Quinoa Upma
Healthy, guilt-free, vegan
Ingredients
- 1/2 Cup Quinoa
- 1/2 Tbsp Cooking oil
- 1/2 Tbsp Ghee swap this with oil for vegan option
- 1 Tsp Mustard seeds
- 1 Tsp Cumin seeds
- 1/4 Tsp Carom seeds
- 1/2 Tbsp Sesame seeds
- 1/2 Tbsp Urad dal (black gram lentils)
- 1 Tsp Chana dal (baby chickpea lentils)
- 3 Pcs Green chillies
- 6-7 Pcs Curry leaves
- 1 Tsp Ginger finely chopped
- 1 Pc Large onion Chopped
- 1 Cup Mixed vegetables carrot, peas, green beans
- To taste salt
- 1/2 Tsp Turmeric powder
- 1 Tsp Red chilli powder
- 1.5 Cups Water
- 1 Tsp Lime juice
Garnish
- Coriander leaves chopped
- Lemon wedge optional
- Crushed roasted peanuts optional
Instructions
- Wash quinoa in a fine mesh sieve, thouroughly under running water.
- In a pan, heat oil and ghee and add mustard seeds, cumin seeds, carom seeds, sesame seeds, urad dal and chana dal. Sauté them until they turn light brown.
- Add green chillies, curry leaves and ginger. Sauté for a minute.
- Add onions. Sauté until they turn translucent.
- Add the veggies. Sauté all for a couple minutes.
- Add salt, turmeric and red chilli powder. Let it all cook for 5 mins on low flame.
- Add the washed quinoa, sauté on medium high for 2-3 mins and then add water.
- Add lime juice, cover and cook for approx 15 mins on low flame. Stir it a couple times in between.
- Remove lid and cook them for another 5 mins or until the quinoa turns translucent and fluffy.
- Garnish with chopped coriander leaves, lemon wedge and roasted crushed peanuts.Enjoy!!!
Notes
Replace ghee with oil for vegan option.