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Quinoa Kheer is a tasty, varied kind, naturally healthy kheer. It is a delicious twist to the usual kheer made with rice or vermicelli.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.

A simple and easy recipe which you can make for any occasion. With quinoa gaining popularity,  I wanted to give a try to the favourite Indian sweet payasam with quinoa. Wash the quinoa to remove the saponins and soak it in water for two hours. You can use any variety of quinoa.  In the meantime, boil the milk in a thick bottom pan. Put the saffron strands, it gives a good aroma and color to the kheer. Take the soaked quinoa, put half a cup of water and cook in a pressure cooker for one whistle.

Grind the dry fruits to a powder. Add the cooked quinoa to the milk along with the dry fruit powder. As it thickens, add sugar and cook for two minutes. Remove and keep aside. Garnish with cardamom powder.

If you want to add dry fruit pieces, boil the milk until it is reduced to half. Then, roast the dry fruit pieces in ghee and put it in the prepared payasam. You can serve it warm or chilled. 

The other recipes with quinoa shared earlier are :

Quinoa Dosa

quinoa upma

quinoa pongal

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Quinoa Kheer

5 from 5 votes

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

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Course: Dessert, milk based sweets

Ingredients Equipment Method Notes

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

Equipment

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

Method

 

1. Wash and soak the quinoa for two hours. It should be rinsed well to remove the saponin covering.
2. Put the milk in a thick bottom pan and boil it for sometime. Put the saffron strands to the milk.
3. Pressure cook the quinoa with half a cup of water for one whistle.
4. In the meantime, make a powder of dry fruits along with cardamom.
5. 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.
6. 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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