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    How to Cook Quinoa - Quinoa Recipe

    July 18, 2016 By Aarthi 4 Comments

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    SOURCE: WIKI

    Quinoa in Spanish, (/ˈkiːnoʊ.ə/, from Quechua kinwa or kinuwa)[2] is a species of the goosefoot genus (Chenopodium quinoa), a grain crop grown primarily for its edibleseeds. It is a pseudocereal, similar in some respects to buckwheat, rather than a true cereal, as it is not a member of the true grass family. As a chenopod, quinoa is closely related to species such as beetroots, spinach and tumbleweeds. As a member of the Amaranthaceae family, it is related to and resembles amaranth, which is also a pseudocereal. After harvest, the seeds must be processed to remove the coating containing the bitter-tasting saponins. The seeds are in general cooked the same way as rice and can be used in a wide range of dishes. The leaves are eaten as a leaf vegetable, much like amaranth, but commercial availability of quinoa greens is limited.

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    It is the first time i ever attempted to cook quinoa. To my surprise it turned out to be delicious, i loved it. To my tastebuds it almost tasted like wheat rava. I used this cooked quinoa to make fried rice and loved it.Planning to try few more recipes as well.

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    Hope you will give this a try and let me know how it turns out for you.

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    Preparation Time : 5 mins
    Cooking Time : 25 mins
    Serves: 2 to 4


    Ingredients:

    Quinoa - 1 cup
    Salt - ½ tsp
    Water - 2 cup
    Oil - ½ tsp

    Method:

    Wash and drain quinao. Heat oil in a sauce pan, add the quinao and toast for 30 seconds. 

    Now add in water and salt. Mix well. Bring it to a boil. Simmer the flame, cover with a lid and cook for 15 to 20 mins till quinao has absorbed all the water.

    Now set aside covered for 5 mins.

    Now fluff it up and serve.

    Pictorial:

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    Measure your quinao

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    rinse it well and drain it

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    heat litte oil in a sauce pan

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    add quinao

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    fry for 30 sec

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    add water

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    add salt

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    bring it to a boil

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    cover and simmer the pan and cook for 10 mins

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    now it is all done
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    cover and set aside for 5 mins

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    fluff up and serve

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    enjoy

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    Over the past few years I’ve been on a mission to find and create recipes that I can make from scratch. I hope you enjoy the recipes on this blog as they are tried and true from my kitchen to yours!

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      Share more recipes, where do we get

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    2. Robart Lnee

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      Really nice post

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    3. Rajan

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      Good one...what's the Tamil name for this quinao?

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    4. Vishaa

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      Does it helps in weight losss??

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