Millet Pulao Recipe (Kodo Millet Pulao)
Kodo Millet Pulao is a healthy, flavorful one pot recipe prepared with millets, vegetables and few spices in an Instant Pot Pressure Cooker or Stovetop
Servings 3
Calories 272kcal
Ingredients
- 1 cup kodo millet
- 2 cups mixed vegetables (carrot, beans, green peas and capsicum)
- 2 tablespoon ghee or oil
- 2 bay leaves
- 1 teaspoon cumin (jeera) seeds
- 1 sprig curry leaves
- 1 large onion
- ½ teaspoon turmeric powder (haldi)
- ½ teaspoon garam masala powder
- salt to taste
- 2 cups water
- juice of half lime
To Grind:
- 2 tablespoon onion
- 1 inch ginger
- 3 cloves garlic
- 3 green chillies
- ¼ cup mint (pudina)
- ¼ cup coriander leaves (cilantro)
- 2 cloves
- 1 inch cinnamon stick
- 1 cardamom
- ½ teaspoon fennel seeds (saunf) optional
Instructions
Preparation:
- Chop all the vegetables like carrot into cubes, beans, capsicum lengthwise as in the image and use frozen peas. Chop onion lengthwise.
- Soak Araka or Kodo Millet in sufficient water for 15-20 minutes. If you are in a hurry, skip this step. In this recipe, I dint soak millets.
- Take all the ingredients listed under "To Grind" into a mixer grinder and blend to a smooth paste.
Instant Pot Method:
- Press SAUTE mode on Instant Pot. Add oil or ghee and once it's hot, add the bay leaves, jeera, saute for 30 secs till jeera splutters. Then add curry leaves.
- Then add sliced onions and saute for 2-3 minutes until they turn soft and light brown – stir regularly.
- Next, add ground mint coriander paste and saute for 2-3 minutes until the raw smell disappears.
- Add mixed vegetables and cook for a minute.
- Then add rinsed millet, turmeric powder, garam masala powder, salt, and water and mix everything well. Adjust seasoning at this stage.
- Close the lid on the pot, and turn the pressure valve to SEALING position. Set the pot to MANUAL/PRESSURE COOK (High Pressure) and the timer to 6 minutes.
- Once the pot beeps, Wait for Natural Pressure Release (NPR).
- Remove lid away from you. Squeeze some lime juice and garnish with cilantro (coriander leaves).
- Kodo Millet Pulao is ready. Serve with Raita or plain yogurt.
Indian Pressure Cooker Method
- Follow the process mentioned above until step 5 ie Then add rinsed millet, turmeric powder, garam masala powder, salt and water and mix everything well.
- Close the lid place a whistle and cook for 2 whistles on medium flame.
- After pressure has release naturally Fluff up the millet gently. Squeeze some lime juice and garnish with cilantro (coriander leaves).
- Kodo Millet Pulao is ready. Serve with Raita or plain yogurt.
Stovetop Pot Method
- Follow the process mentioned above until step 5 ie Then add rinsed millet, turmeric powder, garam masala powder, salt and water and mix everything well.
- Let everything come to a boil.Then reduce the flame to low and tightly cover the vessel with a lid. Cook on very low flame until all the water has evaporated.Stir occasionally.
- Then switch off the flame and let it rest covered for at least 10 minutes. Fluff up the millet gently. Squeeze some lime juice and garnish with coriander leaves.
- Kodo Millet Pulao is ready. Serve with raita or plain yogurt.
Notes
- Dont have Kodo millet? You can make this millet pulao with little millet (samai) or foxtail millet too, barnyard tastes equally good.
- I usually use Manual/Pressure Cook mode for cooking millets. It works perfectly and also takes less time. If you are in a hurry, at least give some time, about 5 minutes, before you release the pressure manually (5 minutes NPR).
- You can replace millets with rice or quinoa.
- Soaking millets is not mandatory. In this recipe, I dint soak the millets. But if you have time you can soak for 15-20 minutes and reduce water by ¼ cup.
- Always keep an eye on the time and do not overcook. Millets should not be mushy, I like millets to be perfectly cooked and separated.
- In this recipe, I have used fresh vegetables. But you can also use frozen vegetables too.
- I kept the spices mild, you can add more spices as per your preference.
Nutrition
Calories: 272kcal | Carbohydrates: 40g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 19mg | Sodium: 16mg | Potassium: 118mg | Vitamin A: 2000IU | Vitamin C: 92.4mg | Calcium: 90mg | Iron: 2.3mg