Qninoa upma

Name: Qninoa upma
Total time: 1500 s
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1/2 cup quinoa; 1 chopped onion; 1 finely chopped carrot; 2-3 finely chopped french beans; 1/4 cup green peas; 2 finely chopped green chillies; 1 inch finely chopped ginger; 1/4 tsp mustard seeds; as required Few curry leaves; to taste Salt; 1 tbsp oil; 1 cup water; as required Finely chopped coriander; 1 tbsp lime juice

Neha Dua @cook_90450

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Quinoa upma is the best way to start with including quinoa in your diet to suit Indian taste buds. It is simple and easy to prepare for breakfast.

#cc2022
#week1
#breakfast

Quinoa upma is the best way to start with including quinoa in your diet to suit Indian taste buds. It is simple and easy to prepare for breakfast.

Neha Dua @cook_90450

#cc2022
#week1
#breakfast

Quinoa upma is the best way to start with including quinoa in your diet to suit Indian taste buds. It is simple and easy to prepare for breakfast.

#cc2022
#week1
#breakfast

Quinoa upma is the best way to start with including quinoa in your diet to suit Indian taste buds. It is simple and easy to prepare for breakfast.

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Ingredients

25 minutes

2 servings

1/2 cupquinoa
1chopped onion
1finely chopped carrot
2-3finely chopped french beans
1/4 cupgreen peas
2finely chopped green chillies
1 inchfinely chopped ginger
1/4 tspmustard seeds
as required Few curry leaves
to tasteSalt
1 tbspoil
1 cupwater
as required Finely chopped coriander
1 tbsplime juice

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Steps

25 minutes

1

Take quinoa in a fine strainer and rinse very well in running water. Keep aside.
2

Heat oil in a pan. Add mustard seeds.
3

Once the mustard seeds begin crackling.
4

Stir and saute on a low flame.
5

Then add chopped ginger chopped green chilies, chopped.
6

Next add chopped onions and 5 to 6 curry leaves.
7

Stir and saute on a low to medium flame.
8

Saute till the onions become translucent.
9

Then add finely chopped carrots, finely chopped french beans and peas. You can use your choice of veggies.Mix well.
10

Saute on a low flame for two minutes.
11

Then add the quinoa.Mix very well again.Saute for a minute or two on low flame.
12

Then add water. For quinoa, 1 cup of water can be added. I added 1.25 cups water as I wanted a more fluffy and softer texture.Stir well.Add salt as per taste.
13

Cover the pan with its lid and simmer on a low flame till the quinoa seeds are cooked.Once or twice you can stir the upma while its being simmered.
14

When all the water has been absorbed and the grains appear translucent and cooked well, remove the lid and switch off the flame. It will take about 20 to 22 minutes for the quinoa to cook.
15

Add chopped coriander leaves. Squeeze lime juice and mix well.
16

Give a quick stir and Serve vegetable quinoa upma hot.