5 millet-based pasta recipes for cold winter days

Winter cravings are not unusual as our body demands comfort food when the mercury drops. DESI MIX VEGGIE MILLET PASTA Serving size for 2 Ingredients Millet pasta - 120g Olive oil- 2 tbsp Cumin seeds- 1 tsp Garlic- 8 pods Ginger- small piece Salt as required Cooking oil- 10 ml Kashmiri red chilli- 2 tsp Turmeric- ¼ tsp Garam masala- 1 tsp Kasuri methi – as required Tomato pureed – 1 small cup Vegetables: Onion, tomato, carrot, capsicum, pumpkins - 50g each Method Boil the millet pasta with little salt in the water and stir on a medium flame for 8-10 minutes until its cooked soft. HEALTHY PEARL MILLET FUSILLI GREEN PASTA Serving size for 2 Ingredients Pasta Pearl millet pasta- 120 g Oil- 1 tbsp Chopped garlic cloves- 2 no Cherry tomatoes- 5-6 small Broccoli- Micro greens- fistful for garnishing Pesto Spinach- ½ cup Green peas boiled Garlic- 4 no Walnuts- ¼ cup Lemon juice- 30 ml Shredded cheese- ½ cup Salt as required and olive oil Method Boil the pearl millet pasta with little salt in the water and stir on a medium flame for 8-10 minutes until its cooked soft. PROTEIN RICH MILLET WHITE PASTA Serving size- 3 Ingredients Barnyard millet pasta - 120g Onion- 1 cup Garlic- minced Capsicum- finely chopped 1no Cherry/big tomatoes- 3-4/ 2no Spinach leaves- 60g Olive oil- 1 tbsp Salt as required Parsley, thyme, oregano as required Chicken stock- 150 ml Low fat cream- 100 ml Cooked shredded chicken- 1 cup Cheddar cheese- grated 50g Method Preheat oven to 190 degrees Celsius. BLACK BEANS MILLET PENNE Millet penne pasta- 120g Vegetables: Mushrooms sliced- 5 no Green pepper- ½ sliced Fresh carrots- 2 sliced Zucchini- ½ sliced Onion- 1 diced Garlic cloves- minced small Purple cabbage- ½ sliced Pasta seasoning mix- 1 tbsp Salt as required Pepper crushed- 1 tbsp Olive oil- 1 tbsp Black beans- 1 cup Grated cheese- ½ cup Microgreens for garnishing Method Boil the penne millet with little salt in the water and stir on a medium flame for 8-10 minutes until it's cooked well.