Quinoa Pongal recipe is delicious comfort food. This khara Pongal is ready in a flash of seconds with Instant pot and instructions for making using the pressure cooker as well.
Wash and rinse quinoa and moong dal multiple times until clear water is seen.
Peel the ginger and crush gently.
For cooking
Set the Instant pot to saute mode.
Stir in cooking oil, ghee, black peppercorn, cumin seeds, asafoetida, crushed ginger, curry leaves, green chili.
Stir continuously until the cumin seeds splutter.
Combine water, quinoa, moong dal, and salt.
Cook by setting the timer for 12 minutes.
Leave for another 10 minutes until the pressure release naturally.
Open the lid, and gently mash until all the ingredients merge together.
And serve hot.
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Notes
Quinoa naturally comes with slight bitterness because of its husk. Washing and rinsing multiple times remove this bitterness, enhances the quinoa Pongal to be very delicious.