Millet Ghee Rice
Millet Ghee Rice is a delicious and light millet Rice flavored with ghee and other spices. Goes well with Raita and kurma
Servings: 2
Calories: 279kcal
Standard 1 cup measures 240 ml
Ingredients
- 1 cup Little Millet
- 3 tbsp Ghee
- 1 tsp Fennel Seeds
- 1 inch Cinnamon Stick
- 3 Cardamom Pods
- 1 Bay Leaf
- 3 Cloves
- 15 Cashew Nuts
- 2 Onion
- 3 Green CHilli
- 2 Pandan Leaves
- 1 tbsp Ginger garlic paste
- 1.25 cups Water
- Salt as needed
- 1 tsp Lemon
Instructions
- Heat a pan with 1 tbsp of Ghee, Once it's hot add in the washed millets and roast for 2-3 mins on a very low flame, and set it aside.
- Heat a pan with 1 tbsp of Ghee once it's hot add in Fennel seeds,cinnamon stick, Cardamom pods, Bay leaves, and cashew nuts. Roast until the cashew turn slightly golden
- Next add in the Green Chillies and Pandan leaves. You can skip pandan leaves if you are not able to source. Instead, you can add 1 tbsp of mint leaves and 1 tbsp of coriander leaves
- Next add in the sliced onions and saute till glossy.
- Next add in 1 tbsp of crushed ginger-garlic or ginger garlic paste. Saute till the raw smell leaves.
- Next add in 1 cup of roasted millets.
- Saute for few secs and then add in 1.25 cups of water. Add in the required salt , 1 tbsp of Ghee and lemon juice.
- Cook in a medium flame with the lids closed for 5 mins. After 5 mins you will see the water has completed evaporated and the millets will be 70%cooked.
- Now keep fluff the rice once and then with the lid opened and cook for another 2 mins and switch off the flame. Keep the lids cover for another 20- 30 mins. After that open and fluff the rice. Millets would have beautifully cooked. Garnish with cashew nuts and fried onions.
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Nutrition
Calories: 279kcal | Carbohydrates: 29.2g | Protein: 5.4g | Fat: 16.4g | Saturated Fat: 8.5g | Cholesterol: 33mg | Sodium: 8mg | Potassium: 180mg | Fiber: 5.3g | Sugar: 3.5g | Calcium: 53mg | Iron: 1mg
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