Pearl Millet - Peanut Bake

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Millets are often used in traditional cooking to make breakfast items and rotis. I have tried using millet flour for baking and it has turned out well. Pearl millet (கம்பு) is rich in carbohydrate, protein, dietary fiber, vitamins mainly B complex and minerals especially phosphorus and potassium. Pearl millet flour is light brown in color and is available in most grocery stores. This snack, baked with pearl millet flour and peanuts is nutritive and tasty. Go on. Give it a try! 

Ingredients:

Peal millet flour – ½ teacup or 100ml measure

Curds – ½ teacup or 100ml measure

Salted butter – 25 grams

Baking powder – ½ teaspoon

Cooking soda – a generous pinch

Cinnamon powder – ½ teaspoon

Sugar – ½ teaspoon

Butter – for greasing the bowl

Peanuts – roasted, 2 tablespoons

Pearl Millet - Peanut Bake

Method: Sieve pearl millet flour, baking powder and cooking soda together 2-3 times. Add in salted butter. Blend the butter with flour mixture very well using your fingers in a bowl. Beat the curds well. Add in cinnamon powder and sugar. Mix well. Add the curds mixture little by little to flour mixture, while beating continuously with a hand blender or ladle. Once all the curd mixture is added, continue beating till the batter becomes smooth and creamy. Add roasted peanuts and mix well. 

Peal millet batter ready to bake!

Grease a microwave safe glass bowl with butter. Transfer the batter to the greased bowl; gently shake the bowl so that the batter settles evenly.

Preheat the microwave oven in convection mode at 200^oC for 2 minutes. Now place the bowl containing the batter on the grill stand and bake in convection mode at 200^oC for 10 minutes or till the crust turns golden brown. Switch off the oven. Remove the bowl from the oven and allow it to cool.

Cut it into quarters and serve as a snack. This easy-to-make millet snack is quite filling.

Cut into quarters and serve!

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