Kuthiraivali rice | Barnyard millet rice | jhangora millet | Echinochloa

Cuisine Style: Ancient Tamil Nadu | Cooking Time: 20 minutes | To Serve: 2 | Take with: Sambar, Vatha Kuzhambu | Type: Lunch, Weight loss & Easy diabetic recipes

Direct Method

Ingredients

• Kuthiraivali rice (Barnyard millet,jhangora) - 1 cup
• Water - 2 cup
• Salt - ¼ tsp

Preparation

• Wash and soak Kuthiraivali rice for 1/2 hour.
• Bring the water to boil.
• Add soaked millet to the boiling water. Stir occasionally.
• Cover lid & cook on medium flame.
• Check after 10 mins. Serve hot with kara kulambu or sambar.

For Pressure Cooker method

Ingredients

• Kuthiraivali rice (Barnyard millet) - 1 cup
• Water – 1 ¼ cup
• Salt - ¼ tsp

Preparation

• Dont soak kuthiraivali rice.
• Wash and pressure cook (with pinch of salt) for 3 whitle.
• Serve hot with kara kulambu or sambar.

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