
Also it looks so much like Quinoa the wonder grain (pseudo cereal rather)!
The packet of the bajra in the super market actually made me squeal in delight that finally I found Quinoa, but it was not to be ! I googled to find if quinoa was indeed bajra in disguise but could not find any satisfactory result ! But I am quite happy with this millet as it was really filling and can be cooked like the rice with adequate water. Upon cooking, the millet rose in volume to almost 3 times the original quantity. The millet also tastes good as porridge (konjee/kanjee). So here goes the recipe !
Ingredients:-
- Pearl Millet – 1 cup ,Water – as required
- Cucumber – 1 (small cubes)
- Onion – 1 (medium – finely chopped) – can also use scallions
- Coriander Leaves – a fistful (finely chopped)
- Mint – a few leaves (chopped)
- Lemon – 1 (zest of half a lemon and the juice of a whole lemon) – to taste
- Olive Oil – 1 to 2 tsp
- Salt N Pepper – to taste
- Pineapple – 1 cup (chopped to small pieces)
- Butter – 1 tbsp
- Sugar – 1 tbsp – to taste
- Salt – to taste – did not add it – used salted butter
- Ginger – a small piece (peeled n grated)
- Cinnamon Powder – 1 tsp
Wash the millet well and pressure cook with adequate water. I liked the millets with a little bite to it, you can make them a little mushy if you want.
In a bowl add all the ingredients for the salad and season it with salt and pepper.Gently toss the mix so that the ingredients blend.
I put the bowl in fridge for a while and in the meantime made the compote ready !
Compote is French for mixture and is basically a dessert made of whole pieces of fruit in sugar syrup. While the mix stews for some time over low heat, it is spiced with ground almonds/vanilla essence/candied nuts/cloves (SOURCE:WIKI)
Melt the butter in a pan over medium heat. Add the sugar and as it starts to blend with add the chopped pineapple and season it with salt. Saute the mixture over
low/ medium heat for 5 minutes. Add the ginger and stir, and take it off flame.
The salad is ready to be eaten just like that and the compote can be savored a little later or enjoy the rush of flavours by mixing the salad with the compote !

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Looks so delicious…lovely flavours.
Yummy combo..
Omg, wat a healthy salad, wonderful flavours together..
Wow healthy and new recipe. Bookmarked:)
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woww healthy salad looks inviting!!
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lovely flavours.
Yummy and lovely flavor combination…
Pineapple is intimidating to me Priya! Never worked with pineapple- Your salad looks swell
Healthy and refreshing salad..love the pineapple compote..
very healthy and wonderful salad !!
yummy…… luks so delicious.. very tempting clicks!!!
Healthy and yummy salad.love the veges.
Yummy and healthy combo..nice one
well its healthy too….the mix with pineapple and the veggies looks too good any tempting!
Smitha
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Very healthy and lovely…
A very healthy n original recipe- so flavorful n refreshing!
Thanks a lot for linking this to bookmark event :)
US Masala
Healthy and yummy recipe….
The salad looks wonderful. pineapple compote sounds awesome.
Sounds Awesome..healthy and yummy!!
Healthy one.
I buy both millet and quinoa. They are two different things but are almost similar in appearance except for the color.