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Quinoa Upma

Asha Jible
Quinoa is one of the best sources of protein and fiber making it one of the healthiest food. Here I have made Upma with Quinoa and made a healthy and yummy breakfast recipe.
Upma is on the South Indian Food that is made with Semolina or rava added to tempered and boiling water. It is usually made with onions, tomatoes but here I have made it with cabbage, carrots, and spring onions. The result was awesome.
Try and you would be in love with this healthy recipe.
Prep Time 30 mins
Cook Time 20 mins
Total Time 50 mins
Course Breakfast, Dinner
Cuisine Indian
Servings 2

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup Quinoa washed and soaked as the instructions given on the package
  • 2 cups Warm Water
  • 2 tbsp Peanuts
  • 2 tbsp Olive oil
  • 1 tsp Mustard seeds
  • 1 tsp Fennel seeds
  • 1/2 tsp Ginger chopped
  • 1 tsp Garlic chopped
  • 3 Green Chilies slit into halves
  • 1 tsp Turmeric powder
  • Curry leaves
  • 1 cup Cabbage and carrot shredded
  • 1/4 cup Spring onion chopped
  • Salt to taste

Instructions
 

  • Into a pan, pour oil and put the peanuts and roast it for 2mins
  • Then take off the peanuts and keep it aside
  • To the oil, mustard seeds, and fennel seeds
  • Then once it splutters, add the ginger and garlic and stir for 2 mins
  • To it add Spring onions, carrots and cabbage shredded, green chilies and curry leaves
  • Stir for 3-4 mins, no need to wait until it is well sauteed
  • Add salt to taste and turmeric powder and stir for another minute
  • To it add the warm water and stir
  • Close and let the water boil
  • Once the water is boiled, put the washed and soaked quinoa into the water and stir well
  • Add salt required as per taste
  • Stir well
  • Close and cook on medium to low until the water is absorbed and the quinoa is cooked
  • The cooking time would vary based on the skillet or pan used
  • Once the quinoa is cooked and water is absorbed, move to another bowl and garnish with fried peanuts and spring onions.
  • Healthy and yummy quinoa upma is ready

Video

Notes

💥💥Things to remember💥💥
1) While cooking quinoa, you should follow the instruction given in the package.
2) Quinoa should be washed, soaked, and drained off the water before adding to the recipe.
3) The cooking time would vary depending on the type of pan used and also on the quality of the quinoa.
Everybody liked it, especially my girls. Though I'm not a quinoa fan, I loved this recipe. 
Try this and you would also enjoy this wonderful and healthy recipe.
Lots of Love,
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