Development and Quality Evaluation of Air Fried Multi Millet Tortilla Chips

The current study was aimed to optimize the process for preparation of multi millet tortilla chips. As nowadays people have become more health conscious due to changing lifestyles, detailed research was carried out to develop the multi millet tortilla chips to meet the needs of consumer. Ingredients such as Masa flour, Finger millet, Sorghum, Sesame seeds and seasoning were utilized as raw materials for preparation of multi millet tortilla chips. Optimization of Control sample, Finger millet and sorghum was done. Unlike the tortilla chips available in the market, these multi millet tortilla chips are gluten free and air fried which provides us with a healthy alternative to deep fried tortilla chips. Physical parameters such as texture, colour, thickness, proximate analysis and microbial analysis of formulated tortilla chips were carried out. Key words: Multi millet Tortilla snack, Gluten free, Masa flour, Air frying