I was introduced to Quinoa by my sister Vasu Unnava, she passed on a pack of Organic Quinoa through my husband while visiting them.
"Keen-wah" as it is pronounced has excellent benefits as a low GI food and advisable for those who are health conscious. I had no clue except that it served as a main course by itself in substituting for rice.
So I decided to make upma to start with and to post it to our own blog site "Amrutha Paakam". Here it is.
QUINOA UPMA:
Ingredients:
Quinoa - 1 cup (2 persons)
Olive Oil - 1 table spoon
Cumin and mustard seeds.
Green chillies (2-3 and slit)
Corn kernels, Carrot, Green peas for garnishing Upma for first timers
Lemon juice - half tea spoon
Sauce as a side item
Procedure
Wash Quinoa, drain water.
Boil Quinoa In 2 cups of water for 4-5 minutes until you see sprouted Quinoa.
(You may actually follow instructions on Quinoa pack)
Grate the carrot and boil the corn for a minute.
Place a non stick pan on stove and add 1 tablespoon of olive oil.
Let the oil heat up a little.
Add cumin and mustard seeds. Once they start crackling, add slit green chillies.
Add Green peas, corn kernels and grated carrot to this. Fry for 1-2 minutes more.
Then add the cooked Quinoa.
(Here is the essential difference, Quinoa upma doesn't need water as we cook)
Stir for 3-4 minutes and switch off the stove.
Add a half a tea spoon of lemon juice.
Quinoa upma is ready to serve.
Doesn't it look pretty easy? Tastes as good too.
Plate it as below, and it sure looks attractive and appealing too.
Quantity varies based on if it is being eaten as a snack or whole meal.
Let me know how it goes :-)
SHYAMA
"Keen-wah" as it is pronounced has excellent benefits as a low GI food and advisable for those who are health conscious. I had no clue except that it served as a main course by itself in substituting for rice.
So I decided to make upma to start with and to post it to our own blog site "Amrutha Paakam". Here it is.
QUINOA UPMA:
Ingredients:
Quinoa - 1 cup (2 persons)
Olive Oil - 1 table spoon
Cumin and mustard seeds.
Green chillies (2-3 and slit)
Corn kernels, Carrot, Green peas for garnishing Upma for first timers
Lemon juice - half tea spoon
Sauce as a side item
Procedure
Wash Quinoa, drain water.
Boil Quinoa In 2 cups of water for 4-5 minutes until you see sprouted Quinoa.
(You may actually follow instructions on Quinoa pack)
Grate the carrot and boil the corn for a minute.
Place a non stick pan on stove and add 1 tablespoon of olive oil.
Let the oil heat up a little.
Add cumin and mustard seeds. Once they start crackling, add slit green chillies.
Add Green peas, corn kernels and grated carrot to this. Fry for 1-2 minutes more.
Then add the cooked Quinoa.
(Here is the essential difference, Quinoa upma doesn't need water as we cook)
Stir for 3-4 minutes and switch off the stove.
Add a half a tea spoon of lemon juice.
Quinoa upma is ready to serve.
Doesn't it look pretty easy? Tastes as good too.
Plate it as below, and it sure looks attractive and appealing too.
Quantity varies based on if it is being eaten as a snack or whole meal.
Let me know how it goes :-)
SHYAMA
