Quinoa Biryani is a flavourful, masala packed meal made by cooking quinoa with veggies and spices. Quinoa Biryani is a tastier form of Quinoa that can be relished without adding too much of calories compared to the regular Biryani.
Quinoa Biryani an easy one pot dish you can make.I love trying all our indian dishes with quinoa and how can I miss biryani so tried it last week and we all absolutely loved it.
This is a no grind version of biryani I make for lazy days 😉 Do try this and let me know how you liked it! I added the vegetables I had in hand you can use any of your favorite vegetables.
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Quinoa Biryani Recipe
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup quinoa
- 3/4 cup mixed vegetables*
- 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 no green chilli slitted
* I used a mix of peas,carrot,beans and cauliflower.You can use any vegetable of your choice.
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, bay leaf, cardamom and green chillies. Give a quick sauté. Then add onion and 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 Quinoa Biryani hot with onion raita!
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Notes
- If you prefer a more spicy version add 1/2 tsp red chilli powder while adding garam masala powder.
- Coconut milk adds a great flavour to biryani so don't skip it.
How to make Quinoa Biryani
- Soak quinoa for 10 mins, Rinse well atleast twice then drain and set aside.
- Heat oil + ghee in a pan – add cinnamon,cloves,bayleaf,cardamom and green chillies.Give a quick saute.Then add onion,ginger garlic paste saute saute till transparent.
- Then add tomato,along with salt and garam masala powder saute till it becomes mushy.Then add mint leaves and coriander leaves.
- Saute till it shrinks.Then add rinsed and drained vegetables.Give a quick saute.
- Cook covered for 5mins or until the veggies are slightly soft.Open saute 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!
Flavourful and tasty quinoa biryani ready to be served!
Expert Tips
- If you prefer a more spicy version add 1/2 tsp red chilli powder while adding garam masala powder.
- Coconut milk adds a great flavour to biryani so don’t skip it.
Neela
Hi,
When to add ginger, garlic paste?
Thanks
Neela
Sharmilee J
gg paste is to be added along with onion, missed it so updated now
Parveen
Hi, is quinoa and thinai same or different?
Sharmilee J
no no both are different
Abinaya Narasimhan
Usually it’s 1:2 ratio right for quinoa to water?
Sharmilee J
it depends on the recipe and pot used.For cooker you can use 1:2