Millet Pulao | Sirudhaniya Pulao | Millet Rice Recipes #5

I am quite new to proso millet and thought I could substitute it in place of rice. Later I found the texture and flavor very different. I concluded that it could not be done so. But this proso millet was good when I tried making a tomato pulao, mint pulao and vegetable biriyani. That too it was awesome and non sticky when I made the pulao. But the flavoring things we add should be correct and apt. You can have this one as a lunch box menu. It could be had as a breakfast or lunch. Tasty combination will be raita. I just had a vegetarian omelette (moong dal omelette) as the side dish. You will definitely love this millet pulao. Completely delicious. It is a diabetic friendly pulao. It will also be helpful to make as weight loss lunch. Please remember that the serving size is only 3/4 cup. It is enough to satisfy the hunger.

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Millet Pulao | Sirudhaniya Pulao | Pulav with Proso Millet

Prep Time : 10 mins	Cook Time: 20 mins
Yield: 3 cups	Svg Size: 3/4 cup
Average Rating: 5 for 5	Calories per Serving: 300
Posted By: Sabari	Cuisine: Tamilnadu

Ingredients

1 cup panivaragu or proso millet
1 small carrot
1/2 onion
2 green chillies
1 tsp ginger garlic paste
chopped coriander leaves
chopped mint leaves
5 to 10 cashews
1 tsp ghee
2 tsp oil

whole spices

2 cardamom or elakkai
small piece pattai or cinnamon
2 cloves or grambu

Quick Procedure

Wash and drain a cup of proso millet. Soak it for 10 minutes.
Heat 2 tsp oil in a pressure cooker. Add whole spices, cinnamon, cardamom and cloves (pattai, grambu and elakkai). Let them sputter.
Add onions and green chillies. Saute till the onion becomes transparent. Add ginger garlic paste and saute till the raw smell goes off. Add carrot and toss it up.
Add the drained panivaragu or proso millet. Saute once or twice. Add 2 and half cups of water. Add salt, mint leaves and coriander leaves. Add little lemon juice. Cover it and pressure cook for 2 whistles in high flame.
Open it after the whistle subsides. Heat ghee in a pan. Add cashew nuts and fry till they become golden brown. Add it to the pulao. Gently mix. Sprinkle some fresh mint leaves too. Collect it in your tiffin box. An excellent weight loss and diabetic friendly lunch. Full of fibers.

Stepwise Pictures

Heat 2 tsp oil in a pressure cooker. Add whole spices, cinnamon, cardamom and cloves (pattai, grambu and elakkai). Let them sputter. Add oniona nd green chillies.