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Quinoa Upma
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Quinoa Upma

Quinoa Upma is a healthy, easy to make and tasty breakfast. It is ready in thirty minutes.

Equipment

  • bowl, pan, ladle

Ingredients

  • 2 teaspoon oil
  • 1/2 teaspoon mustard seed
  • a pinch of asafoetida
  • 3 green chilli
  • 1 onion
  • 1/4 cup green pea
  • 1 cup quinoa
  • salt to taste
  • sugar
  • 1/2 lemon
  • coriander for garnishing

Instructions

  • Wash the quinoa by rinsing a couple of times to remove saponins. Keep it aside.
  • Take oil in a pan, add mustard seed, as they splutter put asafoetida and green chilli. After a minute, put onion to it. Saute it
  • Add green peas to it. Let them cook for sometime.
  • Put the rinsed quinoa to it. Add two cups of water to it with salt and a dash of sugar.
  • Let it cook for sometime. After sometime, cover with a lid and let it cook evenly.
  • Finally, when the water is absorbed and it is well cooked, add lemon juice and garnish with fresh coriander leaves. Serve hot.

Notes

  • You can use other vegetables as beans and carrot. Chop them finely and put them in the seasoning.
  • Tomatoes too can be added. I have kept it simple with onion and green peas.
  • Alternatively, you can skip onion if you wish.
  • Instead of green chilli, you can add a little sambar and chilli powder. It also tastes good. 
  • To make it gluten-free, avoid asafoetida or using gluten -free asafoetida.