Cooking millet is child's play! Here you can find out how to do it – because the grains are versatile and refine, for example, porridge, bowls or risotto.
Cooking millet – step by step
- The millet in a colander under running water rinse off.
- Then put the millet in a saucepan with water. The mixing ratio is 1: 2, that means that for example there are two cups of water for one cup of millet.
- Add a pinch of salt, heat the saucepan on the stove and cook about for five minutes cook the millet.
- Then the millet 20 minutes on the switched off stove let swell.
Depending on which recipe you want to prepare with the millet, you can give the grain a little more flavor. One option is that Cooking millet in vegetable broth. Also stewed in oil Onions, garlic, or turmeric ensure a delicious aroma. If, on the other hand, you want to prepare a millet porridge, you should hold back on the spices.
Prepare millet porridge
Ingredients for one serving:
- 40 g millet flakes
- 200 ml of milk
- Topping as you like (yogurt, honey, fruit, nuts, etc.)
Preparation:
- Put the millet and milk in a saucepan and bring to the boil, stirring constantly, and simmer for about a minute.
- Add the topping of your choice and serve warm.
The benefits of millet
Millet is a gluten-free grain that provides a lot of magnesium and iron and is therefore very suitable for vegetarians. Millet also contains silicon, which good for nails and hair and ensures beautiful skin.
When buying you should make sure that they from regional cultivation because millet is also often imported from the USA or China. Local millet, on the other hand, has a good carbon footprint because the grain requires little water to grow.
Store millet properly
Millet is best stored in the refrigerator as it will quickly becomes rancid from light and heat. When stored in a cool and dry place, the millet flakes can be kept for about six months.
You will find many more cooking tips with us, for example we explain how to cook quinoa, cook lentils, cook bulgur or cook chickpeas.