Today I prepared
Varagarisi kaalan (Mushroom) pulav and it came out very tasty. In recent years
when I looked for alternate food for normal rice, I came to know about the
benefits of Siruthaniyam (Millets) like Varagu, Saamai, Kambu, Raagi,
Kuthiraivali…. Also I tried many varieties with these millets and started
enjoying the taste and the benefits. Atleast three days in a week, I used to
prepare millets food which really brought miracles in my day to day life.
Millets are gluten free & rich in
calcium,fiber,protein and minerals. It has high nutritional values when
compared with rice and wheat. Millets are called as miracle grains or wonder grains.
It is a great food for people looking for weight loss, diabetic and cardiac
patients.
Varagarisi (Kodo millet) is basically digestion friendly
millet. It helps to reduce the body weight which is most needed for obese
people.It helps to overcome irregular period problems in women. It reduces nervous
disorders especially in eyes and knee & joint pains. Also it is good for
diabetic people.
Let us see the preparation of Varagarisi kaalan pulav (Kodo millet, Mushroom Pulav)
Ingredients
Varagarisi (Kodo Millet) – 1 cup
Milk Mushroom (or Button Mushroom) – 1 cup (Cleaned and sliced)
Big onion- 1 (sliced)
Cocnut milk – 2 Cups (thick)
Bay leaf- 1
Cumin Seed (Seeragam) – ¼ tspn
Cardamom (elakkai) – 1
Cinnamon (Pattai) – 1
Cloves (Lavangam) – 1
Oil – as required
Ghee – 2 tbspn
Chopped coriander leaf – 4 tbspn
To crush
Garlic pods – 5
Ginger - ½ inch
Small onion – 5
Green chilli – 2
Pudina (Mint) – handful
Crush all the above ingredients (Don’t grind it into
paste)
Preparation
Heat a kadai and add oil. Once the oil get hot add bay
leaf (brinji ilai), seeragam (cumin),Pattai , Lavangam, Elakkai. Let the
ingredients fry for few seconds and then add chopped onion and fry until it
become golden brown.
Then add crushed ingredients and sauté until the raw
smell goes off. Add Chopped Mushroom and fry for few seconds then add 1 cup of
water and let it boil.
Now add 2cups of coconut milk, salt and let it boil for
few mins. Then add the washed Varagarisi and let it cook for 5 min in high
flame. Then close the kadai using lid and let the ingredients cook for another
10 mins in slow fire. Then and then mix the ingredients so that it cook well.
Finally add Ghee and chopped coriander and mix it well.
You can add ghee roasted Cashew nuts at the end.
(Optional)
Here goes your tasty yummy varagarisi kaalan pulav.
