If not using a steamer pot, you will need a fine strainer.

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For equipment, you will need a large steamer pot or a large pot with a steamer rack and a tight-fitting lid and a Chinese wire-mesh skimmer.

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Set up your steamer pot.

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Make the millet and bulgur side in a pot or rice steamer.

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Place a steamer or small colander in the pot and set cake pan on top so it rests above water and doesn't touch sides of pot.

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