Published: by Absolutely Recipes, in the recipes category.

Foxtail Millet Pulao Recipe.

Ingredients:

1/2 Cup foxtail millet hulled / korra biyyam/ thinai arisi
1 1/2 cups water
salt as needed
1 to 1 1/2 tbsps ghee or oil
1/2 to 3/4 cup vegetables chopped, (carrots, beans, peas, potatoes, small onion sliced)
mint leaves few, chopped
1 tsp grated ginger or ginger garlic paste
dry spices
1 bay leaf
2 green cardamoms
4 cloves
cinnamon stick small
1 star flower small, or few petals
1 strand mace
1/4 tsp shahi jeera

Recipe Instructions:

Wash and soak millets in lot of warm water for about one hour
heat a pan with oil, saute dry spices till they begin to sizzle
add ginger garlic paste and fry till you get a nice aroma
add vegetables and mint, fry for 3 to 4 minutes, till the raw smell goes away
pour water and add salt as needed
bring it to a boil.
Drain off the water from millets, add them to the boiling water
cook on a medium to low flame till they are cooked fully.
Cook any excess moisture on a high flame just evaporate the water.
Off the stove
keep it covered for about 7 minutes.
Serve foxtail millet pulao with any raita.

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