Millet Pulao

⏱ 20 min
🍽 Serves 1
✓ Women’s Health
Millet Pulao

Ingredients

  • 1 cup Foxtail Millet (or little millet/barnyard millet)
  • 2 cups water
  • 1 tbsp ghee or olive oil
  • 1 tsp cumin seeds
  • 1 carrot, diced
  • ½ cup green peas
  • ½ cup beans, chopped
  • ¼ tsp turmeric
  • Salt to taste
  • 2 tbsp coriander leaves, chopped

Instructions

9 steps, start to finish

  1. 1 Wash the millet 2-3 times and soak for 15-20 minutes; drain
  2. 2 Heat ghee/oil in a pressure cooker or pan
  3. 3 Add cumin seeds and sauté for a few seconds
  4. 4 Add carrot, peas, and beans; sauté for 2-3 minutes
  5. 5 Stir in turmeric and salt
  6. 6 Add drained millet and mix gently for 1 minute
  7. 7 Pour in 2 cups water
  8. 8 Cook (Pressure cooker: 1 whistle on medium heat, let release naturally; Pot: Cover and cook 15-18 minutes)
  9. 9 Rest for 5 minutes, fluff with a fork, and add coriander leaves

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