Quinoa Vegetable Upma Recipe

Divya Shivaraman

June 14, 2018

2337 Ratings

Time:Prep: 20 M|Cook: 30 M|Total: 50 M

Makes:3 Servings

Meal:Indian Breakfast

Cuisine:Fusion

Quinoa Vegetable Khichdi Recipe is a hearty preparation of quinoa, vegetables and spices, cooked together in a single pot.

By cooking it in a South Indian style, it brings the wholesome goodness of this superfood in a familiar and comforting and healthy form.

Did you know: Quinoa is called superfood with good reason. For starters, this whole-grain is naturally gluten-free. In addition, it is packed with iron, vitamin-B, magnesium, phosphorus, potassium, calcium, vitamin-E and twice as much fibre as most other grains. However, what makes quinoa truly unbeatable, nutritionally, is that it contains every essential amino acid, unlike other grains, which makes it a complete protein.

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Quinoa Vegetable Khichdi Recipe is a hearty preparation of quinoa, vegetables and spices, cooked together in a single pot.

By cooking it in a South Indian style, it brings the wholesome goodness of this superfood in a familiar and comforting and healthy form.

Quinoa Vegetable Upma can be served with Lehsuni Pudina Chutney Recipe and Apple, Kiwi, Pineapple Juice Recipe

Here are few more recipes with millets

Ingredients

1 Quinoa

2 Water

2 Extra Virgin Olive Oil

1 Mustard seeds (Rai/ Kadugu)

1/2 Cumin seeds (Jeera)

1 White Urad Dal (Split)

1 Chana dal (Bengal Gram Dal)

6 Curry leaves

2 Green Chillies, finely chopped

1 Shallot, finely chopped

1 Tomato, finely chopped

1/4 Carrot (Gajjar), finely chopped

1/4 Del Monte Whole Corn Kernels

1/4 Green peas (Matar)

Green beans (French Beans), finely chopped

1/2 Coriander Powder (Dhania)

1/2 Garam masala powder

Salt, as needed

Coriander (Dhania) Leaves, few, chopped

Instructions for Quinoa Vegetable Upma Recipe

To begin making Quinoa Vegetable Khichdi, first heat a heavy bottomed pan on medium flame, add the olive oil and mustard seeds and allow them to splutter. Next add the cumin seeds, urad dal, channa dal, curry leaves and green chili. Saute it all for a few seconds.

Add the chopped shallots and sprinkle a little salt. Saute gently until they turn translucent. Next, add the vegetables - beans, carrots, corn, peas and cook on a medium flame until they are half cooked.

Next, add the chopped tomatoes, mix well and saute sauté for a couple of minutes. Follow this by adding coriander powder, garam masala, quinoa and sauté once again for a couple of minutes, until the masalas cook through.

Add 2 cups of water and adjust salt according to your taste.

Increase the heat to medium and bring the water to a boil. Then, reduce the heat and cover the pan, allowing the quinoa to cooked completely. It will absorb all the water completely.

Take the pan off the heat, garnish the Quinoa Vegetable Upma with fresh chopped coriander leaves and serve.

Quinoa Vegetable Upma can be served with Lehsuni Pudina Chutney Recipe and Apple, Kiwi, Pineapple Juice Recipe.