted Jowar Chilla

Thin savoury pancakes flecked with green chilli and coriander, lacy at the rim and soft in the middle. Ready before the tea has brewed.

DessertFusion

40 minIntermediate · Serves 9

Ragi Chocolate Brownie

A dark, dense brownie with a paper-thin crackled top and a fudgy centre, ragi's malt reading like a second layer of cocoa.

Sprouted Finger Millet (Ragi) Flour

Sprouted Foxtail Millet (Thinai) Rava

30 minEasy · Serves 4

Foxtail Millet Vegetable Pongal

Soft, ghee-slicked and heavy with cracked pepper and cumin, with beans and carrot folded through. Comfort food that eats like a proper meal.

BreakfastFusion

Sprouted Finger Millet (Ragi) Flour

Ragi Banana Pancakes

Dark, tender pancakes sweetened only by very ripe banana, with a malty edge from ragi and freckled brown from the ghee in the pan.

DessertSouth Indian

35 minEasy · Serves 4

Sprouted Millet Kheer

Slow-reduced milk thickened with foxtail millet rava, sweetened with jaggery off the flame, and finished with saffron and slivered almonds.

Sprouted Foxtail Millet (Thinai) Rava

45 minIntermediate · Serves 2

Sprouted Jowar Skillet Pizza

A thin jowar base crisped in a hot cast-iron skillet, topped with garlic tomato sauce, mozzarella and basil, then finished under a fierce grill.

Sprouted Sorghum (Jowar) Flour