Vegetable Quinoa

Name: Vegetable Quinoa
Yield: 1 serving
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1/2 cup quinoa; 1 cup water; 1 tsp olive oil; 1 tsp turmeric powder; 1/2 tsp black pepper powder; 1/4 cup peas; 1 carrot, round slices; 1/4 cup coloured bellpepper, finely chopped; 1/2 cup broccoli, florets; 1 onion, sliced; 1 green chilli, finely chopped; 2 garlic, finely chopped; 1/2 tsp cumin seeds; 1 sprig curry leaves; 1 tsp olive oil; to taste Salt; 1 tsp coriander powder

Vertika Tyagi @cook_14580268

Uttar Pradesh

#nonindian Life is all about balancing things. Just like we balance our job and family life together, the same way we need to balance our healthy & unhealthy eating habits, TOGETHER.
Btw, I am am enjoying this bowl full of colourful veggies mixed with cooked quinoa. I love the taste of quinoa, for me it's like oats sibling. I mean you can cook them in both sweet and savoury form. I will soon share my bowl of sweet quinoa. But before that, try this one and lemme know how it was.

Vertika Tyagi @cook_14580268

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Ingredients

1 serving

1/2 cupquinoa
1 cupwater
1 tspolive oil
1 tspturmeric powder
1/2 tspblack pepper powder
1/4 cuppeas
1carrot, round slices
1/4 cupcoloured bellpepper, finely chopped
1/2 cupbroccoli, florets
1onion, sliced
1green chilli, finely chopped
2garlic, finely chopped
1/2 tspcumin seeds
1 sprigcurry leaves
1 tspolive oil
to tasteSalt
1 tspcoriander powder

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Steps

1

Soak quinoa into water for 5 min. Now transfer it into strainer and wash thoroughly for 3-4 times with water.
2

Now heat a pan on medium flame, add 1 tsp oil and then quinoa. Keep stirring for 2 mins or until you hear popping sound.
3

Add water, turmeric and black pepper, give a good stir. Turn flame to the lowest, cover it with lid and let it cook for 12 mins.
4

After 12 mins, turn off the flame and keep it covered with lid for minimum 5 mins.
5

Heat a wok, add 1 tsp oil, then garlic and cumin seeds, sauté for few seconds.
6

Now add curry leaves, green chilli and onion and sauté for another 2 mins.
7

Add carrot, peas, capsicum, broccoli and saute for a min.
8

Lastly add coriander powder and salt to taste. Mix well for a min.
9

Add the cooked quinoa and slightly toast everything for a min.
10

Serve hot or with chutney.