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Quinoa Upma

Quinoa Upma

5 from 12 votes
Quinoa Upma is a healthy, easy to make and tasty breakfast. It is ready in thirty minutes.
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Ingredients Equipment Method Notes

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

Equipment

  • bowl, pan, ladle

Method
 

  1. Wash the quinoa by rinsing a couple of times to remove saponins. Keep it aside.
  2. 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
  3. Add green peas to it. Let them cook for sometime.
  4. Put the rinsed quinoa to it. Add two cups of water to it with salt and a dash of sugar.
  5. Let it cook for sometime. After sometime, cover with a lid and let it cook evenly.
  6. 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.