Quinoa upma recipe

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup Quinoa
• 1 Onion (small)
• 1 tomato (small)
• 3 green chilli
• 1 tbsp carrot (chopped)
• 1 tbsp green peas
• 1 tsp coconut oil (virgin)
• 1 cup water
• Salt
• 2 tsp coconut oil (virgin)
• 1/2 tsp Mustard
• 1 tsp Urad dal
• 2 tsp Chana dal
• 1 tsp chopped ginger
• 1 sprig Curry leaves

Instructions

1. 1

   Wash and soak quinoa until you prepare the ingredients. Use metal strainer to wash and drain easily.

2. 2

   Heat a pan with oil, and splutter mustard. Add urad dal, chana dal and give it a stir.

3. 3

   In goes ginger, green chilli and curry leaves. Follow by adding onion, carrot, peas.

4. 4

   Stir fry for a minute and add chopped tomato. Cook for a minute.

5. 5

   After that, add washed, drained quinoa. Roast for a minute.

6. 6

   Add salt and water (I add hot water). Bring to boil and cook covered in medium flame for 10 mins.

7. 7

   Again give it a mix and cook in low flame for another 10 mins.

8. 8

   Once done, fluff and drizzle coconut oil and serve.