Millet Pulao is a nutritious dish made with foxtail millet, veggies and spices.
Vegan and gluten free, this foxtail millet pulao is a one pot dish and can be easily made in the instant pot, pressure cooker or stove top.
Millets are widely used in Indian cuisine in making roti, idli, dosa, porridge, pulao, sweets and more.
Among many variety of millets available, foxtail millet is one of the commonly used millets. They are also called korra biyyam (in telugu), thinai arisi (in tamil) and kangni/kakum ( in hindi).
You will love this Millet Pulao because
- its nutty
- moderately spiced
- vegan and gluten free
- gets done in under 30 minutes (excluding the soaking time)
Ingredients:
Ingredient notes:
millet– I used foxtail millet, which I rinsed well and soaked for an hour
veggies– bell pepper, potato, carrot, green peas and lima beans. You can use any veggies of your choice.
Step by Step picture instructions:
Wash the millets about four times until water runs clear.
Soak them in plenty of water for 45 minutes. Once done, rinse the millets again and drain all the water.
Making the Pulao-
1- Press the saute mode on your instant pot and heat the oil. Once the oil gets hot add the bay leaves, cloves and cinnamon. Saute for 30 seconds. Now add the sliced onion and saute till the onions turn soft and light brown, about 2 minutes. Add the chopped green chili, ginger -garlic and saute for a minute.
2- Add the chopped tomato and cook for 2 minutes. Add the powdered spices – red chili powder, turmeric powder (optional), garam masala and coriander powder. Saute for 15 seconds.
3 -Add the veggies, salt and coat them with all the masala.
4- Add the drain millets and gently mix them with the other ingredients for about 30 seconds.
5- Add the water, mint and coriander leaves. Give a mix making sure you deglaze the pot. Taste the broth and adjust the salt.
6- Close the lid and adjust the vent to the sealing position. Pressure cook on high for six minutes. After the instant pot beeps, wait for 5 minutes before you release the rest of the pressure. Gently fluff the pulao and let rest for five minutes.
Finally add some lemon juice and serve the millet pulao.
SERVING SUGGESTIONS:
Millet Pulav can be served with raita or plain yogurt.
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Foxtail Millet Pulao
Equipment
- Instant pot 6 qt
Ingredients
- 1 cup foxtail millet ( rinsed, soaked & drained) soak it for atleast 30 minutes
- 3 cups vegetables ( like potato,carrot, greem peas, bell peppers, lima bean) any veggies of your choice
- 1 medium onion, sliced
- 1 large tomato, chopped
- 1 green chili, finely chopped
- ½ cup coriander leaves, roughly chopped
- ¼ cup mint
- ¼ tsp turmeric powder (optional)
- 1 tsp kashmiri red chili powder (mild chili powder)
- 1.5 tsp coriander powder
- 1.5 tsp garam masala
- 1 tbsp oil
- salt to taste
- 2 cups water please check the note
- 2 tbsp pan fried cashew optional
whole spices
- 2 small bay leaves
- ½ inch cinnamon stick
- 2 cloves
Instructions
Soaking the millets-
- Wash the millets about four times until water runs clear. Soak them for 45 minutes in plenty of water. Once done rinse the millets again and drain all the water.
Instant Pot method –
- Press the saute mode on your instant pot and heat the oil. Once the oil gets hot add the bay leaves, cloves and cinnamon. Saute for 30 seconds. Now add the sliced onion and saute till the onions turn soft and light brown, about 2 minutes. Add the chopped green chili, ginger -garlic and saute for a minute.
- Add the chopped tomato and cook for 2 minutes. Add the powdered spices – red chili powder, turmeric powder (optional), garam masala and coriander powder. Saute for 15 seconds.
- Add the veggies, salt and coat them with all the masala.
- Add the drain millets and gently mix them with the other ingredients for about 30 seconds.
- Add the water, mint and coriander leaves. Give a mix making sure you deglaze the pot. Taste the broth and adjust the salt.
- Close the lid and adjust the vent to the sealing position. Pressure cook on high for six minutes. After the instant pot beeps, wait for 5 minutes before you release the rest of the pressure. Gently fluff the pulao and let rest for five minutes.
- Finally add some lemon juice and garnish with fried cashew or few pomegranate (optional). Serve the millet pulao with plain yogurt or raita.
Pressure Cooker method-
- Follow the same procedure as the instant pot, but cook in medium flame with two whistles. Release the pressure naturally.
Stove Top method –
- Follow the same procedure as the instant pot, just add a bit more water and partially cover with a lid and cook till all the water is absorbed and the millet is cooked. Set a side for 10 minutes before serving.
Sadhana Mandke
Made it in small 2 litre cooker
Followed your recipe step by step
Gave only 2 Whistles
Foxmillet Pulao came out excellent in taste.Thanks madam
Madhavi
So glad you enjoyed it Sadhana. Thank you for sharing your feedback!
Priyanks
Hi . What would be the ratio of water if cooking in normal pressure cooker
Madhavi
Yes Priyanks water ratio should work for normal pressure cooker too.