Samai upma (Little millet upma). That's " Little Millets Upma / Saame Akki Upma ". Addition of veggies makes it colorful,more nutritious and more yummy… Little millet is known as samai in tamil,saame akki in Kannada, Kutki in Hindi, Sama in telugu,Chama in Malayalam. Learn how to make millet Upma kozhukattai with little millet (Samai), a healthier alternative to the rice upma kozhukattai. Samai upma (Little millet upma)

You can have Samai upma (Little millet upma) using 9 ingredients and 3 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Samai upma (Little millet upma)
  1. You need 1 cup of samai (Little millet).
  2. Prepare 2 1/2 cup of water.
  3. Prepare 1 of carrot finely chopped.
  4. You need 6-7 of beans finely chopped.
  5. Prepare 2 tbsp of peas.
  6. You need 1 tbsp of oil.
  7. Prepare of Mustard seeds to temper.
  8. Prepare leaves of Few curry.
  9. Prepare 3 of red chilly.

Little millet upma recipe is one of those easy and healthy millet recipes that you can try if you are In fact it tastes just like arisi upma. Millet is little bit tough and chewy, so you will feel this samai upma somewhat chewy and nutty nonetheless very tasty. Samai (or Little Millet) is rich in fiber, Vitamin B, minerals, protein and iron. This upma made with Samai arisi is not only healthy but it is also delicious and easy to make.

Samai upma (Little millet upma) instructions

  1. Wash samai and keep it aside..

  2. Heat a pressure cooker with oil. Temper with mustard seeds. Add onion, curry leaves, red chillies and sauté until onion becomes soft..

  3. Add veggies and sauté for a minute. Add salt and water. Add samai and cook it for 3 whistles..

I had little jowar/sorghum remaining after making a batch of homemade sathu maavu powder so wanted to use it up. I didn't give much thoughts for any fancy recipe, I wanted to a try a simple khichdi with it and this is what I made for. Millets, types of millets in India,Tamilnadu, health benefits of millets, millet names in different languages like English, Tamil, Hindi, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada (siridhanya), Nutrition facts/calories of Little millet, Kodo millet, foxtail millet, Barnyard millet, pearl millet, finger millet, sorghum. Little Millet is known as Samai in Tamil, Same in Kannada, Kutki in Hindi, Sama in Telugu and Chama in Malayalam. This is one of my comfort food.