Jhangora

Jhangora, also known as ‘Barnyard Millet’ is grown in high altitude area of Uttarakhand. It has an extremely high nutritional value. 

Jhangora Benefits: 

• Source of highly digestible protein.
• It reduces sugar levels.
• It is gluten free.
• Excellent source of iron.

Nutritional Value of Jhangora

1. Energy                       - 330.79 Kcal/100g
2. Carbohydrate         - 65.89 g/100g
3. Protein                      - 10.35 g/100g
4. Fat                             - 2.87 g/100g
5. Sugar                        - 0 g/100g         (Zero sugar)

Basic tip to consume Hilans’ Jhangora: Hilans Barnyard Millet is typically cooked and consumed in a similar way to cooking rice. It requires around 15 mins to cook.

Recipes - Jhangora Ki Kheer

Jhangora Ki Kheer is a sweet dish of Uttaranchal made out of a local millet called Jhangora. It is hailed for its rich texture and taste that lasts on the taste buds for quite a long time. This dish is a must have as it has the goodness of milk, cashews and raisins.

Ingredients:

• 3 cup barnyard millet
• 5 cup sugar
• 1 tablespoon cashews
• 1/2 tablespoon raisins
• 3 quart milk
• 3 tablespoon kewra essence
• 1/2 cup almonds

Preparation:

• To start with, take a deep bottomed pan and add milk to it. Let the milk boil over medium flame.
• Once the milk is boiled, add millets to the pan. Cook this mixture and keep stirring to avoid lumps.
• Stir in sugar in thus mixture and cook again in order to let the sugar dissolve. Finally add kewra essence to the pan and stir well.
• Remove from flame and transfer in a bowl. Refrigerate the bowl for approx 2 hours. Serve chilled by garnishing with dry fruits.