# @cooking.is.happiness on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DPB4gg4jj63
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/79417024-cookingishappiness-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2025-09-25T14:59:14.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Prerna ✨Healthy & Easy (@cooking.is.happiness) — https://gondola.cc/cooking.is.happiness

## Caption

Another millets recipe for you guys. There’s comfort and flavor in every bite. So good when fasting for Navratri 🧡
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What’s cooking? Samak Ka Pulao. Check out the Instructions and Ingredients ⬇️ for that perfect texture of millets. And feel free to add in more veggies / protein, paneer is great when fasting. 
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Ingredients 
1 cup Samak Rice / Barnyard Millet
2 cups water + 1/2 tsp salt
1 tbsp oil
1 tsp cumin seeds
1/4 cup raw peanuts
1 cup diced potatoes 
1 cup diced carrots
1/2 tsp each coriander powder, black pepper, red chilli powder, raw mango powder
2 handful of spinach optional
1 tbsp lemon juice
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Instructions 
In a pot, dry roast samak rice for 3-4 minutes on low heat. Add water & salt, bring to a boil, stir again and let it cook covered for 5 minutes. Remove pan from stove, keep aside and let it cool down completely. 
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In a pan, on medium heat, once oil is hot add cumin seeds and let sizzle. Add peanuts and sauté for 2 mins until they turn golden. Add potatoes, carrots with salt and let cook for 2-3 mins until slightly tender.
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Add all the spices with a dash of water to deglaze the pan and let cook for another 2 minutes. Now add cooled samak rice, spinach or cilantro, lemon juice, combine everything and ready. 
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