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Samak Rice Pulao (Barnyard Millet Recipe)
Samak Rice Pulao is a simple, healthy and tasty pulao made during Hindu fasting days like Navratri and Ekadashi. Also known as samak/sama/samvat/samo/bhagar and Barnyard Millet in English, this is a popular ingredient used in dishes that are made during the religious fasting days in India.
Prep Time
30 mins
Cook Time
30 mins
Total Time
45 mins
Servings: 3
Calories: 550 kcal
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
Indian
Ingredients
To Soak
- 1 cup sama ke chawal or vrat ke chawal or samvat rice or samak rice or barnyard millet
- water as required, for soaking
To Crush In Mortar Pestle
- 1 inch ginger - peeled and roughly chopped
- 1 green chilli - roughly chopped
To Roast
- 2 tablespoons peanuts
More Ingredients
- 2 tablespoon ghee or oil
- 1 teaspoon cumin seeds
- ½ inch cinnamon stick
- 2 to 3 cloves
- 2 green cardamoms
- 3 to 4 black peppercorns
- 8 to 10 curry leaves
- 1 tablespoon Coriander leaves - chopped
- 2 potatoes - medium-sized, peeled and cubed
- 2.5 to 3 cups water or add as needed
- rock salt (edible and food grade) as required (sendha namak)
For Garnish
- 1 tablespoon Coriander leaves - chopped
- 8 to 10 cashews
- 8 to 10 almonds - sliced
- lemon juice or lemon wedges, as required
Instructions
Preparation
- Rinse the samak rice or barnyard millet a couple of times in water like the way we rinse rice.
- Soak in enough water for 20 to 30 minutes.
- After 20 to 30 minutes, drain all the water and set the soaked barnyard millet aside.
- Dry roast the peanuts on a pan or in the oven till they become crunchy.
- Coarsely powder them in a mortar-pestle or in a dry grinder.
- Crush the ginger and green chilli to a paste in a mortar-pestle. You can crush to a semi-fine or a fine paste.
Cup of Yum
Make Samak Rice Pulao
- Heat oil or ghee in a 3 litre pressure cooker. Keep the heat to low or medium-low.
- Add all the whole spices - cumin, cinnamon, cloves, cardamom and black peppercorns.
- Fry till the oil become fragrant and the cumin crackles.
- Add the crushed ginger-green chilli paste and sauté for half a minute on a low heat.
- Add the cubed potatoes, curry leaves, coriander leaves and sauté for 3 to 4 minutes on a low heat.
- Now add the peanuts powder and stir to combine. Keep heat to a low.
- Add the samak rice to the sautéed mixture. Mix and stir very well.
- Add water and salt as required. Pressure cook on medium heat for 4 to 5 whistles or till the water is absorbed and the millet grains are cooked.
- When the pulao is cooking, you can dry roast the chopped cashews and almonds.
- When serving the Samak Rice Pulao, garnish with the the roasted nuts and coriander leaves.
- When serving also sprinkle some lemon juice in the pulao. You can also keep some lemon wedges by the side of the samvat pulao while serving.
Notes
- If you are not making the samvat pulao for fasting, then you can add peas, cauliflower, beans to the pulao.
- I wanted the millet grains to have a good soft texture so have added 3 cups water. Please reduce the water to 2.5 cups for a more separate texture.
Nutrition Information
Calories
550kcal
(28%)
Carbohydrates
84g
(28%)
Protein
12g
(24%)
Fat
20g
(31%)
Saturated Fat
7g
(35%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
2g
Monounsaturated Fat
7g
Cholesterol
26mg
(9%)
Sodium
463mg
(19%)
Potassium
748mg
(21%)
Fiber
6g
(24%)
Sugar
3g
(6%)
Vitamin A
131IU
(3%)
Vitamin B1 (Thiamine)
0.4mg
Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin)
0.2mg
Vitamin B3 (Niacin)
37mg
Vitamin B6
0.5mg
Vitamin C
84mg
(93%)
Vitamin E
1mg
Vitamin K
5µg
Calcium
79mg
(8%)
Vitamin B9 (Folate)
348µg
Iron
6mg
(33%)
Magnesium
144mg
Phosphorus
382mg
Zinc
4mg
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 3Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 550
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 550kcal | 28% |
| Carbohydrates | 84g | 28% |
| Protein | 12g | 24% |
| Fat | 20g | 31% |
| Saturated Fat | 7g | 35% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 2g | 12% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 7g | 35% |
| Cholesterol | 26mg | 9% |
| Sodium | 463mg | 19% |
| Potassium | 748mg | 16% |
| Fiber | 6g | 24% |
| Sugar | 3g | 6% |
| Vitamin A | 131IU | 3% |
| Vitamin B1 (Thiamine) | 0.4mg | |
| Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin) | 0.2mg | |
| Vitamin B3 (Niacin) | 37mg | |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.5mg | |
| Vitamin C | 84mg | 93% |
| Vitamin E | 1mg | |
| Vitamin K | 5µg | |
| Calcium | 79mg | 8% |
| Vitamin B9 (Folate) | 348µg | |
| Iron | 6mg | 33% |
| Magnesium | 144mg | 36% |
| Phosphorus | 382mg | |
| Zinc | 4mg |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.