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Millet - A healthy grain alternative
Today I would like to introduce you to one of my favorites:
Millet is highly nutritious, non-glutinous and like buckwheat and quinoa, is not an acid forming food so it is soothing and easy to digest. In fact, it is considered to be one of the least allergenic and most digestible grains available. As it is a warming grain it will help to heat the body in cold or rainy seasons and climates.
Millet is tasty, with a mildly sweet, nut-like flavor and contains a lot of beneficial nutrients. It is nearly 15% protein, contains high amounts of fibre, B-complex vitamins including niacin, thiamin, and riboflavin, the essential amino acid methionine, lecithin, and some vitamin E. It is particularly high in iron, magnesium, phosphorous, and potassium.
Add millet to your daily food and you will see that it is a great support for your skin, nails, teeth, bones, and hair!
As Magnolia is located next to the Talise Spa, this is really a great addition to your Talise Spa treatment:
Ingredients:- (10 portions)
1 carrot, cubes
1 parsnip, cubes
1 zucchini, cubes
1 bay leave
3 cups millet
6 cups vegetable stock
Seasalt, pepper
Herbs (seasonal)
Parmesan
Methods:-
Cook the first 6 ingredients and let them simmer covered for 20 minutes. Season with salt, pepper and herbs. Ready!
When I was a child, this was the first recipe I cooked alone. My mum told me exactly what to do and to my surprise the dish was ready in 30 minutes. I will never forget my first and famous millet dish...
Chef's tip
You can serve the millet like this, topped with a little bit of olive oil and parmesan, very simple dish but delicious.
Another way to prepare it is to take this as a base for millet cakes (add breadcrumbs, tofu, egg and fresh sage leaves) form small cakes and panfry them.
Comments (5)
Hi Gabi,
Could you kindly advise, people whom with high level of urine acid, doctor advised they should not take beans products. However vegetarian products a lot contain soya bean or other types of beans. Is there any vegitables which can be added into it to cook, so that it will neutralize the property of the bean which cause the incease in urine acid level? Thank you.
Previously
What a lovely story - I might get my young duaghter to try this with me.
In the UK, strict veggies don't eat cheese made with animal rennet, so real Parmesan is not allowed. However, there is a great alternative, Twineham Grange which comes grated or in a chunk and this is available in some independent health stores and a few supermarkets.
Posted by Rosy | August 11, 2007 10:41 AM