Quinoa Pulao

About Quinoa Pulao

Ingredients

• Quinoa 1 cup
• Ghee 2 tbsps
• Cumin seeds 1 tsp
• Green cardamoms 5 to 6
• Cinnamon 1 inch
• Cloves 5 to 6
• Bay leaf 1
• Ginger, finely chopped 1 inch
• Garlic, chopped 1 tbsp
• Medium onion, finely chopped 1
• Small carrot, cut into small cubes 1
• French beans, diagonally sliced 6 to 8
• Green peas ⅓ cup
• Salt to taste
• Warm vegetable stock 3 cups
• Fresh coriander sprigs for garnishing

How to Make Quinoa Pulao (Stepwise Photos)

Method

1. Heat ghee in a deep non-stick pan, add cumin seeds, cardamoms, broken cinnamon and cloves and sauté till fragrant.
2. Add bay leaf, ginger and garlic and sauté for a minute. Add onion and sauté till golden.
3. Add carrot and mix. Add French beans, mix and cook for a minute. Add peas and mix.
4. Add quinoa, mix and cook for a minute. Add salt and warm vegetable stock, mix and bring to a boil on high heat. Reduce heat, mix, cover and cook till quinoa is fully done.
5. Transfer into a serving bowl and serve hot garnished with torn coriander sprigs.

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Chaitrali Deshmukh

Thank you for the amazing instructions.

I have success w/ my dosa but does not last long stored in the refrigerator.

Maybe I am fermenting for too long, or add the salt before the rise?

I also was wondering if it is important to blend separately or can it be blended all together?

Reply

Chef Saransh Goila

Hi Chaitrali,
Yes, cut down the fermentation time and add salt only to the required portion at the time of making the dosa. Also storing in smaller containers just enough for a day helps. Once the batter in a larger container is disturbed (by stirring or scooping out a little etc), I feel it turns sour faster. You can blend them together if you want. But we do it separately because we want the dal batter to become fluffy and the rice batter slightly coarse. Fluffy dal batter makes the dosas light and coarse rice batter makes them extra crispy without making the dosas hard. Hope this helps