Name: Persian Millet Pilaf
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Cuisine: Iran
Ingredients: 2 onions, thinly sliced; 4 courgettes/zucchini, thinly sliced; 50 g/2 oz/½ cup toasted almonds, chopped; 2 green peppers, cored, seeded and sliced; 4 tablespoons olive oil; 3 tablespoons mint, chopped; juice and zest of 1 lemon seasoning to taste; 3 garlic cloves, crushed; 150 g/6 oz/¾ cup millet

Preparation info

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
10 min

Appears in

The New Vegetarian

By Colin Spencer

Published 1986

About

A classic Middle-Eastern dish. Millet has a pleasant nutty flavour, so it goes well with any other dish containing nuts. Alternatively, try serving it with a layered terrine as shown.

Ingredients

4 tablespoons olive oil
3 garlic cloves, crushed
150 g/

Method

Heat half the oil in a large pan and add the garlic and millet. Cover with boiling water and simmer for 20 minutes, adding a little more water if it looks like drying out. Meanwhile, heat the rest of the oil in another pan and add the vegetables. Cover and simmer until just soft. When the millet is cooked, stir in the vegetables and the remaining ingredients. Stir well and heat for a second bef

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