Recipe: Perfect Quinoa Upma
Quinoa Upma. Quinoa is a seed that is not only gluten-free but is also a high protein super food. Though a seed, quinoa can be very much cooked up to delicious & healthy Indian dishes like upma, pulao or kheer. Take ½ cup quinoa in a fine strainer and rinse well in running water.
However, if you want to serve your family something more wholesome, try this Quinoa Upma made with quinoa. Tastes great with my favorite ginger cardamom chai! Made with quinoa grains and veggies, this tasty upma is made in a typical South Indian way. You can have Quinoa Upma using 0 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook that.
Ingredients of Quinoa Upma
It has a tadka of mustard seeds and curry leaves, along with some urad and moong dal. You can veggies of your choice to make this recipe extra flavourful. Serve it hot with coconut chutney or some pickle and enjoy a nutritious breakfast. Temper the spices in hot oil, cook the onions and toast the cashews, add other veggies, add washed quinoa, water and salt and cook until done.
Quinoa Upma instructions
- Wash the quinoa and keep aside. Take a pan heat the oil once heated add cumin mustard seeds and urad daal.
- Once crackle add curry leaves and chopped onions sauté for few seconds also add grated ginger.
- Add all chopped veggies and sauté for few seconds.
- Now add 2 cups of water and boil for few seconds. Now add the washed quinoa as well as salt and cook until all water is observed and the quinoa is cooked.
- Your healthy quinoa upma is ready garnish with coriander leaves..
You can also use cooked quinoa or millet and mix in the cooked and spiced veggies. Upma is can be made dryer if served as a side or wetter to serve on its own. Quinoa upma is a super food which is rich in protein, fiber and just the right amounts of fats. It is very satiating apart from being flavourful. It lends some amounts of vitamin A by way of carrots.
