- 1 cup Milletrinsed
- 2 cups Water
- Saltto taste
- Black pepperto taste
- 3 tsp Olive oil
- 1 Onionminced
- 6 cups Baby spinachchopped
- 2 Carrotspeeled and shredded
- 2 Garlic cloveminced
- 2 tsp Currypowder
- ¼ cup Plain yogurt
- 1 large Eggslightly beaten
- 2 tbsp Cilantrominced
For serve:
- Plain yoghurtor any sauce or chutney
Millet Cakes with Carrots & Spinach
These Millet Cakes with Carrots & Spinach make a delicious breakfast treat. They are jam-packed with healthy ingredients too which makes them a great way to get extra veggies in. Always a bonus with kids right?
It’s so simple to make these millet cakes too – start by cooking the millet in water. In a separate skillet, sauté the shallot until soft before adding carrot and spinach. Mix all the remaining ingredients together in a large mixing bowl. Use a â…“ cup measuring cup to drop round cakes onto a parchment-lined baking sheet. Bake in the oven and serve warm!
To make Millet Cakes with Carrots & Spinach, you will need the following ingredients:
Steps to make Millet Cakes with Carrots & Spinach
1 | Heat oven and prepare a baking sheet | |
Preheat oven to 350 °F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. | ||
2 | Cook millet | 15 |
In a medium saucepan, mix 1 cup of millet with 2 cups of water, and ½ teaspoon salt. Bring the contents of the pan to a simmer over medium heat. Reduce the heat down to low. Place a lid on the saucepan and leave to simmer for about 15-20 minutes until the millet is tender and no liquid remains. Transfer the millet to a large bowl after leaving it to sit for 10 minutes. | ||
3 | Sauté shallot | 3 |
Cook a minced shallot in a skillet with 1 tablespoon olive oil for about 1-2 minutes. | ||
4 | Add spinach and carrot | 2 |
Mix in 2 shredded carrots and 6 cups of chopped baby spinach. Cook in the skillet for about 2 minutes until the spinach wilts. | ||
5 | Season with spices | 1 |
Stir in 2 minced garlic cloves, 2 teaspoons of curry powder, ½ teaspoon salt, and ¼ teaspoon pepper. Cook while stirring for about 30 seconds, until fragrant. Add the contents of the skillet to the bowl with the millet. | ||
6 | Make cake batter | 1 |
Mix ½ a cup of plain yogurt, a large egg and 2 tablespoons of minced cilantro into the millet mixture until well combined. | ||
7 | Form small cakes | 10 |
Using a ⅓ cup measuring cup, drop the batter onto the prepared baking sheet so that they form a ½ inch thick cake. Repeat until all the batter is used. | ||
8 | Bake | 25 |
Drizzle the cakes with olive oil. Place in the oven for 25-30 minutes, until they are cooked through. | ||
9 | Serve | |
Serve the cakes piping hot from the oven. | ||
Recipe Reviews
I had these made over the weekend and I noticed a little flaw. Instead of baking them I tried cooking them on a skillet with olive oil, the cakes turned out golden brown and much more crispy. This and the millet egg bake are rather delicious though.
Going to be making this again soon, love this so much and the brussel sprout recipe :)
Carrots and spinach combination is superb when paired with millet and baked into cakes, I absolutely adore the taste of this dish and will be preparing this more often. Healthy, fast and easy!
These look SO good and just the perfect texture…yummy! I absolutely love the taste of curry with my meals. Definitely a win in my book.
Crispy and healthy and absolutely delicious, thank you so much for this recipe I absolutely loved it and will recommend it to my colleagues!
What a great way to use millet, I am a fan of it and never seem to have enough and now I have another recipe to add to my collection.
Cant believe how easy it was to prepare these cakes, thank you so much! Will be making these again!
I'm usually using brown rice or sometimes barley or whole wheat couscous so now it is time to expand my whole grain horizons! And these millet cakes look amazing.
I have never had millet before. Your recipe looks great and your post is informative. Want to try this one for sure!
I am so glad I was able to find this recipe and millet in my local store as I was intrigued by this dish, all the ingredients go so well together.
I've only cooked millet few times but never actually baked cakes with it, going to have to buy the ingredients today and make these for dinner, thanks!
I've cooked these in the evening and made a lot to save for the morning as well, they taste delicious and also healthy.
Well done! Verified!
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