Name: Barnyard millet steamed dumplings recipe by Shaheen Ali at BetterButter
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 1 cup Sanwa / Barnyard Millet; 1 tbsp ghee; 1 sprig Chopped Curry Leaves; 1 Chopped Green Chili; 1 tsp Mustard seeds; 1 tbsp Urad dal; 1 tbsp Chopped Coriander; 1 tbsp grated coconut; Salt to taste; 2 cups hot water

ABOUT Barnyard millet steamed dumplings RECIPE

A popular breakfast where Sanwa millet is cooked to make upma and later shaped into dumplings and steamed to serve with sambhar, chutney etc.

Ingredients Serving: 4

1 cup Sanwa / Barnyard Millet
1 tbsp ghee
1 sprig Chopped Curry Leaves
1 Chopped Green Chili
1 tsp Mustard seeds
1 tbsp Urad dal
1 tbsp Chopped Coriander
1 tbsp grated coconut
Salt to taste
2 cups hot water

Instructions

Heat ghee in a non stick pan and add mustard seeds, urad dal, curry leaves and chopped green chili and saute till golden.
Now add sanwa/ barnyard millet and grated coconut, saute till light brown.
Add salt to taste and pour in hot water and cook till it comes to thick Upma like consistency.
Let it cool in room temperature, meanwhile prepare the steamer for steaming.
Grease your hands and pinch a lemon sized portion from the prepare sanwa upma and shape it into oval dumplings.
Grease a plate or simply line a banana leaf on a steamer plate and place the prepared dumplings on it.
Steam the dumplings for 10-12 mins and serve hot with sambhar, chutney or pickle.

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