Pudina Quinoa Recipe
Pudina Quinoa Recipe is a simple recipe where cooked quinoa is tossed with whole spices and mint leaves to make a delicious Indian style quinoa dish. Made similar to an Pudina Pulao Recipe, here rice is replaced with healthy high fiber quinoa.
Ingredients
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1 cup Quinoa
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1 Onion
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finely chopped
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6 cloves Garlic
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finely chopped
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1 Green Chilli
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slit
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1 inch Cinnamon Stick (Dalchini)
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2 Cloves (Laung)
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2 Cardamom (Elaichi) Pods/Seeds
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1/4 Mint Leaves (Pudina)
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finely chopped
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Salt
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1 teaspoon Ghee
Instructions
Step 1
To begin making Pudina Quinoa Recipe first wash 1 cup quinoa and soak for two hours
Step 2
Make sure you wash quinoa nicely to remove any dirt
Step 3
Heat ghee into the pressure cooker and once the ghee is hot add the garlic and onions and saute till the onions soften
Step 4
Stir in the green chilli, quinoa and the dry spices, cinnamon stick, cloves, cardamom
Step 5
Add salt to taste and toss everything on high heat for two minutes
Step 6
Add two cups of water and give two whistles
Step 7
After two whistles reduce the flame to low and simmer the quinoa for 15 minutes and turn off the heat
Step 8
Allow the pressure release naturally
Step 9
After you open the pressure cooker with the help of a spoon fluff up the quinoa
Step 10
Add the finely chopped mint leaves and combine Pudina Quinoa
Step 11
Turn off the flame and remove Pudina Quinoa into a serving bowl
Step 12
Serve Pudina Quinoa Recipe for lunch along with Dhingri Matar or a simple Tomato Onion Cucumber Raita
Step 13
You can also pack Pudina Quinoa along with snacks like Nutty Oats Almond Truffle or Sprouted Ragi & Rajma Cutlets for your office lunch box