Having podi varieties makes it easier to come up with variety rices. This quinoa version looks amazing and what a healthy filling meal it would make!
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Lemon flavoured peanut quinoa
Cuisine:
Lemon flavoured peanut quinoa is an one pot healthy dish with is spicy and very flavoured with the use of lemon and sesame seeds and perfect for lunch
Ingredients
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1/3 cup Quinoa
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2/3 cup Water
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1 tbsp Oil
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Few Curry leaves
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1tbsp Coconut
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To taste Salt
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FOR THE SPICE MIX
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2 tsp Benagl gram dal
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2 tsp Urad dal
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2 Red chillies
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1 tbsp Peanuts
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2 tsp Sesame seeds
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1tsp Oil
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1/4 tsp Asafoetida
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Directions
Going ahead with the pulav fest with millets, today I am blogging for the alphabet L. As I have ventured into cooking with millets and grains, I am realising the variety of one pot meal that I can make with quinoa and millets. It is not restricted to biryani or pulav any more. These ready instant spice mixes come in handy to make these one-pot meals and one such is this lemon flavoured peanut quinoa.
Lemon flavoured peanut quinoa
Here the main ingredient is the quinoa. In this lemon flavoured peanut quinoa, i am using an instant lentil spice mix to spice up the cooked quinoa. I have used lemon to flavour it later. The lentil spice mix that I have used here consists of mainly lentils like Bengal gram dal, urad dal and also peanuts and white sesame. For the spice, I have used red chillies. You can make this lentil spice mix and store it in the refrigerator and mix it either with cooked quinoa or cooked millets or even cooked rice, These mixes are a perfect boon to prepare the instant one pot meal when you have to cook in a short time.
The other pulav varieties that I have cooked for this pulav fest with millets are
- A-Avarekaalu quinoa pulav in wonderchef nutripot
- B-Quick Kodo millet brinji in wonderchef nutripot
- C-How to make maavinkkai chitranna
- D-Quinoa dodkyacha bhaat in a pressure cooker
- E-Thinai elumichai saadam
- F-Varagu pineapple fried rice
- G-Mint flavoured proso millet ghee rice
- H-Hariyali quinoa pulav
- I-Thinai puliyogare with the instant puliyogare mix
- J-Palak jowar kichadi in wonderchef nutripot
- K-Quinoa murunga keerai saadam
Steps
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1
Done
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FOR THE SPICE MIXHeat the oil in a pan. Add all the ingredients mentioned under the spice mix. Roast it till it starts to brown. Cool it completely. Grind it coarsely in a mixer and keep it stored in an airtight container |
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2
Done
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Wash and rinse the quinoa thoroughly. Soak it in water for 10 minutes. Then drain it completely |
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3
Done
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Cook the quinoa in pressure cooker upto 3 whistles. Let the pressure release normally. Fluff it with the fork and let it cool |
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4
Done
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Heat oil in a pan. Add mustard seeds. When it splutters add the curry leaves and 2 tbsp of spice mix |
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5
Done
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Next add the cooked quinoa, coconut and necessary salt and mix well. Serve with paapad and raita |
Lemon flavoured peanut quinoa
Lemon flavoured peanut quinoa is an one pot healthy dish with is spicy and very flavoured with the use of lemon and sesame seeds and perfect for lunch
Equipment
- Pressure cooker
Ingredients
FOR THE SPICE MIX
- 2 tsp Bengal gram dal
- 2 tsp Urad dal
- 2 Red chillies
- 1 Tbsp Peanus
- 2 tsp sesame seeds
- 1 tsp Oil
- 1/4 tsp Asafoetida
For the quinoa
- 1/3 cup Quinoa
- 2/3 cup Water
- 1 tbsp oil
- Few Curry leaves
- 1 Tbsp Fresh coconut
- to Taste Salt
Instructions
FOR THE SPICE MIX
- Heat the oil in a pan. Add all the ingredients mentioned under the spice mix. Roast it till it starts to brown. Cool it completely. Grind it coarsely in a mixer and keep it stored in an airtight container
- Wash and rinse the quinoa thoroughly. Soak it in water for 10 minutes. Then drain it completely
- Cook the quinoa in pressure cooker upto 3 whistles. Let the pressure release normally. Fluff it with the fork and let it cool
- Heat oil in a pan. Add mustard seeds. When it splutters add the curry leaves and 2 tbsp of spice mix
- Next add the cooked quinoa, coconut and necessary salt and mix well. Serve with paapad and raita
Nutrition
Sodium: 9mgCalcium: 55mgVitamin C: 1mgVitamin A: 35IUSugar: 1gFiber: 5gPotassium: 219mgCalories: 269kcalTrans Fat: 1gSaturated Fat: 2gFat: 16gProtein: 8gCarbohydrates: 26gIron: 2mg
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Lemon and peanuts Im totally addicted to this combo.. Delicus way to consume Quinoa.
The podis like this make quick fix, delicious meals for sure and quinoa version is healthier. BTW is lemon used in this recipe?
I love podis and have them handy all the time. Lemon flavored Quinoa looks delicious
We have different masalas here , and that’s what we use to flavour our pulaos . Using podis is something I have never done and infact I just stock Idli podi . Looking at this quinoa , I feel I should stock more of these . They definitely must be so aromatic !
This is an excellent pick Veena, must have tasted so tangy and lemony right..the dish looks so well done.
I make this with rice for my little one as she is a lemon freak. The posi used definitely adds more character and flavor to the dish.
Agree, one pot meals doesn’t need to pulavs and kichadis. These instant mix rices are also great. Good one with quinoa.
Just reading at the name I am drooling. Lemon in quint with the crunch of peanuts, yum
Citrusy lemon with crunchy peanuts.. a great combination and I love this easy and quick recipe with healthy substitute
Having podi varieties makes it easier to come up with variety rices. This quinoa version looks amazing and what a healthy filling meal it would make!
Lemon and peanuts Im totally addicted to this combo.. Delicus way to consume Quinoa.
The podis like this make quick fix, delicious meals for sure and quinoa version is healthier. BTW is lemon used in this recipe?
I love podis and have them handy all the time. Lemon flavored Quinoa looks delicious
We have different masalas here , and that’s what we use to flavour our pulaos . Using podis is something I have never done and infact I just stock Idli podi . Looking at this quinoa , I feel I should stock more of these . They definitely must be so aromatic !
This is an excellent pick Veena, must have tasted so tangy and lemony right..the dish looks so well done.
I make this with rice for my little one as she is a lemon freak. The posi used definitely adds more character and flavor to the dish.
Agree, one pot meals doesn’t need to pulavs and kichadis. These instant mix rices are also great. Good one with quinoa.
Just reading at the name I am drooling. Lemon in quint with the crunch of peanuts, yum
Citrusy lemon with crunchy peanuts.. a great combination and I love this easy and quick recipe with healthy substitute