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
Quinoa Kheer Recipe :
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.
Quinoa Kheer
Quinoa Kheer is a delectable sweet dish made with milk and quinoa.
Ingredients
Equipment
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.
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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