Monday, January 24, 2011

Red quinoa & green beans medley!

I was late in joining the quinoa cult- though late, I am glad that I joined :)- The good thing is, working with quinoa is super easy and you can be really creative with it. It works great with Indian flavors and there isn't any spice I haven't tried with Quinoa. To be honest, when I purchased it for the first time I had no idea what to do with it. I kept staring at the packet for a long time...I cursed myself for the impulsive purchase and googled all the recipes that can be found on Quinoa. Finally, I decided to boil it and make it into a salad. I boiled it, mixed it with cucumber and tomatoes and made it into a salad- I will be lying if I wrote that I loved that damn dish. It was a disaster. Those were my initial days with Quinoa- Now, I can work magic with Quinoa and anyone who doesn't like quinoa will think twice if they tried it my way (with Indian spices).


Ingredients-

2 small cups red quinoa
1 cup green beans- 
1/2 cup carrots
1 medium sized onion (sliced)
1 tomato chopped finely
1 tsp cumin seeds
curry leaves- chopped
salt according to taste
asafoetida powder (dash of it will do- omit if you want)
chopped green chilli pieces (2 green chillies used)
2-3 tbsp grated coconut
1 tsp hot madras curry powder (alternatively, you can work with garam masala)



How did I make it?

Bring some water to boil and put your quinoa in it. Allow the quinoa to cook for 15 to 20 minutes (till it is soft and well cooked). Once your quinoa is cooked, keep it aside. In a separate wok, heat oil and add cumin seeds & dash of asafoetida powder. Allow the cumin seeds to sputter. Add onions and green chilli pieces, fry them till translucent. Toss in the tomatoes and cook for a couple of minutes. Mix green beans, carrots and toss well. Allow the vegetables to cook and become tender. Add salt, grated coconut, curry powder and curry leaves. Mix it thoroughly by adding a bit of oil. Blend in the cooked quinoa to this mixture. Cook for five minutes on a medium flame. Garnish with coriander leaves!


14 comments:

  1. Glad you found a way to work with quinoa, it's good stuff! Yours looks great.

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  2. This looks so good. I love red quinoa, although I have yet to find it in bulk here, so I've been using the white. Beautiful dish!

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  3. I have never cooked with quinoa and this recipe sounds like a good one to start. The Indian spices will give it lots of flavor.

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  4. That looks like a wonderful combination! Will try!

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  5. Such a healthy and beautiful medley...

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  6. Super healthy and flavorful dish.

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  7. I love quinoa and this dish looks delicious! I've tried various combinations of spices with quinoa, but have never thought of mixing it with Indian spices - what an excellent idea, I must give this a try!

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  8. Super healthy & delicious. Love to grab that bowl.

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  9. That looks uber healthy and delicious! certainly bookmarking this one!

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  10. Don't you just love red quinoa? Very nutritious!

    Kristi

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  11. hmm...quinoa delights...wht's hindi for quinoa?

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