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In this post, I have discussed how to cook millet in pressure cooker, rice cooker and in a pan. I have shared how to cook foxtail millet, Barnyard, Bajra, Kodo and Little millet in various methods. All these are our Indian ways of cooking millets. Iam happy to make a post about Millets (Sirudhaniyam in Tamil) after a long time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As we all know, Millets are a super healthy grain with loads of fiber, calcium, minerals & iron. People have started switching to millets and include it in their regular cooking as a replacement of rice for breakfast, dinner and lunch as well. Millet rice can be cooked on stove top( In a open pan), in a rice cooker, pressure cooker and even in microwave just like normal rice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

 But most of us are not sure about how to cook millets perfectly in a fluffy way like pulao, biryani or for making Indian style recipes like Pongal, upma, porridge, koozh with a mushy texture. Its always confusing about the water ratio for different types of millet like Varagu arisi (Kodo millet), Samai (Little millet), Kuthiraivali (Barnyard millet), Thinai rice (Foxtail millet) and Kambu (Pearl millet).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

 I have not discussed about Quinoa in this post. Quinoa and thinai are different millets. <\/strong>I will make a post on that separately.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So in this post, I have shared how to cook Indian millets in 3 different ways i.e Open pan method, In a pressure cooker and in an electric rice cooker. Water quantity may vary based on the quality of millet. Some millet may need less water and some may need more. So please keep this post as a reference and do the trial and error.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Warning about millets<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

I would like to emphasize this point before going to this post. Even though, Millet is a super healthy food, one should consume it moderately based on their body. Over consumption may lead to indigestion, stomach bloating, loss of appetite, imbalanced thyroid levels. So please include different types of millet in your diet thrice or 4 times in a week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Do not consume the same millet repeatedly. Try to include varieties of millet in your cooking. I have heard people consuming millet for all the 3 times in their daily food just for weight loss by completely avoiding rice. Recently I read in an article that Millets would slow down the thyroid activity. So moderate consumption is advised for people with thyroid problems. It may also cause indigestion for some people. In those cases, you can try making millet ambali just like our pazhaya sadam. I will make a detailed post on millet ambali recipe. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In general \u201d Too much of anything is good for nothing\u201d. So please consume it in moderate quantity and reap all it benefits. Maintain a healthy life style. This is my kind advice based on my own experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For people who are new to millet, please check my\u00a0\u201cAll about millets\u201d<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0post for a better understanding.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Millets names in different languages<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

ENGLISH<\/strong> \u2013 Finger millet, Kodo millet, Pearl millet, Barnyard millet, Little millet, Foxtail millet<\/p>\n\n\n\n

HINDI <\/strong>\u2013 Nachani \/mundua, Koden\/Kodra, Bajra, Jhangora, Kutki, Kangni\/Rala <\/p>\n\n\n\n

TAMIL<\/strong> \u2013 Ragi, Varagu, Kambu, Kuthiraivali, Samai, Thinai<\/p>\n\n\n\n

KANNADA<\/strong> \u2013 Ragi, Harka, Sajje, Oodalu, Saame, Navane<\/p>\n\n\n\n

TELUGU <\/strong>\u2013 Ragula, Arikelu, Sajjalu, Odalu, Sama, Korra<\/p>\n\n\n\n

MALAYALAM<\/strong> \u2013 Panjipullu, Koovaragu, Kambam, Kavada pullul, Chama, Thina<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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How to cook Millet<\/h2>\n
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How to cook different types of millet – Thinai rice, varagu rice,samai, kuthiravali and kambu<\/div>\n
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Prep Time<\/span>5 minutes<\/span><\/span> mins<\/span><\/span><\/div>
Cook Time<\/span>5 minutes<\/span><\/span> mins<\/span><\/span><\/div>
Total Time<\/span>10 minutes<\/span><\/span> mins<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div>\n
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Course: <\/span>Millet Recipes<\/span><\/div>
Cuisine: <\/span>Indian<\/span><\/div>
Keyword: <\/span>how to cook kuthiraivali, how to cook millet, how to cook millet for breakfast, how to cook millet Indian way, how to cook millet rice, how to cook thinai rice, how to cook varagu rice, millet, millet recipes<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n
Servings: <\/span>2<\/span> people<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n\n
Author: <\/span>Chitra<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n\n\n

Ingredients<\/h3>

1 cup \u2013 240ml<\/h4>