Quinoa Sweet Pongal

Ingredients

Quinoa-1 cup

(washed & soaked in water for 30 minutes)

Yellow moongh dhal-1/2 cup

Channa dhal-1tbsp

Salt a pinch

Brown sugar-1 & 1/4 cup

Milk-1/4 cup

Water-4 cups

Ghee-4tbsp

Nuts-1tbsp

(fried in ghee)

Edible camphor-little

Cardamom powder-1/2 tsp

Saffron -little

(soaked in little milk)

Method

Heat a pressure cooker & fry moongh dhal till light brown.Add channa dhal,quinoa,milk,water & cook it till done.Mix brown sugar,edible camphor,cardamom powder & ghee.Mix it well & give a nice boil.Mix in the nuts & serve it hot.

Lentils & Quinoa Sambar Bath

Ingredients
American lentils soaked-1 & 1/2 cup

(soaked overnight)

Quinoa -1 & 1/2 cup
Salt to taste
Chilly powder-1 & 1/2 tsp
Coriander powder-1 tsp
Hing-1/2tsp
Chopped onion-1/2
Chopped tomato-2
Curry leaves-little
Tamarind paste-3tsp
Frozen vegetables-1 cup

Chopped capsicum-1/2
Drumstick-1/2 cup
Tempering
Oil-3tsp
Mustard-1tsp,Urad dhal-1/2tsp,Channa dhal-1/2tsp,Methi-1/4tsp
Garnishing
Ghee-3tsp,Cashew nut-8,Curry leaves-little,Red chilly-6
(fry above ingredients in ghee)
Method
Heat a pressure cooker temper it.Fry onion,tomato & curry leaves till light brown.Add the dry ingredients fry a bit,add the vegetables,lentils & tamarind paste.Pour some water & pressure cook it.Once cool open & add the quinoa pour 1:2 ratio of water & cook it till done.Garnish it with cashew nut,red chillies & curry leaves tempered in ghee.Serve it hot with papadam.
To learn more about quinoa see here