Thinai Vegetable Brinji | தினை காய்கறி பிரிஞ்சி | Foxtail Millet Brinji - Millet Recipe - Easy Pressure Cooking Method

Ingredients :

Thinai / Fortail Millet - 1 cup Onion - 1 no (chopped) Tomato - 2 no (chopped) Carrot - 1 no (small, chopped) Beans - 5 no (chopped, 1" long) Peas - 1/4 cup Cauliflower - 7 florets Potato - 1 no (small, chopped) Cloves - 3 no Cardamom - 2 pod Cinnamon Stick - 2 no (2" long) Mint Leaves - 1/4 cup Coriander Leaves - 1/4 cup (chopped) Red Chili Powder - 1 tsp Turmeric Powder - 1/4 tsp Ginger Garlic Paste - 1 tsp Green Chili - 2 no Curry Leaves - 1 stk Ghee - 2 tbsp Coconut Milk - 1 and 1/2 cup Water - 1/2 cup Salt to Taste.

Method :

Dry roast the thinai / foxtail millet in a kadai / frying pan for an minute and keep aside.

Steps To Make Thinai (Foxtail Millet) Vegetable Brinji : Heat ghee in a pressure cooker pan, roast cloves, cinnamon stick and cardamom. (Image 1) Add onion and saute til the onion becomes light golden color. (Image 2) Add ginger garlic paste and curry leaves, saute til its raw smell leaves. (Image 3) Add tomato and green chili, saute until the tomato becomes tender. (Image 4)

Add all vegetables (carrot, beans, cauliflower, potato and peas) and saute for about half a minute. (Image 5) Add red chili powder, turmeric powder and required salt, saute til its raw smell leaves. (Image 6) Add coriander leaves and mint leaves, stir well for few seconds. (Image 7) Add dry roasted thinai / foxtail millet and saute for few seconds. (Image 8)

Pour coconut milk and water, mix well and bring to boil. (Image 9 and 10) Cover the lid and cook for 1 whistle and 3min in simmer. When all the steam has escaped, open the pressure cooker pan, mix well and ready to serve. (Image 11 and 12)

Serving Suggestion : Serve hot with Boiled Egg and Raita.