Foxtail Millet Pulao
Foxtail Millet Pulao is an Indian dinner dish made with foxtail millet, mixed vegetables, onion, cumin seeds and other everyday ingredients. The full ingredient list and method are below.
- Total time (approx.)
- 25 min
- Calories (estimate)
- ~320 kcal
- Course
- Dinner
- Cuisine
- Indian
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Ingredients
Quantities below are a guide for a typical household portion — scale them to the number of people you are cooking for and season to taste.
- 1 cup foxtail millet, rinsed
- 1 cup mixed vegetables
- 1 onion, sliced
- 1 tsp cumin seeds
- 1 bay leaf
- 3 cloves, 1 small cinnamon stick
- 1 tsp ginger-garlic paste
- Salt to taste
- 2 cups water
Method
- 1Dry-roast cumin, bay leaf, cloves, and cinnamon in a pan.
- 2Add onion with a splash of water, cook till soft.
- 3Add ginger-garlic paste and vegetables; sauté 2 minutes.
- 4Add foxtail millet and water, season with salt.
- 5Cover and simmer on low for 15 minutes till water is absorbed.
- 6Rest covered for 5 minutes, fluff, and serve hot.
About these numbers: the time shown is an approximate overall cooking time, and the calorie figure is a rough estimate for one serving of the dish as described — not a laboratory analysis. Both will change with your portion size, ingredients and how much fat you cook with. Dietary tags describe the dish in general terms; always check the labels on what you buy. Nothing here is medical or dietary advice. Spotted a mistake? Tell us and we will fix it.
