Festive/Snacks

Multi Millet Flour

Posted on by Vijaya Venkatesh
Cooks in: 60 Minutes Serves: 16 People

Multi Millet Flour is very useful for making many dishes. I have shared a lot of recipes using this flour. I often receive query regarding how to make the flour. So thought of sharing the recipe today. I learnt the basic recipe from my friend and improved it so that it can be used for making snacks also. 

Ingredients:

  • 1/2 Kg Kodo Millet/Varagu
  • 1/2 Kg Little Millet/Samai
  • 1/2 Kg Foxtail Millet/Thinai
  • 1/2 Kg Barnyard Millet/Kudhiraivali
  • 1/2 Kg Sorghum/Jowar/Cholam

Directions:

  1. Mix all the millets well.
  2. Wash 2 to 3 times well and shade dry on a cotton cloth for 2 to 3 days till it becomes completely dry.
  3. Grind to a fine flour in a nearby mill.
  4. This is known as processed flour which is best suited for making snacks like murukku, omapodi  etc.

Note:

1. I don’t add Finger Millet/Ragi and Pearl Millet/Bajra/Kambu because both give a dark colour to the flour. Moreover, bajra turns slightly bitter if kept for a long time. So, it is better to avoid these two.

Once the multi millet flour is ready, you can use it to prepare these excellent dishes: Omapodi, OPOS Tiranga Morkali, and Multi Millet Flour Dosa.

22 Comments

  2. I had been told by some one not to mix all millets and take it individually. Is there harm in mixing all the 5 millets

    1. Hi Sofia,
      Yes, you can use this flour for baking. I’ve used it and also shared a recipe. But it can’t substitute for apf as millets are gluten free. You need a little qty of either apf or wheat
      flour. Check the baking section in the website.

  5. Hello mam,

    I don’t live in india . I’m wondering if I can grind the multi millets in mixer grinder to make flour ? I don’t have a mill to make powder. Your help would be much appreciated.

    Thanks
    Lakshmi

    1. Hi Lakshmi,
      You can grind using a mixie. Grind and seive a couple of times to get soft flour. Add store bought Jowar flour because it’s tough to grind in a mixie.

    1. Hi Priya,
      This flour is like other flours and can be stored for 3 to 4 months. Make sure that you dry the grains well before sending it to the mill. Thanks so much for your visit.

    2. Hi Suganya,
      I am sharing idli recipe with this flour tomorrow. Hope you will be interested in this recipe!

    1. Hi Sujatha,
      This flour is so versatile that you can make idlis, dosas, snacks etc. Infant I am sharing the idli recipe tomorrow followed by banana flour oothappam in a few days!

    1. Hi Jacqueline,
      I tried idlis with this flour and the result was awesome! The recipe is scheduled for tomorrow. Thanks so much for your motivation.

    1. Hi Jacqueline,
      This flour can be used for dosas and not idlis. Will try soon and if the results are great, will share the recipe. Thanks so much for your visit.