Millet recipes for brighter everyday meals.
Simple, comforting ideas for breakfast, snacks and family meals—made with nourishing millets and familiar ingredients.
Millet recipes and Megumi drink ideas
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Ragi Chocolate Breakfast Smoothie
Creamy banana, cocoa and ragi blended into a quick morning drink.
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Ingredients
- 2 tbsp prepared and cooled ragi porridge
- 1 ripe banana
- 200 ml milk or plant milk
- 1 tsp cocoa; 1 date optional
Method
- Add everything to a blender.
- Blend until smooth and creamy.
- Serve immediately, chilled if preferred.
Multi-Millet Muesli Fruit Bowl
A colourful bowl with fruit, nuts and your favourite milk or curd.
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Ingredients
- ½ cup millet muesli
- ¾ cup milk or thick curd
- ½ banana and ½ apple, sliced
- 1 tbsp nuts or seeds; cinnamon
Method
- Add muesli and milk or curd to a bowl.
- Top with fresh fruit and nuts.
- Finish with cinnamon and serve.
Little Millet Vegetable Upma
A warm, savoury one-pot meal loaded with colourful vegetables.
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Ingredients
- 1 cup little millet, rinsed
- 1 cup chopped mixed vegetables
- 1 tsp mustard seeds, curry leaves, ginger
- 2½ cups water; salt; 1 tsp oil
Method
- Temper mustard, curry leaves and ginger in oil.
- Add vegetables; sauté for 3 minutes.
- Add millet, water and salt. Cover and simmer 15–18 minutes.
Ragi Banana Pancakes
Soft, naturally sweet pancakes for an easy breakfast or snack.
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Ingredients
- 1 cup ragi flour
- 1 ripe banana, mashed
- ¾ cup milk
- ½ tsp baking powder; pinch of cardamom
Method
- Whisk all ingredients into a thick, pourable batter.
- Pour small rounds onto a lightly greased warm pan.
- Cook both sides until set and golden.
Millet Peanut Energy Bites
Date-sweetened bites with roasted peanuts, sesame and millet.
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Ingredients
- 1 cup puffed millet or millet flakes
- ½ cup roasted peanuts
- 8 soft, pitted dates
- 1 tbsp sesame; pinch of cardamom
Method
- Pulse peanuts and millet to a coarse crumb.
- Add dates, sesame and cardamom; pulse until sticky.
- Roll into bites and chill for 15 minutes.
Foxtail Millet Lemon Bowl
Bright, tangy and comforting—perfect for lunchboxes and quick lunches.
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Ingredients
- 2 cups cooked foxtail millet
- 1 tsp mustard seeds and 1 tsp chana dal
- Curry leaves, turmeric and peanuts
- Juice of 1 lemon; salt; 1 tsp oil
Method
- Temper mustard, dal, curry leaves and peanuts in oil.
- Add turmeric and cooked millet; toss gently.
- Turn off heat, add lemon juice and season.
Three easy drinks to enjoy
Follow the preparation directions on the pack for each 200 g mix.
Millet ABC Nutrimix Drink
Apple, beetroot, carrot and millet flavours in a quick warm-milk drink.
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Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon Megumi Millet ABC Nutrimix
- 90 ml warm milk
Method
- Add the Nutrimix to the warm milk.
- Mix thoroughly and enjoy.
Beetroot Nutrimix Drink
A pink-hued beetroot and millet drink for an everyday break.
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Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon Megumi Millet Beetroot Nutrimix
- 90 ml warm milk
Method
- Add the Beetroot Nutrimix to warm milk.
- Mix thoroughly and enjoy.
Ragi Hot Cocoa
Sprouted ragi and cocoa in a comforting warm drink.
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Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon Megumi Ragi Hot Cocoa Mix
- 90 ml milk
Method
- Mix the cocoa powder into milk.
- Cook for 3 minutes, stirring, then enjoy warm.
Small grains. Big possibilities.
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