Quinoa Curd Rice Recipe – Quinoa Thayir Sadam Recipe with step wise pictures.
Quinoa is a healthy seed which makes perfect curd rice all the time. It is healthy and makes a perfect lunch.
SOURCE: WIKI
Quinoa in Spanish, from is a species of the goosefoot genus, 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.
Hope you will give this try and let me know how it turns out for you.
- Quinoa - ½ cup uncooked
- Water - 2 cups
- Cucumber - ½ chopped finely
- Milk - ½ cup or as needed
- Curd / Yogurt - 3 tblspn
- Salt to taste
- Oil – 1 tsp
- Mustard Seeds / Kaduku - 1 tsp
- Urad Dal / Ulundu paruppu - 1 tsp
- Asafoetida / Hing / Kaya Podi - ¼ tsp
- Curry Leaves - 1 sprig
- Ginger - 1 tblspn grated
- Green Chilli - 1 chopped finely
- Cook quinoa in water till done.
- Add in cucumber, curd, milk and salt and mix well.
- Heat oil in a pan, add in seasoning and let it sizzle.
- Pour it over the quinoa and mix well.
- Serve.
Pictorial:
1)Check this link to see how to cook quinoa.
2)Add in chopped cucumbers
3)Add salt to taste
4)Add in yogurt
5)Add in little milk.
6)Mix well
7)Heat oil in a pan. Add mustard and urad dal
8)Add chopped green chillies and ginger
9)add curry leaves
10)Add a touch of asafoetida
11)mix well
12)Pour it into the rice
13)Mix well
14) Serve
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