1.Rinse kodo millet with water and keep it aside for soaking.
2.Chop onions, green chillies and vegetables.
3.Heat the oil in a medium-sized pan.
4.Roast cardamom, bay leaf and cinnamon for 2 minutes on a low flame.
5.Add onion to the pan and stir fry till the onion turns golden brown.
6.Add ginger garlic paste and stir fry for 2 minutes on a low flame.
7.Add the chopped vegetables, green chilli, turmeric powder,chilli powder and salt and stir fry for another 5 minutes.
8.Add water (3 times kodo’s volume) and bring it to a rolling boil.
9.Drain the kodo millet rice and add it to the boiling water.
10.Add garam masala to the mix.
11.Cover the pan with a plate and cook on a medium flame till rice is cooked well.
Kodo millet rice pulao is ready to be served hot with raita.
Note: This recipe can be used for proso millet or foxtail millet as well.
Special Programme for Promotion of Millets in Odisha
Department of Agriculture and Food Production(Govt. of Odisha) and WASSAN
