Ingredients:
1. Quinoa, 1 cup.
2. Diced onions, 1 cup.
3. Green chilies, 3-4, slit into two.
4. Ginger-garlic paste, 1 teaspoon.
5. Mixed vegetables like carrots, green beans, peas, bell peppers etc, diced into small pieces, aeound 1-1/2 cups.
6. Bay leaves, 2.
6. Cardamon pods, 2.
7. Cinnamon, a small stick.
8. Cumin seeds, 1 teaspoon.
9. Coconut milk, 1/2 cup.
10. Curry leaves, a few.
11. Salt, as per taste.
Made Now:
Heat a pan with a tablespoon of oil. When the oil is hot, add the cumin seeds, cinnamon stick, bay leaves, and cardamom pods and fry for a few seconds.
Add the diced onions now and saute for a few minutes until translucent.
Now add the ginger-garlic paste, green chilies, curry leaves, diced vegetables, and salt and mix everything well.
Add 1/2 cup of water along with the coconut milk and let it come to a boil. (At this stage you can transfer the contents to a pressure cooker or rice cooker, add the quinoa and let it cook like rice.)
Add the quinoa now and cook closed for around 10-12 minutes under medium-to-low flame until the quinoa is cooked and all the water is absorbed.
Serve with any preferred side dish and yogurt.
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