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Quinoa Khichdi Recipe


Quinoa Khichdi or lentil quinoa recipe is one-pot ultimate comfort food prepared with quinoa, dal/lentils, and some basic spices in a pressure cooker. Its gluten-free, and great for weight loss. Ideal as a quick dinner or lunch in your weight loss journey, especially if you are looking for a quick healthy, filling and protein rich meal. Bachelors and hostel students do take note of this quick recipe.

I have shared many recipes with quinoa and its a very versatile seed grain. Ideal for those with health issues like PCOS, thyroid, diabetes or for those who simply wants to eat healthy. You can check the video below for more healthy quinoa recipes.


Coming back to this quinoa khichdi recipe you can try with different dals/lentils and can add in vegetables of your choice, feel free to adjust as per your taste.

Ingredients:

1/4 cup quinoa

1/4 cup tur dal

2 cups water

1/3 tsp jeera (cumin seeds)

1 tsp A2 desi ghee or any wood pressed oil of your choice

1/2 tsp turmeric powder

1/4 tsp hing

Sea salt as needed

Coriander leaves

Juice of half a lemon.

TIPS:

Soak, wash and rinse the quinoa thoroughly to remove the bitter coating called saponin.

Addition of lemon juice will help with good digestion, but make sure you add it towards the end of the cooking.

Jeera, hing also will help with digestion. I used roasted hing hence I did not add to the oil.


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