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    Kuthiraivali Vegetable Pulao Recipe

    August 31, 2015 By Aarthi 6 Comments

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    Kuthiraivali Vegetable Pulao Recipe with step by step pictures. This recipe is a healthy, filling and delicious rice recipe made with the combination of vegetables and barnyard millet.

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    2. Kuthiraivali Vegetable Pulao Recipe Step by Step

    Kuthiraivali Vegetable Pulao

    This is a simple pulao which i made using barnyard / kuthiraivali..Very healthy and pretty easy to make as well. I used barnyard millet for this, you can use varagu , samai or any millet as you like.

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    Ingredients for Kuthiraivali Vegetable Pulao

    • Barnyard Millet / Kuthiraivali - 1 cup
    • Oil or Ghee - 2 tsp
    • Bay Leaf - 1
    • Cumin Seeds / Jeerakam - ½ tsp
    • Cinnamon / Pattai - 1 small piece
    • Cardamom / Yelakai - 1
    • Onion - 1 medium size sliced thinly
    • Green Chillies - 2 chopped
    • Ginger Garlic Paste - 1 tbsp
    • Mint Leaves - ¼ cup chopped finely
    • Coriander Leaves - ¼ cup chopped finely
    • Carrot - 1 medium size cubed
    • Beans - 5 chopped
    • Capsicum / Bell Peppers - ½ chopped
    • Salt to taste
    • Water - 1.5 cup
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    Hope you will give this a try and let me know how it turns out for you..

    How to Make Kuthiraivali Vegetable Pulao

    1. Wash millet really well and soak it for 15 mins or so
    2. Heat oil in a cooker. Add in all the whole spices and let them sizzle.
    3. Add in onions, chillies and cook till golden.
    4. Now add in ginger garlic paste and saute for a min.
    5. Add in carrots, beans and capsicum and saute for a min.
    6. Add in the drained millet and toss well in the oil...Add in water, salt and mix well.
    7. Cover and simmer. Pressure cook on a very low heat for 10 mins.
    8. Turn off the heat and let the steam go all by itself. Open the cooker and fluff the rice.
    9. Serve.
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    Kuthiraivali Vegetable Pulao Recipe

    Kuthiraivali Vegetable Pulao Recipe with step by step pictures. This recipe is a healthy, filling and delicious rice recipe made with the combination of vegetables and barnyard millet.
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    Prep Time 10 mins
    Cook Time 25 mins
    Total Time 35 mins
    Course Main Course
    Cuisine Indian
    Servings 2 servings
    Calories 11 kcal

    Ingredients
      

    • 1 cup Barnyard Millet / Kuthiraivali
    • 2 tsp Oil or Ghee
    • 1 Bay Leaf
    • ½ tsp Cumin Seeds / Jeerakam
    • 1 small piece Cinnamon / Pattai
    • 1 Cardamom / Yelakai
    • 1 medium size Onion sliced thinly
    • 2 Green Chillies chopped
    • 1 tbsp Ginger Garlic Paste
    • ¼ cup Mint Leaves chopped finely
    • ¼ cup Coriander Leaves chopped finely
    • 1 medium size Carrot cubed
    • 5 Beans chopped
    • ½ chopped Capsicum / Bell Peppers
    • Salt to taste
    • 1.5 cup Water

    Instructions
     

    • Wash millet really well and soak it for 15 mins or so
    • Heat oil in a cooker. Add in all the whole spices and let them sizzle.
    • Add in onions, chillies and cook till golden.
    • Now add in ginger garlic paste and saute for a min.
    • Add in carrots, beans and capsicum and saute for a min.
    • Add in the drained millet and toss well in the oil...Add in water, salt and mix well.
    • Cover and simmer. Pressure cook on a very low heat for 10 mins.
    • Turn off the heat and let the steam go all by itself. Open the cooker and fluff the rice.
    • Serve.
    Nutrition Facts
    Kuthiraivali Vegetable Pulao Recipe
    Amount Per Serving (1 g)
    Calories 11 Calories from Fat 1
    % Daily Value*
    Fat 0.1g0%
    Saturated Fat 0.01g0%
    Polyunsaturated Fat 0.03g
    Monounsaturated Fat 0.1g
    Sodium 13mg1%
    Potassium 38mg1%
    Carbohydrates 1g0%
    Fiber 0.4g2%
    Sugar 0.5g1%
    Protein 0.3g1%
    Vitamin A 104IU2%
    Vitamin C 2mg2%
    Calcium 15mg2%
    Iron 0.5mg3%
    * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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    Kuthiraivali Vegetable Pulao Recipe Step by Step

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    Take all your ingredients
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    Wash the millet well
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    soak it in water for 15 mins

     

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    Heat oil or ghee in a pressure cooker

     

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    Add in all the whole spices

     

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    Saute for a min or so

     

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    Add in onions and chillies

     

     

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    saute for a min

     

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    add in ginger garlic paste

     

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    add in some chopped mint and coriander leaves

     

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    add in capsicum, beans and carrots

     

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    toss well

     

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    drain the millet

     

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    add the millet into the oil

     

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    toss well in the oil

     

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    cover with water

     

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    mix well

     

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    add in salt

     

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    mix well and bring it to a boil..Simmer and cook

     

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    now it is done

     

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    fluff the rice

     

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    Serve
     
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    1. sangeetha menon

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      Have never heard about this grain. But am sure it's healthy.

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    2. Henseli

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      Hi Aarthi... I am a regular follower of ur blog. Its bcoz of u I developed interest in cooking and tried many of ur receipes which really came well. Now tell me how much water to be added for 1cup of kuthiravali rice to prepare pulav?

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    3. Aarthi

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      @Henseliuse 1.5 cup water for 1 cup

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    4. sugu suganya

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      Can v try this recipe with other millets like samai..varagarisi and thinai ??

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    5. gayathri

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      Hi Aarthi,

      I tried out the recipie as above with the ancient grains 24 mixed parboiled millet , but it came out bitter. Any reason ?

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      • Aarthi

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        may be the millet which you used is the problem.

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