Instant Pot Quinoa

⏱️ 5 min 👥 2 servings 📊 Easy
Indian main course
Instant Pot Quinoa
Nutrition per Serving
222
Calories
8g
Protein
39g
Carbs
4g
Fat

One Minute Quinoa Instant Pot is a simple and quick method of cooking quinoa in a pressure cooker

📝 Ingredients

  • 1 cup dry quinoa (rinsed and drained )
  • 1 1/4 cups water ((or vegetable broth))
  • salt (to taste, optional)

👨‍🍳 Instructions

  1. 1Rinse the Quinoa to remove the natural coating, called saponin, which can make it taste bitter or soapy. Drain excess water.
  2. 2In the Instant Pot, add water, quinoa and salt.
  3. 3Close the lid on the pot and turn valve to SEALING position.
  4. 4Set the pot to MANUAL/PRESSURE COOK (High Pressure) for 1 minute. Once the pot beeps, let it release the pressure naturally(NPR) for 10 minutes (Wait until silver button on lid drops).
  5. 5Remove lid away from you and fluff quinoa with a fork or serving spoon.
  6. 6Perfect Quinoa is ready to serve immediately or place into freezer bags for long-term freezer storage.

About the Chef & Original Recipe

This recipe was published by indianveggiedelight.com. Visit the original source for step-by-step photos, chef notes and additional details.