Name: Savory Millet Pancakes recipe by Mayuri Patel at BetterButter
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: ½ cup kodo millet (varagu, varigalu); ½ cup samo millet (barnyard millet, moriyo, jhangora); ½ cup bajri flour (pearl millet, sajje,kambu, sajjalu, bajra); ½ cup sour yogurt; 1 tsp ginger paste; 1 tsp chilli paste or 1-2 chillis finely chopped; 1 tsp garlic paste; 1 cup fresh fenugreek (methi), finely chopped; ½ cup finely chopped onion; 1-1¼ tsp salt; a generous pinch of soda bicarbonate; oil for drizzling around the pancakes; For topping:; 1 finely chopped tomato; some sesame seeds (tal)

Ingredients Serving: 6

½ cup kodo millet (varagu, varigalu)
½ cup samo millet (barnyard millet, moriyo, jhangora)
½ cup bajri flour (pearl millet, sajje,kambu, sajjalu, bajra)
½ cup sour yogurt
1 tsp ginger paste
1 tsp chilli paste or 1-2 chillis finely chopped
1 tsp garlic paste
1 cup fresh fenugreek (methi), finely chopped
½ cup finely chopped onion
1-1¼ tsp salt
a generous pinch of soda bicarbonate
oil for drizzling around the pancakes
For topping:
1 finely chopped tomato
some sesame seeds (tal)

Instructions

Wash kodo and samo millet in water. Soak it in water for 30-60 minutes.
Put the soaked millets in a blender along with the sour yogurt. Process it till its nearly fine.
Transfer the mixture to a bowl. Add bajri flour and mix well.
Add ginger, garlic, chili pastes, salt, chopped onion, fenugreek and salt. Mix the batter well.
Heat a pancake pan or a skillet over medium heat. Brush some oil over the pan.
Add a ladleful or about ¼ cup of the batter onto the hot pan. Sprinkle a few pieces of chopped tomato and sesame seeds on top.
Drizzle some oil around the pancake. Let it cook till becomes light golden in color at the bottom and the top does not appear wet.
Flip the pancake and cook for 30-45 seconds till the tomatoes get cooked a bit.
Serve hot millet pancakes with a chutney of your choice or some pickle or tomato sauce.

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