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Barnyard Millet Vegetable Salad for Toddlers

Thought salads were only for diet conscious adults! Think again! This Barnyard Millet Vegetable Salad is the perfect healthy snack for toddlers and kids!
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Course: Snacks
Cuisine: Indian
Author: Poonam

Ingredients

  • 1/4 cup barnyard millet
  • 2 tablespoon green peas boiled
  • 1 small carrot finely chopped
  • 1 small tomato de-seeded and finely chopped
  • 1 small cucumber finely chopped
  • 1 red onion finely chopped optional
  • 1 teaspoon lime juice
  • 1/4 teaspoon crushed black pepper
  • Salt to taste

Instructions

  • Wash the barnyard millet and soak in ΒΌ cup water for 10 minutes.
  • Boil 1 cup water in a sauce pan. Add soaked barnyard millet to it.
  • Add salt, cover and cook and simmer until the millet is well cooked. Keep stirring in between to ensure the millet does not catch the bottom.
  • Once cooked, turn off the flame and transfer the cooked millet to a plate to cool down.
  • Meanwhile, chop the veggies and boil the green peas either in a microwave or open vessel.
  • In a large mixing bowl, add the cooked barnyard millet along with veggies. Drizzle lime juice , add crushed black pepper and toss everything well.
  • Serve a delicious and healthy barnyard millet vegetable salad to your toddler.