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    Home » Breakfast Recipes » Traditional Indian Breakfast Recipes » Xiaomi Pops/Instant Foxtail millet ipaniyaram/Instant Foxtail millet pops

    Xiaomi Pops/Instant Foxtail millet ipaniyaram/Instant Foxtail millet pops

    Apr 28, 2018 · Modified: Jan 16, 2021 by Priya_Srinivasan ·

    Xiaomi, is not only the name of mobile, it is also the name of foxtail millet in chinese. When doing an A-Z food series, X,Y,& Z are problematic alphabets. I know what all tricks we adapt to get a proper post title xotic, xtra, xmas, and it goes on! While i was breaking my head to get a proper dish with X, wiki came to my help. I was looking for millets name in chinese and japanese languages, thank god, i was put off my misery pretty soon. Chinese use lot of millets in their cuisine. This foxtail millet/Xiaomi is made into a porridge which actuallly is a post-partum dish, that helps new mothers heal well.

     When i read that article in wiki, my happiness knew no bounds. I decided on this quick paniyaram/pops with foxtail millet, which can be made instant. It was super hit breakfast with kids, pack it with a spicy chutney, it will vanish in minutes.

    Ingredients

    ½ cup foxtail millet
    ½ cup of cooked rice
    ¼ teaspoon methi seeds
    2 green chilies
    a sprig of curry leaf
    2 pinches of baking soda (read notes)
    oil for cooking the pops/kuzhipaniyaram

    Method

    • Soak foxtail millet and methi seeds for an hour. Once it is well soaked, drain the excess water, take the soaked millet and cooked rice in a mixer jar, add green chilies, curry leaves to it and grind it to a batter. Do not add more water, just ¼- ⅓ cup of water.
    • Once ground, remove the batter to another bowl, let it rest for 30 minutes. Add baking soda to this and give it a brisk stir. 
    • Heat the paniyaram pan, brush the holes with oil, pour batter till ¾th of every hole, add drops of oil to each batter filled hole. Cover and cook for a minute in a medium flame. 
    • Remove the cover, using a fork, turn each paniyaram and cook the other side for another minute with little oil. Remove the cooked paniyaram onto a plate. Repeat the same with the rest of the batter.
    • Pack these cute pops/bombs/paniyaram with some spicy chutney for your kids dabba.
    Notes
    • This batter can be fermented overnight, if fermented, no need to add baking soda. 
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    1. Priya Suresh

      April 28, 2018 at 6:24 pm

      Seriously when i read the name of this dish, i thought its something related to mobile. Thats a brilliant idea to give a chinese name Priya, well done gal. That bowl of paniyaram looks extremely prefect to kick start a day.

      Reply
    2. Harini R

      April 29, 2018 at 12:08 am

      That is a brilliant find. Shall keep this in mind for future A-Z series 🙂 The paniyarams sound delicious.

      Reply
    3. Sandhiya

      April 29, 2018 at 2:12 am

      I knew the feelings when you found some recipe as per your expectation. Great find and i get to know the first chinese word "Xiaomi" 🙂 . That's an interesting paniyaram recipe with fox millet. Healthy and delicious !!!

      Reply
    4. Srividhya

      May 01, 2018 at 4:44 pm

      Using cooked rice is a great idea and don't laugh, I didn't know Xiaomi is a mobile. Love the idea of looking for names in chinese.

      Reply
    5. vaishali sabnani

      May 04, 2018 at 11:25 am

      Wow ! Very smart Priya :))
      Loved these cute paniyarams , using millet is a healthy way to serve these . Baking soda must be making it really soft and spongy !

      Reply
    6. Pavani

      May 05, 2018 at 2:51 pm

      Wow those paniyaram look so soft and fluffy. Nice research for letter X and you have found a very nice recipe. Good one Priya.

      Reply
    7. Sharmila kingsly

      May 06, 2018 at 5:38 pm

      Such a brilliant pick for X. too much research and good move Priya and panniyaram has come out really well!!

      Reply
    8. Preeti

      May 07, 2018 at 7:11 am

      Wow. Interesting recipe.. good option for snacks.

      Reply
    9. Gayathri Kumar

      May 11, 2018 at 9:00 am

      Hahaha, that is a nice name for the paniyaram Priya. Just now read Mayuri's post and here yours also with fox tail millet. When it comes to the letter X – it is such a huge pain to find proper recipes.

      Reply
    10. cookingwithsapana

      May 12, 2018 at 9:29 pm

      Wow , I did not knew the Chinese name of foxtail millets and Xiaomi was just mobile name for me. Such interesting and quick recipe of paniyaram using foxtail millets.

      Reply
    11. Mayuri Patel

      May 15, 2018 at 3:17 pm

      Lovely invention of the name, Priya. When I was typing xiaomi for my porridge dish… the mobile pages would come up! Love your pops, such a healthy snack.

      Reply
    12. Srivalli

      May 21, 2018 at 10:46 am

      Priya that is a brilliant thought process and what a fantastic find!..these panniyarams look sinful!

      Reply
    13. Unknown

      May 31, 2018 at 6:57 pm

      wow priya you are so brilliant, what an amazing idea to use the Chinese name for foxtail millets .. paniyarams looks so delicious .. I even agree with everyone seeing "Xiomi" the first thing popped in my mind was mobile name..Wonderful find , kudos to you for finding it..

      Reply
    14. Suma Gandlur

      June 02, 2018 at 2:55 am

      That's an excellent find for X. I never came across a paniyaram recipe using cooked rice besides a healthy millet.

      Reply
    15. Sandhya Ramakrishnan

      June 06, 2018 at 11:34 pm

      Ha ha ha…what an amazing thought process to looks for millet names in Chinese and Japanese. Great pick Priya and the paniyaram looks so flavorful.

      Reply
    16. Padmajha

      June 24, 2018 at 4:38 pm

      Wah Priya what an innovative name for our humble paniyaram! I was actually so eager to see what you would prepare for X. Paniyarams when paired with spicy chutney are always a hit!

      Reply

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