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HEALTHY QUINOA AND MOONG DAL KHICHADI

Shilpa Anand

Quinoa Khichadi is a quick and healthy alternative to the regular rice khichadi. This one-pot meal is easy to cook, nutritious and flavourful. Quinoa is gluten-free  and is also a good source of protein as well as  several other minerals. I have served this delicious Khichadi with cooked Beetroot raita, sweet lime pickle, salad and papad.

Food for the Soul indeed

INGREDIENTS:

  • 1cup quinoa, washed very well to remove bitterness and soaked for at least a half-hour

  • ½ cup yellow split moong dal washed and soaked for half-hour 

  • ½ onion, chopped 

  • ½ tomato chopped

  • Carrots, chopped

  • Spinach washed and chopped 

  • Mushrooms washed and chopped

  • 1Green chilli, chopped

  • 1tsp cumin seeds

  • ¼ tsp turmeric powder

  • ½ -1 tsp chilli powder

  • ½-1tsp Shilpa’s Masala Mill garam masala

  • ½ tsp coriander powder 

  • Salt to taste 

  • Pinch of hing 

  • Oil/ ghee

  • 1tsp ginger garlic paste 

  • Coriander leaves, lemon, ghee for garnish 

INSTRUCTIONS:

  • HEAT ghee in a pan 

  • Add cumin, hing and allow cumin seeds to splutter

  • Add onions, ginger-garlic paste, and green chillies

  • Fry for few mins 

  • Add tomatoes, all vegetables and powdered masalas

  • Fry for few mins 

  • Add dal and fry for 3-4 mins

Add spinach and fry for 2-3 mins

Add quinoa and continue to fry for 2-3 mins

Add enough water to cook the khichadi

Cover and cook on low flame until done.

  • That’s it, your delicious and healthy Quinoa and Moong Dal Khichadi is ready 

  • Serve hot garnished with lemon slice and coriander and drizzled with ghee.

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