Foxtail Millet Pulao (Korralu Pulao)
Foxtail Millet Pulao is a delicious wholesome and nutritious meal made with foxtail millet, mixed vegetables, spices and herbs.
© Swasthi's Recipes
Servings: 2
Ingredients
- ½ cup foxtail millet hulled / korra biyyam/ thinai arisi
- 1 ½ cups water
- Salt as needed
- 1 to 1 ½ tbsps Ghee or oil
- ½ to ¾ 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
- ¼ tsp shahi jeera
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.
Nutrition
Calories: 273kcal | Carbohydrates: 40g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 19mg | Sodium: 16mg | Potassium: 119mg | Fiber: 5g | Vitamin A: 115IU | Vitamin C: 2.7mg | Calcium: 31mg | Iron: 2.1mg
