Want a yummy way to feed beetroot to your family? Make this super simple and colorful beetroot rice using foxtail millet.
1 cup foxtail millet
3 cups water
1 big beetroot, peeled and diced
Salt
2-3 cloves of Garlic, chopped
Olive oil
Instructions
Wash the foxtail millet and drain
Boil three cups water. Once the water is boiled, add the foxtail millet to this and reduce flame
Cook till rice absorbs all the water and then let it cool down
In a separate pan, add 1 tbsp olive oil
Add the chopped garlic to this. After a minute, add the chopped beetroot.
Add salt to taste and cook for a few minutes
Add half a cup of water, reduce flame and let the beetroot cook for about 10 minutes.
Check when the beetroot is soft. Some water should still be left at this stage, if not then add little water, not to make it soupy but to make it easy to mix with the cooked millet rice.
Add the cooked beetroot to the millet rice and mix thoroughly. Adjust salt as per taste
