Foxtail Millet Sheera
राळ्याचा शिरा
Foxtail Millet Sheera combines millet rava with jaggery or sugar, ghee and cardamom for a familiar sweet dish.
- Preparation time
- 5 min
- Cooking time
- 15 min
- Total time
- 20 min
- Servings
- 2 people
- Meal type
- Sweets
- Cuisine
- Indian
Ingredients
- Foxtail millet rava – 1 cup
- Ghee – 3 to 4 tbsp
- Jaggery (or sugar) – ¾ to 1 cup (adjust to taste)
- Water – 2½ to 3 cups
- Cardamom powder – ¼ tsp
- Cashews & raisins – optional (for garnish)
Method
- Dry roast the foxtail millet rava in 1 tbsp ghee on low flame for 3–4 minutes.
- In the same pan, heat 1 tbsp ghee and fry cashews and raisins.
- In another pot, boil water and add jaggery. Stir well to dissolve.
- Add the roasted millet rava slowly into the hot jaggery water while stirring to avoid lumps.
- Stir continuously on low flame.
- Cook covered on low heat for 5–7 minutes until the rava becomes soft and absorbs the water.
- Add cardamom powder, fried cashews and raisins. Mix well.
- Serve warm!