Millet and Vegetable Stir-Fry

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Millet and Vegetable Stir-Fry
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Health Score:
100 / 100
Difficulty:
moderate
Difficulty
Preparation:
25 min.
Preparation
Calories:
322
calories
Calories

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Nutritional values

Millet is a rich source of satiating protein, containing about 20% of your daily requirement in a 100 gram portion. The carrots and zucchini also add valuable nutrients to this dish, such as vitamin C and fiber.

If you don't have millet in your pantry, quinoa or brown rice is a great subsitute in this dish.

1 serving contains
(Percentage of daily recommendation)
Calorie322 cal.(15 %)
Protein10 g(10 %)
Fat10 g(9 %)
Carbohydrates46 g(31 %)
Sugar added0 g(0 %)
Roughage6.9 g(23 %)
Vitamin A1 mg(125 %)
Vitamin D0 μg(0 %)
Vitamin E1.9 mg(16 %)
Vitamin K33.5 μg(56 %)
Vitamin B₁0.6 mg(60 %)
Vitamin B₂0.2 mg(18 %)
Niacin4.8 mg(40 %)
Vitamin B₆0.6 mg(43 %)
Folate62 μg(21 %)
Pantothenic acid0.9 mg(15 %)
Biotin9.1 μg(20 %)
Vitamin B₁₂0 μg(0 %)
Vitamin C40 mg(42 %)
Potassium648 mg(16 %)
Calcium135 mg(14 %)
Magnesium102 mg(34 %)
Iron5.7 mg(38 %)
Iodine8 μg(4 %)
Zinc2.5 mg(31 %)
Saturated fatty acids1.7 g
Uric acid93 mg
Cholesterol0 mg
Complete sugar10 g

Ingredients

for
4
Ingredients
7 ozs Millet
34 ozs hot Vegetable broth
2 carrots
2 Zucchini
1 bunch scallions
3 Tbsps extra virgin olive oil (or coconut oil)
5 ozs peas
salt
peppers
1 pinch cilantro
1 pinch Anise seed
Cumin
How healthy are the main ingredients?
Milletolive oilcarrotZucchinisaltCumin

Preparation steps

1.

Combine the millet and hot broth in a pot, and cook until tender, about 7 minutes. Drain. Rinse the carrots, zucchini and scallions. Cut the carrots and zucchini into sticks. Cut the scallions into diagonal rings. 

Heat the olive oil in a skillet. Add the carrots, zucchini, scallions, and peas, and cook for 3 minutes. Stir in a 1/2 cup of water, cover, and cook for 5 minutes. Stir in the millet, and season with salt and pepper to taste, and the coriander, anise, and cumin.

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