Healthy Quinoa Pulao - Aggu

Recipe by Agnes Dsouza










Ingredients:

1 cup quinoa
1 carrot (finely chopped)
1/2 cup cooked corn
1 capsicum (finely chopped)
1 tsp turmeric powder
salt to taste
1/2 lemon - juice
coriander leaves (garnish)

For tempering:
1 tbsp ghee
1 tsp mustard seeds
1 tsp urad dal
1 sprig curry leaves
10-12 broken cashews
10-12 raisins
10-12 peanuts (optional)
1 onion (finely sliced)

Steps:

  1. Soak the quinoa in hot water for faster cooking.
  2. Boil the quinoa, carrots (and other vegetables of your choice) with turmeric, salt and cook till done. 

  3. In a tadka pan, heat ghee.
  4. Add mustard seeds, urad dal, curry leaves, broken cashews, raisins, peanuts and fry.
  5. Add onion and fry well. 
  6. Add the cooked quinoa, corn and capsicum and mix well.
  7. Garnish with coriander leaves. 
  8. ENJOY!
Notes:
  • You can add beans, peas, cauliflower, corn or other preferred vegetables.
  • Add the capsicum last to keep the crunch.
  • If you add moong dal to it, it becomes a healthy khichdi.