Quinoa Pongal
Quinoa pongal is creamy and tasty. It is a healthy twist to the usual one made with rice.
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup quinoa
- 2 tablespoon moong dal
- 2 cups water
- 3/4 cup jaggery
- 2 +1 teaspoon ghee
- 4 almonds
- 4 cashewnut
- 1/4 teaspoon cardamom powder
Instructions
- Wash and soak the quinoa for fifteen minutes.
- Dry roast moong dal to a golden colour.
- Cook quinoa and moong dal with two cups of water in a pressure cooker for four whistles.
- Put the cooked quinoa in a pan. Add ghee to it.
- Melt the jaggery with half a cup of water and strain it into the pan.
- Let it cook for sometime. Garnish with roasted nuts. Finally, put some cardamom powder to it and serve.
Notes
Adjust sweetness as per your liking. The measurement gives a moderately sweet dish. Increase by one-fourth cup.
If the jaggery is pure , you can add without straining.
Other nuts as raisins may be used.
Soaking is necessary to cook quinoa properly.
If the jaggery is pure , you can add without straining.
Other nuts as raisins may be used.
Soaking is necessary to cook quinoa properly.