Millet Pulao | Varagu Pulao
Millet Pulao is a tasty, spiced rice meal made by simmering millet with onion, spices and flavours. Millet Pulao mimics in taste with regular pulao & healthy too with its fibre content. Millet Pulao is a gift for people on diet and diabetics to relish guilt free.
Servings2 people
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup kodo millet
- 1 cup water
- 1 big onion sliced
- 1 teaspoon ginger garlic crushed
- 1/2 cup veggies I used carrot, beans, peas
- 1 tablespoon broken cashews
- 2 teaspoon ghee
- salt to taste
To temper:
- 2 teaspoon oil
- 1 teaspoon ghee
- 1/4 inch cinnamon
- 1 no clove
- 1 no cardamom
- 1/2 teaspoon fennel seeds
- 1 small bay leaf
- 1 small star anise
- 1 no green chilli slitted
Instructions
- Soak kodo millet in water for 10-15 mins max, Drain and set aside.
- Heat oil + ghee in a pan - add the items listed under 'to temper', give a quick sauté.
- Then add onion, crushed ginger garlic. Sauté till its golden.
- Add mixed veggies (rinsed & drained). Sauté for 2 mins.
- Cook covered for 5 mins in low flame. Open, give a quick sauté then add drained millet.
- Sauté for a minute. Add water, mix it once.
- When it starts to boil - cook covered for 8-10 mins or until the water is completely absorbed. Switch off and set aside for 10 mins. Then open and fluff it up.
- Heat ghee in a pan - add cashews fry till golden brown. Add to pulao along with coriander leaves, mix well. Enjoy Millet Pualo!
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Notes
- For pressure cooker method use the same measures 1:1.5 ratio for rice : water. Pressure cook in medium flame for about 3 whistles. Let pressure release by itself, open and fluff it up
Nutrition Facts
Millet Pulao | Varagu Pulao
Amount Per Serving (125 g)
Calories 377
Calories from Fat 144
% Daily Value*
Fat 16g25%
Saturated Fat 6g38%
Trans Fat 0.01g
Polyunsaturated Fat 3g
Monounsaturated Fat 6g
Cholesterol 19mg6%
Sodium 57mg2%
Potassium 334mg10%
Carbohydrates 51g17%
Fiber 8g33%
Sugar 3g3%
Protein 9g18%
Vitamin A 2318IU46%
Vitamin C 9mg11%
Calcium 49mg5%
Iron 3mg17%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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