How to Cook Millets with step by step pictures. This is a tutorial on how to cook millets. Learn how to cook siruthaniyam like Samai, Varagu, Thinai and Kuthiraivali.
How to Cook Millets
We used to have millets atleast once a week instead of rice. It is so healthy and can act as a great substitute for rice. You can cook this as normal rice and serve it with any spicy curries or kuzhambu. Hope you will give this a try and let me know how it turns out for you..
Ingredients for Cook Millets
- Millet - 1 cup (Samai, Varagu,Thinai or Kuthiraivali)
- Water - 3 cups
- Salt optional
How to Cook Millets
- Measure your millets..Wash them well..I soak them for 5 mins in water, so any dirt will come on top, then i drain them and wash them well with lots of water.
- Take millets in a heavy bottom pan, cover with water. If you want add little salt.
- Bring it to a boil. Cover and simmer on the lowest flame for 15 mins.
- Now if you see the water must be absorbed by the millets. Fluff the millets gently with fork. Cover with lid and set aside for 10 mins.
- Now the millets must be fluffy.
- Serve.
For making variety rice and fried rice. Use 1.5 cup to 2 cups of water.
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How to Cook Millets with step by step pictures. This is a tutorial on how to cook millets. Learn how to cook siruthaniyam like Samai, Varagu,Thinai and Kuthiraivali.
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Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 189kcal
Ingredients
- 1 cup Millet Samai, Varagu,Thinai or Kuthiraivali
- 3 cups Water
- Salt optional
Instructions
- Measure your millets..Wash them well..I soak them for 5 mins in water, so any dirt will come on top, then i drain them and wash them well with lots of water.
- Take millets in a heavy bottom pan, cover with water. If you want add little salt.
- Bring it to a boil. Cover and simmer on the lowest flame for 15 mins.
- Now if you see the water must be absorbed by the millets. Fluff the millets gently with fork. Cover with lid and set aside for 10 mins.
- Now the millets must be fluffy.
- Serve.
Notes
For making variety rice and fried rice. Use 1.5 cup to 2 cups of water.
Nutrition
Serving: 1servings | Calories: 189kcal | Carbohydrates: 36g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 2g | Saturated Fat: 0.4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.4g | Sodium: 11mg | Potassium: 98mg | Fiber: 4g | Calcium: 9mg | Iron: 2mg
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How to Cook Millets step by step picture
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| Here i have used Little millet / Samai |
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| Wash them well..I soak them for 5 mins in water, so any dirt will come on top, then i drain them and wash them well with lots of water. |
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| Drain them |
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| take it in a heavy bottom pan |
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| cover with water |
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| you can add pinch of salt if u need |
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| bring it to a boil |
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| cover with a plate and simmer |
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| now the rice has absorbed all the liquid |
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| fluff it lightly with a fork |
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| now it is fluffed up |
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| cover with a plate and set aside for 10 mins |
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| now the rice is done |
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| Serve with spicy curries |
Anonymous
If u are eating with spicy curries.then there is no use of eating millet for health cause.
Anonymous
Atleast you will have that little advantage of not having with routine rice which has more glycemic index and less fiber.
Anonymous
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sangeetha
I have never tried cooking millets in my life but I am so excited to try it out.
Anonymous
Please let me know whether we can pressure cook the same
Aarthi
@Anonymousyes u can, but reduce the water level
Anonymous
@Anonymous
Not all spicy curries are unhealthy.
Vasu
Hi Aarthi,
How to do that in pressure cooker.. What is the millet:water ratio and whistles for pressure cooker
Geetha
For 1.5 cup millet I use 2 cups of water. After the pressure is up in the cooker slow flame for 7 minutes. You will get perfect rice!
Sesh
Dear arthi madam,
I saw your article and made millet rice to be mixed with curd for curd rice.this is for my wife who is diabetic but the millet is not cooked at all. Please let me know how to cook millet I will be very very grateful to you. God bless you Pl reply. We are pure vegetarian not even onion. Sesh