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Kodo Millet Carrot Rice-Varagu Carrot Rice Recipe

March 12, 2015 by PadhuSankar 7 Comments

Millet and carrot goes very well together. The first time I experimented this rice, I never expected it to be so delicious. I have made this millet carrot rice 3-4 times. It is very flavorful and I simply love it very much. If you are looking for a quick and healthy lunch, you should consider this. It gets ready in 15 minutes and is perfect for a packed lunch. Though I have used varagu (Kodo Millet) to prepare this carrot rice, you can use millets (siruthaniyam) like samai, kuthiraivali or panivaragu. Today we will learn how to make Millet Carrot Rice following this easy recipe with step wise pictures.

 

Millet carrot rice-varagu carrot rice
Varagu Carrot rice-Cauliflower curry– buttermilk
Millet Carrot Rice-Varagu Carrot Rice


 Prep Time : 5 mins

 Cook Time : 15 mins
 Serves: 1-2
 Recipe Category: Lunch-Millets
Recipe Cuisine: Indian
 Author:Padhu Sankar   Ingredients needed

   Millet – 1/2 cup
   Grated carrot -1 cup
   Onion – 1 cup finely chopped
   Turmeric powder -1/4 tsp
   Roasted Peanuts -2 tbsp (optional)

 Fry and grind

   Coriander seeds – 2 tsp
   Cumin seeds – 2 tsp
   Red Chillies -3-4

For the Seasoning

   Oil -2 tbsp
   Mustard seeds -1 tsp
   Urad dal -3/4 tsp
   Curry leaves – a sprig

For Garnishing

   Coriander leaves – 2 tbsp finely chopped

Preparation

Cook millet and keep it aside. Check out my detailed post on how to cook millets.
Chop onions and grate carrots using the blade with bigger hole.
Heat 1/4 tsp of oil and fry cumin seeds, coriander seeds and red chillies on medium flame until you get a nice aroma. Leave it to cool. Then powder it slightly coarse and keep it ready. This gives a nice flavor to the dish. This is the spice powder we are going to use in this dish.

Method

Heat oil, add mustard seeds, when it splutters, add urad dal and curry leaves. When dal turns golden brown, add chopped onions and saute until it turns transparent.
When onions turn transparent, add grated carrots and mix well.

 

varagu carrot rice
Add the spice powder, salt needed, turmeric powder, sprinkle water and cook covered.

 

millet carrot rice
As we have grated the carrots, it needs very less time to get cooked.
Once the carrot is soft, fluff the millets with a fork and add to the carrot mixture. Mix well.
Heat 1/2 tsp of oil, fry the peanuts and add to the rice. Since I did not have peanuts at home, I have used cashew nuts. This is optional. You can also add this at the time of seasoning.
Garnish with coriander leaves and serve hot with any vegetable curry or pachadi/raitha. I made cauliflower potato dry curry as a side dish for this.

 

how to make kodo millet carrot rice

 

Find a lot list of Millet and other food grains recipes HERE.

 

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  1. SPriya Shan

    March 12, 2015 at 12:56 pm

    Healthy dish….I tried many of ur millet recipe.. It was a big success in my home…

    Reply
  2. Anonymous

    September 21, 2015 at 12:24 pm

    Nice dish
    Healthy one.. Thankyou mam

    Reply
  3. Unknown

    January 25, 2016 at 7:23 am

    But how to cook millets ? Its no where mentioned in the above recipe.

    Reply
    • Padhu Sankar

      January 25, 2016 at 8:33 am

      Under preparation I have written Check out my detailed post on "how to cook millets" Click "how to cook millets" to find a detailed post.

      Reply
  4. Suman Yogesh yogesh

    March 25, 2016 at 4:13 am

    Loved this dish

    Reply
  5. sarumathi yogalingam

    July 4, 2018 at 5:37 pm

    Made it yesterday. Came out very well

    Reply
  6. Carolina

    September 1, 2020 at 2:21 am

    Thank you for the recipes and posting the pictures step by step really helps to follow!

    Reply

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