Millet Veg biryani recipe – One pot pressure cooker millet vegetable biryani recipe – Biryani recipe with full video and step-by-step pictures.
We usually make biryani using Basmati rice, seeraga samba rice or sometimes using ponni parboiled rice too. I have tried biryani using Millet a few times. Also, I posted that recipe in my Millet cookbook too. As 2023 is announced as the International year of Millets by the UN I wanted to more Millet recipes in Jeyashris kitchen.
For making Vegetable biryani I used Barnyard millet | Kuthuraivali in Tamil, Sanwa in Hindi is very rich in iron and has lots of health benefits. For making biryani this barnyard and kodo millet works out very well. Even Proso millet and foxtail millet work out well for Biryani. Do not use Ragi, jowar, or Bajra for making this Millet Biryani.
Also, check out my other millet recipes Millet bisibelebath, Millet Veg pulao, millet tomato bath, Millet curd rice
Millet Veg biryani recipe
Ingredients
- 1 cup Millet I used Barnyard millet
- ½ cup mixed vegetables I used beans, carrot and peas
- 1 tbsp oil
- 1 tsp ghee
- 1 bay leaf
- 1 green chili
- 1 onion finely chopped
- 1 tomato finely chopped
- 1 cup water
- ½ tsp turmeric powder
- Salt as needed
- 1 tbsp finely chopped coriander leaves
- 1 tbsp finely chopped mint leaves
To grind
- 6 garlic cloves
- 1 small piece ginger
- 1 tsp red chili powder
- 1 tsp coriander powder
- ¼ portion onion
- 1 tsp fennel seeds
- 1 small kalpaasi
- 2-3 tbsp water to grind
Instructions
- Wash the millet thrice and add 1 cup of water to this and soak for 10 minutes.
- In a mixie jar add 6 garlic cloves, 1 small ginger, 1 tsp red chili powder, 1 tsp coriander powder, ¼ portion onion, 1 tsp fennel seeds and 1 small kalpasi.
- Add 2-3 tbsp of water and grind this into smooth paste.
- In a pressure cooker add 1 tbsp of oil and 1 tsp of ghee.
- Add 1 slit green and 1 bay leaf.
- Now add 1 finely chopped onions.
- Saute till translucent.
- Add 1 finely chopped tomatoes.
- Now cook this for a minute.
- Add the ground paste to this and cook for a minute.
- Add the mixed vegetables to this. I added carrot, beans and peas.
- Always chop the veggies small for millet biryani. So that it will combine well with Millets.
- Now add the soaked millet with water.
- Add salt and turmeric powder.
- Combine well and cover the lid.
- Pressure cook for one whistle and simmer for 7 minutes.
- Switch off the stove.
- Once the pressure is released naturally, open the cooker.
- Gently fluff the millets from the sides.
- Garnish with coriander leaves.
- Millet Vegetable Biryani is ready to serve.
- Serve with any raita of your choice.
Notes
1. You can use Kodo millet or proso millet or foxtail millet for making the Millet biryani. 2. Ragi, Bajra or jowar won’t suit for making Biryani. 3. I prefer 1:1 (millet: water) for making Millet biryani. You can add 1.25 cups of water for 1 cup of millet too.
- Wash the millet thrice and add 1 cup of water to this and soak for 10 minutes.
- In a mixie jar add 6 garlic cloves, 1 small ginger, 1 tsp red chili powder, 1 tsp coriander powder, ¼ portion onion, 1 tsp fennel seeds, and 1 small kalpasi.
- Add 2-3 tbsp of water and grind this into a smooth paste.
- In a pressure cooker add 1 tbsp of oil and 1 tsp of ghee.
- Add 1 slit green and 1 bay leaf.
- Now add 1 finely chopped onion.
- Saute till translucent.
- Add 1 finely chopped tomato.
- Now cook this for a minute.
- Add the ground paste to this and cook for a minute.
- Add the mixed vegetables to this. I added carrots, beans, and peas.
- Always chop the veggies small for millet biryani. So that it will combine well with Millet.
- Now add the soaked millet with water.
- Add salt and turmeric powder.
- Combine well and cover the lid.
- Pressure cook for one whistle and simmer for 7 minutes.
- Switch off the stove.
- Once the pressure is released naturally, open the cooker.
- Gently fluff the millet from the sides.
- Garnish with coriander leaves.
- Millet Vegetable Biryani is ready to serve.
- Serve with any raita of your choice.
Notes:
- You can use Kodo millet or proso millet or foxtail millet for making the Millet biryani.
- Ragi, Bajra or jowar won’t suit for making Biryani
- I prefer 1:1 (millet: water) for making Millet biryani. You can add 1.25 cups of water for 1 cup of millet too.
