Hey everyone, it is Brad, welcome to our recipe site. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a special dish, quinoa idli. One of my favorites. This time, I will make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Quinoa Idli is one of the most well liked of recent trending foods on earth. It is appreciated by millions every day. It is easy, it is quick, it tastes yummy. Quinoa Idli is something that I have loved my whole life. They’re fine and they look fantastic.
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To get started with this recipe, we must first prepare a few components. You can have quinoa idli using 19 ingredients and 10 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make Quinoa Idli:
- Prepare 1 cup quinoa, powdered
- Make ready 1/2 cup semolina
- Make ready 1-2 tbsp. oil
- Prepare 1/2 tsp. mustard seeds
- Prepare 1/2 tsp. cumin seeds
- Get 1 tsp. urad dal (split black gram)
- Take 1 tsp. grated ginger
- Take 1-2 green chilies, chopped
- Take 1 sprig curry leaves
- Take 1/2 tsp. turmeric powder
- Get 1/2 tsp. roasted coriander powder
- Take 1/2 tsp. roasted cumin powder
- Make ready 2 tbsp. coriander leaves, chopped
- Prepare 1 tsp. flaxseeds (opt)
- Make ready To taste salt
- Prepare 1 cup yoghurt
- Make ready As required water
- Take 1/2 tsp. oil to grease the idli moulds
- Prepare As required sambar & chutney to serve
Idli is a traditional South Indian breakfast of fermented lentils and rice batter which is steamed in shallow, round containers. It looks like small white pillows, the flavour is mildly tangy and texture is spongy and soft. Quinoa is gluten free seed and is a rich source of protein and fiber. Quinoa is one of the few plant sources of complete protein, containing all nine essential amino acids.
Steps to make Quinoa Idli:
- Heat oil in a pan & temper with mustard seeds. After it stops spluttering, add the cumin seeds and urad dal. Saute for a few seconds.
- Add the green chilies, curry leaves & ginger. Saute for a few seconds.
- Then add all the dry spices and mix well.
- Now add the semolina and continue to saute for two minutes.
- Add the powdered quinoa and saute for 1-2 minutes. Switch off the flame.
- Add the coriander leaves and flaxseed. Keep aside to cool.
- Add the yoghurt & required quantity of water to make a batter. Keep aside for 15 minutes. Add more water to make a thick, but pourable batter.
- Spoon them into greased idli moulds and steam for 15-20 minutes.
- When it has cooled down slightly, demould them.
- Serve them hot with coconut chutney and sambar for a healthy and a - wholesome breakfast.
It is also high in magnesium, potassium, iron, calcium, phosphorus, vitamins and many beneficial antioxidants. Take a mixie jar, add brown quinoa and blend into a coarse powder and keep aside. Heat ghee in a pan, add mustard seeds, cumin seeds, urad dal, cashew nut, chana dal, ginger, curry leaves, green chilies and saute it. Quinoa is a super natural grain which is gluten-free, high in protein, fiber, vitamins and minerals. Quinoa is not called as thinai in Tamil.
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