1.Clean the little millet rice thoroughly and keep aside.
2.Chop green chillies, onions, tomatoes and vegetables finely and grate ginger. Keep each chopped vegetables separately.
3.Heat oil in a medium-sized pan.
4.Add bengal gram and black gram and stir fry till they turn light brown.
5.Add mustard seeds, grated ginger, curry leaves, onion and green chilli and sauté for 2 to 3 minutes until onion turn translucent.
6.Add vegetables and tomatoes and sauté for 2 to 3 minutes on a medium flame.
7.Add salt, turmeric powder and water and cook for 3 to 4 minutes.
8.When the water starts to boil, add little millet rice, and mix well.
9.Cover the pan and cook for about 10 minutes on a low flame till the water is absorbed and the little millet is cooked.
Garnish with coriander leaves and serve the little millet upma hot.
Special Programme for Promotion of Millets in Odisha
Directorate of Agriculture and Food Production, Dept. of A&FE, Govt. of Odisha
