Millet Sevai | Thinai sevai | Masala sevai

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Vegetarian Millet Sevai served with spicy masala seasoning on a green plate.

Millet masala sevai

Healthy millets make a great filling tiffin. You can also pack it for school lunch

Can I grind tomato?

My kids sometimes discard tomato pieces so I prefer grinding. You can fine-chop them

Can I reduce tomatoes?

Adjust the tomatoes according to the sourness. I used vine tomatoes.

Should I steam cook millets?

No, it is optional. If you cook till millets turn to soft press, it yields soft sevai even after hours. Overcooking, millet might turn them mushy.

CAN I SKIP kitchen king MASALA

it gives a good flavor to the thakkali millet sevai. You can skip. Adjust the masala powders according to your taste 

Delicious millet sevai served with spicy masala, chutney, and curry on a rustic wooden table.

Sevai varieties 

I have used thinai sevai. Instead, you can use any sevai variety of your choice. If you are using rice sevai, soak for additional time also steam cook if required.

Always saute tomato thokku well

add sevai only after tomatoes turn thokku consistency  and the raw smell goes off. Else sevai won’t taste good

CAN I USE peanut OIL FOR COOKING?

yes, you can any variety of oil. 

SIDE DISH FOR  tomato sevai

seva goes well with varuval, raita varieties, gutti vankaya kura, kathirikai chops, plain kurma,  mirchi salan, chutney and raita

VARIETY RICE

MILLET RECIPES

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Delicious millet sevai served with vegetables and spices on a green plate.

Ingredients

To soak

 175 grams thinai sevai | millet

water to soak

Required salt

1/8 tsp sesame oil 

To grind

3 big tomatoes

Required salt

1/4 tsp turmeric powder

1 tsp Kitchen King masala

1/2 tbsp Kashmiri chilli powder

1/8 tsp sugar

Thakkali sevai

1 tablespoon coconut oil

1/2 tsp fennel seeds

1 tsp sesame oil

1 cardamom

Small piece of cinnamon 

6 cashews

Bay leaf

3/4 cup onion

1  tbsp ginger garlic paste

1/4 cup peas

coriander leaves few

how to make millet sevai with step-by-step pictures

Soak sevai

  • First, add sevai, salt, and sesame oil to a wide pan

Hand holding millet sevai in a glass bowl for healthy Indian cuisine.

Adding salt to millet sevai for authentic Tamil masala sevai recipe.

Raw millet sevai strands in a glass bowl for traditional Indian dish.

  • Furthermore, add boiling hot water and soak for 5 minutes

Pouring hot water over millet sevai for cooking, traditional Indian dish.

Millet sevai soaking in water for quick preparation.

  • Check if it is a soft press and transfer it to a colander

Raw millet sevai noodles in a stainless steel bowl, ready for cooking.

Hand draining millet sevai in a colander for traditional Indian dish.

To grind

  • Add tomatoes, required salt, sugar, kitchen King masala, Kashmiri chilli powder, and grind

Fresh tomatoes being added to a blender for millet sevai preparation.

Adding salt to millet sevai with tomatoes in a blender for masala sevai.

Millet sevai being cooked with tomato and spices in a stainless steel pot.

Millet sevai dish with tomatoes, turmeric, and spices for a flavorful meal.

Preparing millet sevai with Kashmiri chili powder in a stainless steel pot.

Preparing millet sevai with spices in a stainless steel pot for a traditional Indian dish.

Delicious millet sevai being prepared with a flavorful masala sauce, no water needed for grinding.

 

Thakkali sevai

  • Add oil to a pan 

Coconut oil 1 tbsp in a non-stick pan for cooking millet sevai.

Non-stick pan with sesame oil for millet sevai preparation.

  • Turn on the stove to medium flame and heat
  • Add whole garam masala and splutter

Clove being added to a hot pan for millet sevai preparation.

Fennel seeds being added to a pan for making masala sevai.

Roasting millet sevai in a non-stick pan for traditional masala sevai recipe.

  • Furthermore add onion, ginger garlic paste; mix well

Sautéing chopped onions in a pan for millet sevai recipe.

Sautéed onions with ginger garlic paste in a non-stick pan for sevai recipe.

Sautéing chopped onions and spices for millet sevai preparation.

  • Add cashews; mix well

Healthy millet sevai being sautéed with onions and cashews.

  • saute till cashew turns golden brown and onion turns translucent

Healthy millet sevai being sautéed with spices and onions in a non-stick pan.

  • Furthermore, add ground tomato and peas; mix well and cook for 10-12 minutes or till it comes to thokku consistency

Ground millet sevai cooking in spicy tomato sauce in a pan.

Cooking millet sevai with peas in a spicy tomato-based sauce.

Spicy millet sevai cooking in a pan, ready in 10-12 mins.

Delicious millet sevai cooking with spicy tomato masala and fresh ingredients.

  • cover and simmer for 2 minutes

  • turn off the stove
  • Add sevai; mix well

Fresh millet sevai noodles prepared for a flavorful masala sevai dish.

Millet sevai dish with spices and vegetables, perfect for healthy, modern Indian cuisine.

  • cover and simmer for a minute

Vegetarian millet sevai stir-fried with spices and vegetables in a non-stick pan.

  • finally, sprinkle coriander leaves

 

  • cover and rest for at least 20 minutes or till you serve

Delicious millet sevai served on a green plate with side dishes, perfect for a traditional South Ind.

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Ingredients

To soak

  • 175 grams thinai sevai | millet
  • water to soak
  • Required salt
  • 1/8 tsp sesame oil

To grind

  • 3 big tomatoes
  • Required salt
  • 1/4 tsp turmeric powder
  • 1 tsp Kitchen King masala
  • 1/2 tbsp Kashmiri chilli powder
  • 1/8 tsp sugar

Thakkali sevai

  • 1 tablespoon coconut oil
  • 1/2 tsp fennel seeds
  • 1 tsp sesame oil
  • 1 cardamom
  • Small piece of cinnamon
  • 6 cashews
  • Bay leaf
  • 3/4 cup onion
  • 1 tbsp ginger garlic paste
  • 1/4 cup peas
  • coriander leaves few

Instructions

Soak sevai

  • First, add sevai, salt, and sesame oil to a wide pan
  • Furthermore, add boiling hot water and soak for 5 minutes
  • Check if it is a soft press and transfer it to a colander

To grind

  • Add tomatoes, required salt, sugar, kitchen King masala, Kashmiri chilli powder, and grind

Thakkali sevai

  • Add oil to a pan
  • Turn on the stove to medium flame and heat
  • Add whole garam masala and splutter
  • Furthermore add onion, ginger garlic paste; mix well
  • Add cashews; mix well
  • saute till cashew turns golden brown and onion turns translucent
  • Furthermore, add ground tomato and peas; mix well and cook for 10-12 minutes or till it comes to thokku consistency
  • cover and simmer for 2 minutes
  • turn off the stove
  • Add sevai; mix well
  • cover and simmer for a minute
  • finally, sprinkle coriander leaves
  • cover and rest for at least 20 minutes or till you serv

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