Quinoa upma recipe makes the breakfast more healthy, fiber-rich a perfect for healthy morning. Deciding menu for breakfast is a hard time, as it has to be wholesome, healthy, nutrient, flavorful and tasty. Most importantly it has to be liked by everyone.
This is the best to go for breakfast as all the ingredients can be adjusted according to your time and availability. If you want it much more nutritious and tasty, add chopped veggies of your choice.
Quinoa can be cooked well in advance and can be refrigerated. If you are left with lesser time for cooking in the morning, then cook it in larger quantity, use them in batches.
Wish to look into other interesting and easy breakfast recipes? do check out, Oats Upma, Quinoa Dosa(crepe), Pancake Vegetable Balls.
How to make Quinoa Upma:
1. Wash and clean quinoa, soaking for 10 minutes is optional. I fell soaking makes quinoa more fluffier.
2. Heat pan and add water, wait till it starts boiling, then add quinoa with salt. When the water starts boiling again, reduce the flame to medium. Cover the lid and cook it for 15-20 minutes. By stirring them occasionally. Keep an eye in between the cooking time, if it required water, add required hot water.
3. Once the quinoa cooked completely, remove it from the fire and keep it aside. You can also check the stage by pressing it between the fingers, if it is mashed up with the pressure, you are good to go, it is completely cooked.
4. Heat pan and cooking oil, followed by mustard seeds, urad dal, curry leaves and green chilies. Fry them till onion becomes translucence.
5. Simmer the flame, Now it is the time to add kept aside quinoa. Add qunioa, and continue to cook for 3-5 minutes by stirring them occasionally.
Quinoa upma recipe
Ingredients
- 1 Cup Quinoa
- 21/2 Cups water
- 2 tbsp onion chopped
- 8 Curry Leaves
- 1 tbsp Green Chili / serrano pepper / chopped
- 1 tsp Black Mustard Seeds
- 1 tsp Skinless black gram /urad dal
- 1 tsp Cooking Oil
- 1/2 tsp Salt or as required
Instructions
- Wash and clean quinoa, soaking for 10 minutes is optional. I fell soaking makes quinoa more fluffier.
- Heat pan and add water, wait till it starts boiling, then add quinoa with salt. When the water starts boiling again, reduce the flame to medium. Cover the lid and cook it for 15-20 minutes. By stirring them occasionally. Keep an eye in between the cooking time, if it required water, add required hot water.
- Once the quinoa cooked completely, remove it from the fire and keep it aside. You can also check the stage by pressing it between the fingers, if it is mashed up with the pressure, you are good to go, it is completely cooked.
- Heat pan and cooking oil, followed by mustard seeds, urad dal, curry leaves and green chilies. Fry them till onion becomes translucence.
- Simmer the flame, Now it is the time to add kept aside quinoa. Add qunioa, and continue to cook for 3-5 minutes by stirring them occasionally.
Nutrition
Serving Suggestions:
1. Serve along with chutney, pickle and even with tomato sauce.
2. I would prefer this dish to be served for breakfast but it can also be a good lunch box recipe.
Tips and Variations for Quinoa Upma:
1. Add chopped carrots, beans, peas or broccoli florets.
2. If you are not available with any of the ingredients, omit them from the list.
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