Millet Biryani
Ingredients
- 1 cup foxtail millet, washed and soaked in 2 cups of water for 5-6 hours, or overnight
- 1 cup washed and cooked soy nuggets, with water squeezed out
- 2 tsp mustard (rai) seeds
- A few curry leaves
- 1 medium-sized onion, finely chopped
- 2 tsp cumin (jeera) seeds
- 6-8 cloves garlic, finely chopped
- 30 g ginger, minced
- 1 tsp dry red chilli flakes
- 1 tsp turmeric (haldi) powder
- 2 tsp garam masala
- 2 nos. (1″ pc) cinnamon sticks
- 4 cloves
- 2 tomatoes, finely chopped
- 1 tsp apple cider vinegar
- 2½ cups boiling hot water
- ½ tsp unrefined salt, or to taste
- 6 cups finely chopped leafy greens (radish/ beetroot/ spinach/ rocket leaves/ coriander etc.)
- Juice of 1 lemon
Method
Heat a pot and add mustard seeds and curry leaves. When they pop, add onions and cumin seeds. Sauté for a bit. When the onions turn translucent, add garlic and ginger. Sauté on low heat, until fragrant.
Then, add turmeric, garam masala, chilli flakes, cinnamon and cloves. Continue to sauté, until the onions turn light brown. Add tomatoes and keep stirring. Add soya nuggets and millet, stir for 5 minutes. Mix in the vinegar and stir again. Add water and salt. Bring to a boil and then cook on simmer with the lid on. Cook for 10-20 minutes, until the millets become soft. Mix in the leafy greens and stir. Add lemon juice, stir and allow to rest covered, for about 10 minutes. Fluff up with a fork.
Delicious millet biryani is ready to serve!
Serves 4