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Quinoa pongal (south Indian special). Quinoa made South Indian Style - with mung dal. Disclaimer: This was done only to make use of the quinoa I had stocked up in For the uninitiated, pongal (also called ven pongal) is the South Indian version of the Khichdi (khichari) (or Khichdi is the North Indian version of. Basically ven pongal is a south Indian version of the Dal khichdi.

Quinoa pongal (south Indian special) Vegan and nut-free and gluten-free spicy pongal or Khara pongal or ven pongal with quinoa and foxtail millet made in Instant Pot. A vegetarian food blog with unique and interesting recipes from all over the world mainly focused on South Indian Cuisine. How to make quinoa ven pongal recipe: Rinse quinoa first and set aside. You can have Quinoa pongal (south Indian special) using 9 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Quinoa pongal (south Indian special)

  1. Prepare 1 cup of Quinoa.
  2. Prepare 1/4 cup of Moongdal.
  3. You need to taste of Salt.
  4. It's 2 Tablespoons of Ghee -.
  5. You need 1/2 teaspoon of Cumin seeds -.
  6. You need 2 of Green chilli -.
  7. You need few of Black Peppers-.
  8. You need few of Curry leaves -.
  9. You need 1 pinch of Hing.

Dry roast dal until golden then add quinoa to it. In a kadai add ghee + oil then add the tempering finally add cashews and fry until golden. Transfer the tempering to pongal along with required salt. Quinoa dosa - a south Indian dosai made with rice ,urad dal and quinoa.

Quinoa pongal (south Indian special) step by step

  1. Take a bow and add 1 cup quinoa, 1/4 cup Moongdal dal pour water and soak for 10 minutes.
  2. Then wash the quinoa and moongdal well..
  3. Take a pressure cooker and add quinoa,moongdal along with 3 cups of water and required salt..
  4. Cook for 3 whistles..
  5. Take a kadai heat some ghee, for seasoning add cumin seeds, pepper, green Chilli, curry leaves, hing..
  6. Pour the seasoning to pongal mixture Mix well..
  7. Hot fiber Rich quinoa is ready to serve with sambar..

Quinoa a very healthy grain like other Millet's. I love quinoa because of its high fiber and iron content. I never get a chance to cook with it. I use it very rare, once i made quinoa adai which is a hit at my home. Pongal is the south indian version of moong dal khichdi.