Soft & Fluffy Pancakes With Timios Instant Millet Banana Pancake Mix

Mishry’s Best Products of 2023 List includes Timios Millet Pancake Mix.

What’s better than a towering pile of light and fluffy pancakes? A pile of healthy pancakes, of course! Yes, usually when something that is decadent and is reinvented as a healthier version, the chances of it being delicious are usually low. But not anymore.

We recently reviewed a pancake mix by Timios to examine the product in terms of taste, texture and ingredients. These products are designed for children, which is why all three parameters hold equal importance in our Timios Instant Millet Banana Pancake Mix review.

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The table highlights key details about Timios Millet Banana Pancake Mix : 

What are we looking for in Timios Millet Banana Pancake Mix? We are looking for an easy to cook pancake mix with a clean ingredient list and likeable flavors and texture.

1. Taste

Millet based pancakes have an innate earthy, nutty flavor which sets them apart from regular maida-based pancakes. We expected fresh flavors of the bananas and a balanced sweetness level.

2. Texture 

As compared to maida-based pancakes, millet pancakes have a slightly grainier/coarse mouthfeel. The elements we examined here are the softness and fluffiness in texture. Do these crisp perfectly along the edges? 

3. Nutri-Label 

Main Ingredients 

In this segment, we look for the sources of sugar used. Is the ingredient list devoid of preservatives, artificial colors & flavors? This being a millet based pancake mix is the quantity of different flours mentioned clearly? 

Nutritional Information 

Millet pancakes offer a lot in terms of nutrition. We checked the nutrition label on the pack to find out the calories, protein, fat, and the total sugar. 

4. Other Observations

Convenience 

Convenience is a sum up of the preparation process and the cooking time involved. Since it is a millet pancake, the cooking time is generally higher compared to regular pancakes. Does the pancake mix combine easily with the other ingredients? 

Packaging 

This factor highlights how well the product has been packed. Is the pack resealable? 

The price & shelf life are among the other review parameters. 

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Product Information 

The pancake mix comes in a pouch pack. The pack has a powder blue color together with yellow detailing. A 150 gm pack is priced at Rs. 149 that can make approximately 6 to 8 pancakes. It has a shelf life of 12 months. 

Appearance

Visually, this pancake mix has a grey-white color. It is coarse to the touch and is not very fine in texture. 

Nutrition Label 

This pancake mix has the following ingredients: Organic ragi flour (26%), Organic jowar flour (25%), Organic jaggery powder (25%), Oats, Banana powder (10%), and Baking powder. 

The ingredient list looks clean, as it has no preservatives, artificial colors, or additives. The brand uses organic jaggery powder, which is a better alternative as compared to refined sugar. 

Per serving size of 25 gm, this pancake mix contains 94.8 kcal of energy, 1.9 gm of protein, 18.5 gm of carbohydrates, 6.3 gm of total sugar, and 0.4 gm of total fat. 

How To Prepare 

The instructions to prepare the pancakes using this ready mix are as follows : 

• Take 1 cup of Timios Pancake Mix with 1 tsp of butter and ½ cup of milk. 
• Mix well to form a smooth batter without lumps. 
• Warm a flat non-stick pan to medium heat.
• Add butter to the hot pan , pour the batter onto the heated pan and cook well on both sides.
• Pancakes can be served with butter, honey, peanut butter, maple syrup, or freshly cut fruits of your choice. 

Cooking Experience

The pancake batter mixes up well with the other ingredients. It was smooth in consistency and had no lumps. 

However, the quantity of milk mentioned had to be adjusted to get a lump-free batter and ideal consistency. So, in addition to the mentioned ½ cup of milk, we added ¼ cup extra to prepare the batter. 

We recommend cooking these pancakes on low to medium heat since millet-based pancakes take slightly longer to cook. Cooking them on high heat increases the chances of burning them. 

Taste 

These pancakes have a nice and innate earthiness due to the presence of ragi and jowar flours used. These are delicately sweetened. Because we cooked them in butter, this developed a slightly savory taste.

However, we were not able to get the taste of banana powder are there is no overpowering flavor of jaggery. Nonetheless, these were quite tasty.

We tasted these pancakes as it is and with sliced bananas and date syrup. While serving these to kids, make sure to drizzle some maple syrup and top it with some fruits.

Texture 

Despite being a millet pancake mix, the final pancakes turned out super fluffy and soft. They had beautiful crisp edges. A point of appreciation is that these pancakes retained their softness even when we tasted these again after 15 to 20 minutes. Loved how brilliantly these pancakes had risen.

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Here are some interesting FAQs on Timios Millet Banana Pancake Mix.

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Timios Millet Banana Pancake Mix is easy to prepare and nails the right balance between taste and nutrition. The pancakes turned out to be super soft and fluffy despite being made using millets. The clean list of ingredients is another positive aspect of this product.

Have you tried a ready-to-use pancake mix yet? Which is your go to brand?

Our reviews are unbiased and all samples used during the reviews were paid for by us. Read our entire ethics statement here.