Beetroot Quinoa Upma

Name: Beetroot Quinoa Upma
Total time: 600 s
Yield: 3 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1/2 cup quinoa; 1 1/2 tbsp olive oil; 1/2 tsp mustard seeds; 1/2 tsp cumin seeds; 1/2 tsp ginger, grated; 1/2 tsp split white head dal; 1 pinch asafetida (hing) optional; 1/2 tsp chana dal; 1 medium onion, chopped; 3-5 curry leaves, crushed into two; 1 tsp green chilli, chopped; 1 1/2 cup carrot, capsicum, beans, green peas and beats, finely chopped; 1 tsp Sambar powder; As per taste Salt; 1 tsp lemon juice

Dr.Madhumita Mishra @FoodTalking

Odisha

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Quinoa is a gluten-free seed, packed with loads of micronutrients, necessary for our body. This upma of qunoa has winter veggie , dals like healthy ingredients. So it's a wholesome recipe to give energy and strength.

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Ingredients

10 mins

3 servings

1/2 cupquinoa
1 1/2 tbspolive oil
1/2 tspmustard seeds
1/2 tspcumin seeds
1/2 tspginger, grated
1/2 tspsplit white head dal
1 pinchasafetida (hing) optional
1/2 tspchana dal
1medium onion, chopped
3-5curry leaves, crushed into two
1 tspgreen chilli, chopped
1 1/2 cupcarrot, capsicum, beans, green peas and beats, finely chopped
1 tspSambar powder
As per taste Salt
1 tsplemon juice

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Steps

10 mins

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Take quinoa in a strainer and wash in runny water for 2 minutes to remove the slight bitterness of quinoa seeds. I have taken boiled quinoa.
Heat the oil in a kadhai. Add mustard seeds and allow it to splutter. Then add cumin seeds, urad dal and. chana dal, hing powder and saute in low flame till golden.
2

Then add onion, curry leaves, chilli. Stir and saute for in low flame,till the onions become translucent. Add grated ginger and hing and mix well.
Then add the finely chopped veggies, salt and sambar masala, mix well and cook till soft.
3

Now add cooked quinoa. Saute for 2 minutes in low flame. Bring down from flame and mix lemon juice.
Colorful, fluffy and yummy quinoa upma is ready. Garnish with chopped coriander leaves and serve.
Thanks
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Note:-
To cook fluffy quinoa I took 2 cups of water for 1/2 cup of washed quinoa and let it simmer in a kadhai for 20 minutes.
Sambhar masala powder enhances the taste.

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Dr.Madhumita Mishra @FoodTalking

on February 05, 2020 09:19

Odisha

I am a Scientist,working in DEFT , Bhubaneswar Odisha. I have interest in food and nutrition. Love innovative cooking. I like Vegetarian dishes, cook non-veg food for my family and friends. I love to watch and learn from MasterChef India in every season.