- Rinse the quinoa several times. Drain and set aside. Heat 2 teaspoons oil in a pan on medium heat. Once the oil is hot, add mustard seeds and let them pop. Add hing and stir. Add chopped ginger, green chili, cashews and peanuts. Saute for a minute. cashews and peanuts turn light golden brown in color. Add onions and curry leaves. Cook for 2 minutes till onions are soft and translucent. Add frozen green peas and cook for another 30 seconds. Then add the rinsed quinoa and cook the quinoa with all the veggies and spices for 2 minutes. Add water, salt, red chili powder and mix. Increase the heat to high and bring it all to a boil. Once it comes to a boil, lower the heat to minimum setting, cover the pan and let it cook for 15 minutes. After 15 minutes, remove pan from heat and let it sit covered for another 5 minutes. Open the pan, fluff the quinoa with a fork. Add cilantro, lemon juice and serve quinoa upma hot.
Quinoa upma
#myrecipe
By Chandana Guptha
Mar, 22nd
525
Servings
2 persons
Cook Time
30 minutes
Ingredients
14
- 16
Ingredients
- Oil
- Mustard
- Hing
- Ginger
- Green chillies
- Peanuts
- Cashew
- Peas
- Onion
- Curry leaves
- Quinoa
- Water
- Red chilli powder
- Salt
- Corinader
- Lemon
