Quinoa pulao, Vegetable quinoa pulao, Quinoa recipes

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How to make Quinoa pulao with step by step images

1. Wash and soak quinoa for 10 minutes. Slice onions thin, chop mint, veggies and make slit in the green chili. Keep it aside.
   
2. Heat oil in a pan add whole spices when aromatic add onions and green chili. Saute well and add ginger garlic paste to it. Saute well till the raw smell goes.
   
3. When the flavor of ginger garlic goes add chopped mint and saute till they shrink in size.
   
4. Now add chopped veggies and peas, then add coriander powder, garam masala powder and salt. Mix well and saute for few seconds.
   
5. When the veggies look little roasted and coated in masala add soaked quinoa and water. (I used around 3½ cups of water) Cover it with a lid and cook in medium flame. This should take about 15 minutes.
   
6. After 15 minutes when the quinoa looks cooked and no sign of water, put off the flame and serve it hot!
   

1. You can chop veggies and keep it ready the before night, in order to save time in the morning.
2. You can also use frozen veggies of your choice for the pulao.
3. You can soak quinoa, and in the meantime chop veggies or if you have it chopped you can start the cooking to save time.
4. This pulao might be slightly sticky immediately after cooking, but after it cools down it will be just like rice puloa.