Spiced Quinoa in Tomato Sauce

Name: Spiced Quinoa in Tomato Sauce
Total time: 2700 s
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 cinnamon stick; 1 star anise; 1 pinch ground black pepper; 2 cardamom pods; 1 bay leaf; 1/2 tsp sumach; 500 grams tomato juice; 1 tsp sugar; 1 cup water; 300 grams frozen peas; 150 grams quinoa; 1 salt and chili flakes; 1 tsp ground turmeric

red.queen @cook_3761626

A fragrant dish with lots of spices

red.queen @cook_3761626

A fragrant dish with lots of spices

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Ingredients

45 mins

4 servings

1cinnamon stick
1star anise
1 pinchground black pepper
2cardamom pods
1bay leaf
1/2 tspsumach
500 gramstomato juice
1 tspsugar
1 cupwater
300 gramsfrozen peas
150 gramsquinoa
1salt and chili flakes
1 tspground turmeric

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Steps

45 mins

1

Heat some oil in a pot over medium high heat. Add the cinnamon, star anise, black pepper, crushed cardamom pods, bay leaf and sumach. Stir for about a minute
2

Then, add tomato juice, sugar and water. Bring mixture to a boil and add thawed peas and rinsed quinoa
3

Cook for around 15 minutes, stirring occasionally, adding more water if needed. When quinoa is cooked, add salt, chili flakes and turmeric. At this point, the dish will look like a stew, so turn off the heat and cover with a lid for 15 minutes. Enjoy :)