Recipe: Tasty Quinoa pongal (south Indian special)

Swaadisht Nuskha


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 achieve that.

Ingredients of Quinoa pongal (south Indian special)

  1. Prepare 1 cup of Quinoa.
  2. It's 1/4 cup of Moongdal.
  3. Prepare to taste of Salt.
  4. It's 2 Tablespoons of Ghee -.
  5. It's 1/2 teaspoon of Cumin seeds -.
  6. You need 2 of Green chilli -.
  7. It's few of Black Peppers-.
  8. Prepare few of Curry leaves -.
  9. Prepare 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. Pongal is the south indian version of moong dal khichdi.

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..

Its very light on stomach and very easy to prepare. It can also be given to infants and toddlers. Quinoa dosa - a south Indian dosai made with rice ,urad dal and quinoa. Quinoa a very healthy grain like other Millet's. I love quinoa because of its high fiber and iron content.