Quinoa-Methi Pulao ( Quinoa-Fenugreek-Rice Pilaf); Meatless Monday

I am big fan of quinoa. I brand quinoa-black edible bean salad, quinoa-avocado salad, quinoa dosa, quinoa idlis, quinoa cutlets. However, dissimilar many people, I cannot substitute rice amongst quinoa. I dearest my rice. You see, I am South-Indian together with nosotros South-Indians dearest our rice! Being that I am ever looking for new ways to comprise quinoa into my diet, I experimented making a pilaf using it. I mixed it amongst rice inwards the ratio of 1:1. I loved it! Even my picky kids ate without whatsoever fuss ( or fifty-fifty realizing), which to me was real encouraging. Since then, I became fifty-fifty to a greater extent than adventurous together with made quinoa-methi pulao. This i came out perfect together with my hubby most didn't realize that anything was different.

I mean value this is a technique that all those who desire to comprise quinoa inwards their meals should role until they are habituated to quinoa.

Methi pulao is i of my favorite dishes. It is elementary together with slow to brand one-pot meal.

Servings: 3-4

Ingredients :

Basmati rice: 1 cup
Quinoa: 1/2 cup
Fresh Methi leaves (Fenugreek leaves): 1 loving cup ( from 1 medium bunch), washed together with cleaned.
Soya chunks: 1 loving cup ( optional)
Ghee: 1 tbsp
Coconut oil: 1 tbsp
Clove: 2-3 nos
Cinnamon: 1 inch stick
Bay leaf: 1 medium-sized
Cardamom pods: 2-3
Cashewnut halves: 1 tbsp
Onion: 1 medium, chopped lengthwise.
Ginger-garlic paste: 1 tbsp
Green chillies: 3-4( depending on your spice level),chopped fine
Turmeric powder: 1 tsp
Garam masala powder: 1 tsp
Tomato: 1 medium, chopped
Salt : to taste
Sugar: 1/2 tsp
Hot Water: iii cups + 1 cup

Method:

Rinse the basmati rice thoroughly until all the starch is removed. Soak basmati rice inwards H2O for thirty mins. Drain the H2O together with allow it dry out for 20-30 minutes.

Soak the soy chunks inwards 1 loving cup H2O amongst a pinch of common salt for 5-10 mins. Squeeze together with take away them from water. Keep aside.

Wash the quinoa together with continue ready.
Boil the H2O together with continue ready.

Heat oil/ ghee mixture inwards a kadai/ sauté pan/ pressure level cooker. Add the cloves, cinnamon, cardamom, bay leaves together with the onions. Sauté until the onions plough transparent.

Add ginger-garlic paste, chopped greenish chillies together with sauté for few seconds.

Now add together the turmeric pulverization together with the chopped tomatoes. Saute until the tomatoes wilt.

Add the methi leaves together with railroad train for 3-4 minutes.

Add the garam masala pulverization together with drained soy chunks.

Add the drained rice together with sauté for 2-4 minutes.

Add inwards the hot water, salt, carbohydrate together with convey it to a boil.

Add quinoa.

Cover, trim the flaming to depression together with railroad train for fifteen minutes. If you lot are using a pressure level cooker/ pan, produce non role the whistle/ weight.

When done, fluff amongst a fork/ spoon.

Garnish amongst freshly chopped cilantro leaves.

Serve hot amongst a Raita of your alternative or past times itself.

Enjoy!

I am bringing this delicious dish to all my friends at Throwback Thursday#39, Fiesta Friday#120 and Saucy Saturdays#45! Angie's co-hosts this calendar week are Loretta @ Safari of the Mind and Linda @ Fabulous Fare Sisters

Cooking made easy:

The quinoa tin plough over the axe hold upward cooked separately together with added to the pulao at the halt i time the rice has cooked.

Quinoa tin plough over the axe hold upward made ahead of fourth dimension together with stored inwards the fridge for 3-4 days.

You tin plough over the axe role entirely garam masala pulverization or entirely whole garam masala depending on your preference together with availability.

Tip for salubrious living:

Fenugreek leaves are highly nutrient-dense . They are particularly beneficial for diabetics. Quinoa every bit nosotros are all aware is a super-food! It is gluten-free together with protien-rich. You tin plough over the axe read to a greater extent than regarding the benefits of quinoa inwards the references below:

References:
http://healthnfitnesshops.com/7-health-benefits-of-quinoa.html/
http://www.mindbodygreen.com/0-4994/7-Benefits-of-Quinoa-The-Supergrain-of-the-Future.html
http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/howto/guide/health-benefits-quinoa

Food for thought:

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