Spinach And Millet Pulav Recipe
A high protein Indian recipe with foxtail millet - or broken wheat (dalia), inch ginger, tomatoes - finely chopped. Ready in 40 min, serves 4.
Curated byAarav Mehta🇮🇳
Instructions
26 steps- 1
To begin making the Spinach and Millet Pulao Recipe, get all the ingredients ready and keep it by the side
foxtail millet - or broken wheat (dalia)(1 cup)spinach leaves (palak) - chopped(250 grams) - 2
In this recipe, I will show you how to cook using a pressure cooker
- 3
If you dont use a pressure cooker, then I suggest the same cooking procedure, using a heavy bottomed sauce pan with a lid
- 4
You will cover the pan after the procedures below and cook until the millets or broken wheat is edible
foxtail millet - or broken wheat (dalia)(1 cup) - 5
Into a pressure cooker, heat a tablespoon of oil
- 6
Add the ginger, green chillies, bay leaves, cardamom pods and stir-fry for a few seconds
inch ginger(1)green chillies - slit(2)bay leaves (tej patta)(2)cardamom (elaichi) pods/seeds(2)spinach leaves (palak) - chopped(250 grams) - 7
After which, add in the turmeric powder, cumin powder, tomatoes, salt and the millet
foxtail millet - or broken wheat (dalia)(1 cup)tomatoes - finely chopped(2)turmeric powder (haldi)(1 teaspoon)cumin powder (jeera)(1 teaspoon)salt - to taste - 8
Add 2 cups of water (sometimes if the millet or broken wheat is old- then it might need more water)
foxtail millet - or broken wheat (dalia)(1 cup) - 9
Stir all the ingredients and cover the pressure cooker (or the saucepan)
- 10
Place the weight on and pressure cook until you hear 2 whistles
- 11
After a couple of whistles, turn the heat to low and simmer for another 3 minutes
- 12
After a couple of minutes, turn off the heat
- 13
Allow the pressure from the cooker to release naturally
- 14
If using a saucepan, make sure you cover the pan and cook until the millets are done to suit your taste
foxtail millet - or broken wheat (dalia)(1 cup)salt - to taste - 15
Once the pressure is released, open the cooker, stir all the ingredients
- 16
Check the salt and spice levels and adjust to suit your taste
salt - to taste - 17
If, by chance the millets did not cook with the amount of water you added, then sprinkle some more water as required, cover the pressure cooker and allow it to steam on low heat
foxtail millet - or broken wheat (dalia)(1 cup) - 18
Don't place the weight on at this stage
- 19
You will have to just cover and cook
- 20
Next we will stir fry the spinach in wok and then add it to the cooked millet
foxtail millet - or broken wheat (dalia)(1 cup)spinach leaves (palak) - chopped(250 grams) - 21
In a wok, add a teaspoon of oil, add the chopped spinach, salt and stir fry on medium heat until the spinach is cooked and almost all the water is evaporated
tomatoes - finely chopped(2)spinach leaves (palak) - chopped(250 grams)salt - to taste - 22
Stir in the spinach to the cooked millets
foxtail millet - or broken wheat (dalia)(1 cup)spinach leaves (palak) - chopped(250 grams) - 23
Once the Spinach and Millet Pulav is done, stir in the ghee
foxtail millet - or broken wheat (dalia)(1 cup)spinach leaves (palak) - chopped(250 grams)tablespoons ghee - (optional)(2) - 24
You can skip adding ghee on top if you are not very keen on that
tablespoons ghee - (optional)(2) - 25
Ghee adds an additional flavor to the Pulao making it delicious
tablespoons ghee - (optional)(2) - 26
Serve the Spinach and Millet Pulav along with a Raita of your choice
foxtail millet - or broken wheat (dalia)(1 cup)spinach leaves (palak) - chopped(250 grams)
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Spinach And Millet Pulav Recipe
A high protein Indian recipe with foxtail millet - or broken wheat (dalia), inch ginger, tomatoes - finely chopped. Ready in 40 min, serves 4.
Curated byAarav Mehta🇮🇳
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Directions
26 steps- 1
To begin making the Spinach and Millet Pulao Recipe, get all the ingredients ready and keep it by the side
foxtail millet - or broken wheat (dalia)(1 cup)spinach leaves (palak) - chopped(250 grams) - 2
In this recipe, I will show you how to cook using a pressure cooker
- 3
If you dont use a pressure cooker, then I suggest the same cooking procedure, using a heavy bottomed sauce pan with a lid
- 4
You will cover the pan after the procedures below and cook until the millets or broken wheat is edible
foxtail millet - or broken wheat (dalia)(1 cup) - 5
Into a pressure cooker, heat a tablespoon of oil
- 6
Add the ginger, green chillies, bay leaves, cardamom pods and stir-fry for a few seconds
inch ginger(1)green chillies - slit(2)bay leaves (tej patta)(2)cardamom (elaichi) pods/seeds(2)spinach leaves (palak) - chopped(250 grams) - 7
After which, add in the turmeric powder, cumin powder, tomatoes, salt and the millet
foxtail millet - or broken wheat (dalia)(1 cup)tomatoes - finely chopped(2)turmeric powder (haldi)(1 teaspoon)cumin powder (jeera)(1 teaspoon)salt - to taste - 8
Add 2 cups of water (sometimes if the millet or broken wheat is old- then it might need more water)
foxtail millet - or broken wheat (dalia)(1 cup) - 9
Stir all the ingredients and cover the pressure cooker (or the saucepan)
- 10
Place the weight on and pressure cook until you hear 2 whistles
- 11
After a couple of whistles, turn the heat to low and simmer for another 3 minutes
- 12
After a couple of minutes, turn off the heat
- 13
Allow the pressure from the cooker to release naturally
- 14
If using a saucepan, make sure you cover the pan and cook until the millets are done to suit your taste
foxtail millet - or broken wheat (dalia)(1 cup)salt - to taste - 15
Once the pressure is released, open the cooker, stir all the ingredients
- 16
Check the salt and spice levels and adjust to suit your taste
salt - to taste - 17
If, by chance the millets did not cook with the amount of water you added, then sprinkle some more water as required, cover the pressure cooker and allow it to steam on low heat
foxtail millet - or broken wheat (dalia)(1 cup) - 18
Don't place the weight on at this stage
- 19
You will have to just cover and cook
- 20
Next we will stir fry the spinach in wok and then add it to the cooked millet
foxtail millet - or broken wheat (dalia)(1 cup)spinach leaves (palak) - chopped(250 grams) - 21
In a wok, add a teaspoon of oil, add the chopped spinach, salt and stir fry on medium heat until the spinach is cooked and almost all the water is evaporated
tomatoes - finely chopped(2)spinach leaves (palak) - chopped(250 grams)salt - to taste - 22
Stir in the spinach to the cooked millets
foxtail millet - or broken wheat (dalia)(1 cup)spinach leaves (palak) - chopped(250 grams) - 23
Once the Spinach and Millet Pulav is done, stir in the ghee
foxtail millet - or broken wheat (dalia)(1 cup)spinach leaves (palak) - chopped(250 grams)tablespoons ghee - (optional)(2) - 24
You can skip adding ghee on top if you are not very keen on that
tablespoons ghee - (optional)(2) - 25
Ghee adds an additional flavor to the Pulao making it delicious
tablespoons ghee - (optional)(2) - 26
Serve the Spinach and Millet Pulav along with a Raita of your choice
foxtail millet - or broken wheat (dalia)(1 cup)spinach leaves (palak) - chopped(250 grams)
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