Quinoa Upma
Quinoa Upma is a modern, nutritious take on the traditional South Indian breakfast dish replacing semolina (rava) with quinoa.
Ingredients
- 1 Cup Quinoa
- 1 Tbsp Oil
- 1/2 Tsp Mustard seeds
- 1 Sprig Curry leaves
- 1 No. Onion(Small) Sliced
- 1/4 Cup Carrot Peeled and chopped
- 1/4 Cup Green peas I used frozen green peas
- 2 nos. Green chillies
- Salt As reqd
- 1/4 Cup Water
- 1/4 Tsp Turmeric powder
- 2 Tbsp Coriander leaves Chopped
Instructions
- Let's start with cooking the quinoa. Wash the quinoa 4 to 5 times or till the water clears. Then soak for 15 minutes.
- Wash it again one more time and drain. Now add it into a pressure cooker.
- Add 1 and 3/4 cup water and salt as required. Pressure cook for 3 whistles on high flame, Then simmer the flame and cook for another 3 minutes. Turn off the flame and let the pressure release.
- Mean while heat oil in a kadai and splutter mustard seeds.
- Add curry leaves, onion and carrot.
- Add green peas and green chilly.
- Add required salt.
- Pour water and mix well. Cover and cook for few minutes.
- When the water evaporates completely, add turmeric powder and mix well.
- Finally add cooked quinoa. Combine well. cook for another 2 minutes and remove from the flame.
- Add some chopped coriander leaves too.
- Serve.
Notes
You can visit this link, Corn Upma. You can also visit this link Vermicelli Vegetable Upma.
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