Quinoa Pulao
Servings: 4
Ingredients
- 1 cup quinoa rinsed
- 1 medium onion chopped
- 1/2 cup Nutrella found in most indian stores
- 1/4 cup peas a handfull of carrot sticks, any other veggies as desired (I added cauliflower)
- 3-4 tsp of ghee (this adds a lot of flavor but as a vegan option, canola oil is perfectly acceptable!
- Spices: whole cinnamon stick bay leaves, coriander powder, cumin powder, garam masala, turmeric, red chilli powder
- Garnish: Fried onions coriander, cashwews
- salt to taste
Instructions
- Soak Nutrela for 2-3 hours. Squeeze out water well. Cut in half if desired.
- Cook quinoa in rice cooker with 2 cups of water.
- Heat 2 tsp of ghee in a skillet, 1 tsp oil. Add a cinnamon stick and a bay leaf.
- Once the oil is hot add chopped onions, Saute for a few minutes and add the nutrela chunks.
- Add 2 tsp coriander powder, 1 tsp cumin powder, 1/2 tsp garam masala, 1/2 tsp chilli powder and 1 tsp turmeric powder.
- Stir and add all the vegetables. Add 1-2 tsp salt and stir fry until cooked.
- Mix in the quinoa and a 2 tsp ghee or oil.
- Garnish with cilantro, fried onions and cashews. Yum!