Quinoa Kheer is a tasty, varied kind, naturally healthy kheer. The quinoa consumers are steadily increasing in number. It is one of the preferred choice of food for many people. 

a bowl of quinoa kheer

Quinoa is versatile to use. Today, I am sharing a kheer recipe with it. It is nutty, tastes good and ideal to prepare for the festive days. 

The other recipes with quinoa shared earlier are :

Quinoa Dosa

quinoa upma

quinoa pongal

Ingredients :

• 3/4 litre milk
• 1/3 cup quinoa
• 1/2 cup water +extra for soaking
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 7 almond
• 7 cashewnut
• 2 cardamom
• a few strands of saffron
  

  Method :     

• Wash and soak the quinoa for two hours. It should be rinsed well to remove the saponin covering.
• Put the milk in a thick bottom pan and boil it for sometime. Put the saffron strands to the milk.
• Pressure cook the quinoa with half a cup of water for one whistle.
• In the meantime, make a powder of dry fruits along with cardamom.
• Once the pressure releases by itself, put the quinoa to the boiled milk and cook it for sometime. Put the dry fruit powder to it.
• Once it thickens, add sugar to it and give a stir. Boil for two minutes. Keep it aside. Quinoa kheer is ready to serve.
  

  Take a tip:

• You can use any variety of quinoa.
• It can be served warm or chilled.
• If you want to add roasted nuts instead of powder, boil the milk until it reduces to half the quantity. 

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Quinoa Kheer

Quinoa Kheer is a delectable sweet dish made with milk and quinoa.

Course Dessert, milk based sweets

Keyword festive time, quinoa kheer

Author Jayashree

Equipment

• pan
• ladle
• pressure cooker with containers
• mixer along with small jar

Ingredients

• 3/4 litre milk
• 1/3 cup quinoa
• 1/2 cup water +extra for soaking
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 7 almond
• 7 cashewnut
• 2 cardamom
• a few strands of saffron

Instructions

• Wash and soak the quinoa for two hours. It should be rinsed well to remove the saponin covering.
• Put the milk in a thick bottom pan and boil it for sometime. Put the saffron strands to the milk.
• Pressure cook the quinoa with half a cup of water for one whistle.
• In the meantime, make a powder of dry fruits along with cardamom.
• Once the pressure releases by itself, put the quinoa to the boiled milk and cook it for sometime. Put the dry fruit powder to it.
• Once it thickens, add sugar to it and give a stir. Boil for two minutes. Keep it aside. Quinoa kheer is ready to serve.

Notes

• You can use any variety of quinoa.
• It can be served warm or chilled.
• If you want to add roasted nuts instead of powder, you need to boil the milk until it reduces to half the quantity. 

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