coconut quinoa recipe
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Coconut quinoa recipe, Indian quinoa recipes

Coconut Quinoa (keen- wah) is a savory dish prepared by tossing quinoa in tempered coconut mixture. Yes you guessed it right! But before guessing you might think that this combo might not work, Its totally fine I can hear guys, this is what I heard from my husband as well when I told about this combo, but trust it did work out and the dish turned out super yummy.

Okay now I heard your guessing also, yes this is our traditional South Indian style coconut rice in which I replaced rice with quinoa and gave it a healthy twist. This dish works great as lunch box recipe as well as I packed it for my hubby with chips and he loved it. So if you have quinoa at home get your hands on that and get started.

I cooked quinoa in Instant pot but thought many might not be interested in cook just quinoa in it/ some might not have IP at home so attached old pictures of cooking quinoa from stove top method. So let’s get to the making!
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Coconut quinoa recipe, Indian quinoa recipes
Serves 2
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Prep Time
10 min
Cook Time
20 min
Total Time
30 min
Prep Time
10 min
Cook Time
20 min
Total Time
30 min
Ingredients
  1. 1. Quinoa – 1 cup
  2. 2. Water – 1 ½ cups
  3. 3. Grated coconut – ½ cup
  4. 4. Mustard seeds – ½ tsp
  5. 5. Urad dal (split) – 1 tsp
  6. 6. Cashews - 3
  7. 7. Dry red chilli- 3
  8. 8. Hing – few pinches
  9. 9. Curry leaves – a spring
  10. 10. Oil – 1 tbsp
Note
  1. * 1 cup = 235 ml
Instructions
  1. Wash and soak 1/4 quinoa in water for 10 minutes. After 10 minutes drain the water and keep the quinoa side.
  2. Heat a pan add soaked quinoa along with soaked water. Allow it to cook well with lid on in medium flame. This should take about 8 to 10 minutes. When the quinoa looks cooked and dry put off the flame and keep it aside.
  3. Heat oil in a pan to it add mustard seeds when it splutters add white split urad dal and dry red chilli when it turns goldeN and aromatic add curry leaves and hing. Now add grated coconut and saute for few seconds not more than that.
  4. Now add cooked quinoa and salt. Mix well. Yummy coconut quinoa is ready in no time!
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How to make Coconut quinoa with step by step images


wash and soak quinoa

  1. Wash and soak 1/4 quinoa in water for 10 minutes. After 10 minutes drain the water and keep the quinoa side.
    cook quinoa for curd quinoa
  2. Heat a pan add soaked quinoa along with soaked water. Allow it to cook well with lid on in medium flame. This should take about 8 to 10 minutes. When the quinoa looks cooked and dry put off the flame and keep it aside.
    coconut quinoa
  3. Heat oil in a pan to it add mustard seeds when it splutters add white split urad dal and dry red chilli when it turns golden and aromatic add curry leaves and hing. Now add grated coconut and saute for few seconds not more than that.
    coconut quinoa
  4. Now add cooked quinoa and salt. Mix well. Yummy coconut quinoa is ready in no time!
    coconut quinoa

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