Millet Veg biryani recipe
One pot millet vegetable biryani recipe in pressure cooker
Servings: 2
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
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.
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.
