Millets Vegetable Pulao is a healthy and tasty dish which is nutritious and easy to prepare in a pressure cooker. Here I have added mixed varieties of millets i.e Fox tail millet, Barnyard millet, Kodo millet. Millets are an alternative to rice which is healthier. Millets do not contain gluten and has high fibre .
Ingredients
1 cup millets (any millet- here i have taken 3 varieties of millets mixed)
3 cups of water ( for a softer pulao add more water)
mixed vegetables
onion
tomatoes
methi leaves
oil or ghee
bay leaf
curry leaves
jeera (cumin seeds)
salt to taste.
To grind
onions
green chillies
mint leaves (pudina)
coriander leaves
cloves
fennel seeds (saunf)
cumin seeds (jeera)
cloves
ginger
garlic
cinnamon
cardamom
star anise (optional)
mace (optional)
Instructions
Soak the millets in water for 15-20 minutes.
Chop the vegetables in equal sizes and keep aside.
Now grind all the ingredients listed in the “to grind” list and keep aside.
In a pressure cooker heat oil or ghee, once its hot add bay leaf, jeera and mustard.
Then add chopped onions and saute for 2-3 minutes.
Once the onions turn golden brown add tomatoes and stir for 2-3 minutes.
Now add all the chopped veggies and methi leaves and saute for a minute.
Then add the grinded masala paste and saute for 2-3 minutes until the raw smell goes.
Now add the soaked millets and stir for 2 minutes and then add water.
Then add salt according to ur taste and mix well.
Now close the lid and place the whistle, let it cook for 3 whistles.
Now Millets Biryani (Millets Pulao) is ready to taste.
You can serve it with Raitha or chutney.
