Veg Quinoa Biryani

Prep Time | 10 Minutes |
Cook Time | 30-35 Minutes |
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup quinoa
- 3/4 cup mixed vegetables mix of peas, carrot, beans, and cauliflower. You can use any vegetable of your choice.
- 1 tsp ginger garlic paste
- 1 big onion sliced thin
- 1 small tomato chopped roughly
- 2 tbsp mint leaves
- 2 tbsp coriander leaves
- 1/2 tsp garam masala powder
- 1/4 cup coconut milk
- 1 and 3/4 cups water
- salt to taste
To temper:
- 1 tbsp oil
- 2 tsp ghee
- 1 half inch cinnamon stick
- 1 no clove
- 1 no cardamom
- 1/2 bay leaf
- 1 green chilli sliced horizontally
Ingredients
To temper:
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Instructions
- Soak quinoa for 10 mins, Rinse well at least twice then drain and set aside.
- Heat oil + ghee in a pan - add cinnamon, cloves, bayleaf, cardamom and green chillies. Give a quick sauté. Then add onion, sauté till transparent.
- Then add tomato, along with salt and garam masala powder sauté till it becomes mushy. Then add mint leaves and coriander leaves.
- Sauté till it shrinks. Then add rinsed and drained vegetables. Give a quick sauté.
- Cook covered for 5mins or until the veggies are slightly soft. Open sauté then add quinoa, give a quick mix.
- Add coconut milk, water then bring to a boil in medium flame.
- Cook covered for 10 mins in low flame(sim).Open then fluff it up. It may look moist and sticky after it cools down will become grain separated.
- Serve hot with onion raita!