Hello Foodies,
Welcome to year 2020!! Hope you had a great-start of the new year and set some meaningful goals for the year. One of the common new year resolution is to focus on improving health and start working-out. While exercising is essential for maintaining good health, it is equally important to eat healthy food to complement your efforts in the gym. To satisfy your hunger after a tiring workout, you need some delicious yet healthy dish to reward yourself. I keep trying to find more such healthy options to give my family a healthier diet. Some of the healthy recipes that I posted before on my blog are Avocado Paratha and Methi Dana Sabji. You must check these out if you haven’t already done so.
Today’s recipe “Quinoa Khichdi” is another addition to our list of healthy recipes. Quinoa is rich in fiber and protein and can be a great replacement for the grains with high-calories such as white rice. Making it in the form of Khichdi will make it taste better along with adding the goodness of veggies and lentils. People who do like Khichdi but trying to reduce carbs should definitely try this yummy variation. Let us know how you find it in the comments. Thanks.
Ingredients:
- ½ Cup- Quinoa
- ½ Cup- Petite yellow lentil split (Dhuli Moong dal)
- 2- chopped Green chili (Kati hui hari Mirchi)
- 1 – Diced medium sized Potato (Chaukor Kata hua Aloo)
- 1 Cup- Chopped medium sized Onion (Barik kati hui Pyaaz)
- 1 Cup- Chopped vegetables- Beans, Potato, Corn kernels and Peas (Mix vegetables of your choice)
- 1-½ tea spoons- Red Chili powder (Lal Mirch powder)
- 1 tea spoon- Turmeric powder (Haldi)
- 2 tea spoons- Coriander powder (Dhaniya powder)
- 1-½ tea spoon- Cumin seeds (Jeera)
- Salt (as per taste)
- 1 pinch- Asafoetida (Hing) (Optional)
- 2 table spoons- Clarified Butter (Ghee)
Method:
- Soak Quinoa for 15-20 mins, rinse with running water for 2-3 times before use.
- Take instant pot and turn on sauté button, wait till it turns hot (heat pressure cooker) and add ghee. Now Splutter cumin seeds in hot ghee and add turmeric powder.
- Add onions and green chilies, sauté for a minute. Now add chopped vegetables and mix. Add salt, red chili powder and coriander powder, mix everything.
- Now add soaked and washed quinoa and washed moong dal, mix all the ingredients for a while. Add 2-½ or3 cups (according to the consistency of khichdi you like) of water and give it a mix.
- Turn off sauté button, close the lid and turn the venting knob to sealing position. Turn on rice mode on medium i.e. 12 mins. (Close the lid of the pressure cooker and give 3-4 whistles). Wait till the pressure release.
- Serve hot with ghee on top, and along with Papad (cracker), Achaar (pickle) and Dahi (plain yogurt/ curd)
