Foxtail Millet with Mint Leaves / Pudina Korra Annam Recipe
Healthy foxtail millet rice flavored with fresh mint leaves. A quick and easy lunchbox recipe
Servings: 4
Calories: 450kcal
Ingredients
- 1.5 cups Millet / Foxtail Millet / Korra Biyyam
- 1 cup Mint Leaves, tightly packed
- 1 cup Onion, chopped lengthwise
- 2 Tomatoes large
- 5 Green Chillies
- 10 Cashews
- 1 teaspoon Cumin Seeds
- 3 tablespoon Oil
- ¼ teaspoon Turmeric Powder
- Salt to taste
Instructions
- Put the rinsed millet and 3 cups of water in a pressure cooker and cook till 3 whistles.
- Heat oil in a pan. Add the cumin seeds and let them crackle.
- Now add the slit green chillies and fry for a few seconds.
- Add the sliced onion and fry until translucent.
- Then add the turmeric and tomatoes to it and mix. Cover with a lid and let it cook until tomatoes are mushy.
- Spread the cooked millet on a wide plate and let it cool a bit.
- Grind the mint leaves into a coarse paste and add it to the tomatoes mixture.
- Mix well and fry for 5 minutes.
- Now add the cooked millet and salt and combine well.
- Turn off the flame and serve hot with raita.
Nutrition
Calories: 450kcal | Carbohydrates: 68g | Protein: 10g | Fat: 16g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 10g | Sodium: 201mg | Potassium: 451mg | Fiber: 11g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 997IU | Vitamin C: 22mg | Calcium: 55mg | Iron: 4mg
