Millet recipes

[HollyDay]

I cooked a bunch of millet for dinner tonight thinking it would be a great change from the usual - and nobody liked it (but me). So, what can I do with 2 cups of cooked millet?? Bread?? Maybe??

[Jumping In Puddles]

I would probably pair it with something strongly flavored, like add some to black bean soup or mixed with tuna and lettuce in a salad with vinaigrette.

[8filltheheart]

I have never cooked my millet and served it by itself. I tend to throw it uncooked into breads and muffins.

 

I have a vegan friend that fries up a mixture of grains with onions, garlic, etc, but I have never done anything like that myself.

[Once]

Put some maple syrup and butter on it and have it for breakfast.

 

 

:iagree: We did that here a while back and it was a big hit.

[PeterPan]

You can split it into portions and freeze in little sandwhich baggies. Then when you want some, say with vege soup, just warm it up inthe steamer and eat. That's what we do. And no, I don't care for millet straight either, even though we eat it. I usually try to have something more interesting like soup to make it go down.

[Lizzie in Ma]

Thanks Hollyday, I thought it was just bird food!:D

[Rosie_0801]

Thanks Hollyday, I thought it was just bird food!:D

 

Just make sure you get hulled millet. The unhulled stuff is birdfood. I've made the mistake before and had the wretched stuff boiling on the stove for nearly an hour and wondering why it wasn't cooking. :lol:

 

We like these:

MILLET CROQUETTES

1 cup. millet, cooked

1/2 cup celery, finely diced with the leaves

1/4 cup carrots, finely grated

1/2 cup onion, diced

1/2 cup rice flour (other flours would probably work too)

1/4 cup parsley, chopped

1/2 cup water

1/2 tsp dill

1/2 tsp oregano

dash salt

dash cayenne pepper, if desired

*1. Boil 3 cups of water, add 1 cup of millet. Re-boil then cover and simmer for 30-40 mins.

2. Preheat oven to 350 F/ 180C.

3. Mix the millet and veggies in a large bowl. Add salt, flour, herbs and water, mix well. Form into small balls or patties and place on a baking sheet sprayed with cooking spray (or oil it lightly). Bake for 25 mins. To make them crispier either brush with a little oil or spray on a little cooking spray.

 

They're a bit dry though, so you'll want to serve them with a sauce to dip in. Salsa might do the trick.

:)

Rosie