Perfect Millet in the Instant Pot
Deepta heads of for her internship next weekend. And then college. Time almost passes like the blink of an eye. Despite being realy busy at work, I cannot shake of the impending sense of emptiness. The feeling of when your chick is ready to fly away from home. Hence, the term empty next. I have been trying to do a crash course on food basics. Despite the amount of food cooked in the house, her actual exposure to cooking is relatively minimal.
The last week I spent a lot of time looking at wholesome options in the store. I was actually very suprised to see that Whole Foods Market has an entire freezer section devoted to cooked grains. I figure getting these down is an easy start. With an instant pot, it is even easier. Actually having a mini is a great idea for a minimalist. Because in addition to the pressure cooker, you can actually use it as a saute pan. So lesson number two is making perfect millet in the instant pot.
Lesson one in case you are wondering is cooking rice.
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So, we use a fair amount of whole grains aka ancient grains in our cooking. Of course, we are also rice eaters. Millet cooks extremely easily and if you have cooked millet on hand you can make a pilaf like this, add it to soup, or just enjoy it as a whole grain side. It tends to keep one fuller longer.
I have found it fairly convienient to buy these grains of Amazon. I like Bob’s Whole Mill getting my whole grains. The millet being used here is pearled. It is high in fiber, minerals, and protein. Use it much like rice.
It keeps well for upto a week. And it cooks in about 15 minutes in the instant pot. Just one minute of pressure with natural release. It takes about 25 minutes on the stove top. But plenty easy either way.
If you like this recipe and want more ideas, do join my Indian Instant Pot Facebook group. Of course Instant Indian is ready for order, joining its siblings The Bengali Five Spice Chronicles and Spices and Seasons.
PrintPerfect Millet in the Instant Pot
Prep Time: 2 minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 17 minutes
Yield: 2 cups of cooked millet
How to cook millet in the instant pot or stove top
Ingredients
1 cup millet1 and 1/4 cups water
1 teaspoon salt
Instructions
Place the millet, water, and salt in the instant pot. Set to 2 minutes of high pressure allow a natural release. You should have perefectly cooked grains of millet for your use.Notes
To cook this on the stove top increase the water by a cup. Add the water and millet andin a heavy bottomed pot. Bring to a boil, lower the temperature and simmer covered for about 20 minutes. All the water should be absorbed by now.
Let it rest for about 10 minutes, Fluff and serve.
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