Quinoa Vegetable Upma Recipe
Quinoa Vegetable Khichdi Recipe is a hearty preparation of quinoa, vegetables and spices, cooked together in a single pot.
Ingredients
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1 cup Quinoa
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2 cups Water
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2 tablespoons Extra Virgin Olive Oil
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1 teaspoon Mustard seeds (Rai/ Kadugu)
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1/2 teaspoon Cumin seeds (Jeera)
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1 teaspoon White Urad Dal (Split)
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1 teaspoon Chana dal (Bengal Gram Dal)
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6 Curry leaves
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2 Green Chillies
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finely chopped
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1 Shallot
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finely chopped
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1 Tomato
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finely chopped
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1/4 cup Carrot (Gajjar)
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finely chopped
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1/4 Del Monte Whole Corn Kernels
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1/4 Green peas (Matar)
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Green beans (French Beans)
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finely chopped
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1/2 teaspoon Coriander Powder (Dhania)
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1/2 teaspoon Garam masala powder
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Salt
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as needed
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Coriander (Dhania) Leaves
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few
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chopped
Instructions
Step 1
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
Step 2
Next add the cumin seeds, urad dal, channa dal, curry leaves and green chili
Step 3
Saute it all for a few seconds
Step 4
Add the chopped shallots and sprinkle a little salt
Step 5
Saute gently until they turn translucent
Step 6
Next, add the vegetables - beans, carrots, corn, peas and cook on a medium flame until they are half cooked
Step 7
Next, add the chopped tomatoes, mix well and saute sauté for a couple of minutes
Step 8
Follow this by adding coriander powder, garam masala, quinoa and sauté once again for a couple of minutes, until the masalas cook through
Step 9
Add 2 cups of water and adjust salt according to your taste
Step 10
Increase the heat to medium and bring the water to a boil
Step 11
Then, reduce the heat and cover the pan, allowing the quinoa to cooked completely
Step 12
It will absorb all the water completely
Step 13
Take the pan off the heat, garnish the Quinoa Vegetable Upma with fresh chopped coriander leaves and serve
Step 14
Quinoa Vegetable Upma can be served with Lehsuni Pudina Chutney Recipe and Apple, Kiwi, Pineapple Juice Recipe
Step 15