How To Prepare Millet
While millet may be unfamiliar to many Americans, it's a grain that's used widely throughout the hot and dry parts of the world. It has a slightly nutty flavor, and it lends an interesting texture to your meals. Once many years ago, when feeling adventurous, I decided to give millet a try. But I overcooked it, and it turned out extremely dry. From then on, I never gave millet a second thought, preferring instead to keep it far away from me and my delectable vegan meals. Then, one fateful day, I tried one more time to learn how to prepare millet. This time I attempted a millet loaf (sort of like meatloaf but made with millet). It turned out tender and delicious, and I've been enjoying millet ever since. It's a tasty and fun little grain, and one that you should really learn how to cook properly so it can be a part of your regular diet. So let's begin with how to select your millet, then you'll learn various millet cooking techniques. Next, discover Millet's "Vegan Flavor Matches", the foods and flavors that match perfectly with millet, which makes cooking a breeze. And we'll round it up with millet nutrition.
How To Select MilletWhen selecting millet, and if you have the option, always choose organic millet. Organics tend to contain more nutrients and less pesticides, and will help your millet recipes just taste better!Millet has a naturally hard, indigestible covering which is removed (or "hulled") before being made available for human consumption. So when you select your millet it will already be hulled and ready to go! Always take a little sniff of millet before purchasing, as you should with any grain. If it smells stale or musty, pass on it. Store millet in a cool, dry place. I like to use the freezer to store all my grains. How To Clean and Prep MilletSome people swear by toasting their millet before cooking as this brings out a deeper flavor. If you'd like to toast your millet first, there's no need to rinse. Simply add the millet to a dry pot or pan and stir constantly for 3-4 minutes until you catch the aroma of the delectable nutty fragrance.You should be warned that if you choose not to toaste your millet, it's quite possible the outside of the grain will turn to mush before the insides cook enough to lose their crunch. But if you'd like a lighter flavor, then no need to toast first -- simply rinse well and drain. Follow a link below to discover the ease of cooking with millet. How To Cook MilletBoiled MilletPressure Cooked Millet Sprout it!
Millet Vegan Flavor MatchesBasil Millet Helpful Hints
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You're about to learn how to prepare millet, which is a gluten-free, little round yellow nutritious grain with a tiny dot on one side (this is where it was attached to the grain it was growing on). 
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