Insta pot Quinoa Bisi bele bath

Bisi bele bath powder – 3 tsp or more to taste (I used MTR brand)
Quinoa – 3/4 cups (washed and soaked for 1hr)
Toor dal – 1/2 cups (washed and soaked for 1 hr)
Water - 4.5 cups
Onions – 1/2 medium onions
Ginger Garlic paste - 1/2 tsp

Tomato – 1 small chopped (or 1/2 medium)
Potato – 2  diced in big cubes ( like 2 inches)
Carrot- 1/4 cup
Beans- 1/4 cup
Drumsticks - 10
Capsicum – 1/2  - diced into 1 inch cubes
Peas – 1/4 cup
Tamarind concentrate paste – 3/4 tsp ( I use store bought TAMICON brand)
Cumin seeds - 1/4 tsp
Salt
Oil- 2 tbsp


Seasoning :

Mustard seeds – 1/4 tsp
Hing – 1/4 tsp
Curry leaves – few
Dry red chilies – 1
Cashews – 10 ( broken into small pieces
Ghee - 4 tbsp. ( 2 for IP and 2 for Seasoning)



Method :

1. Heat oil in Instant pot and put in sautés mode in High
2. Now add cumin seeds, onion and fry for a min and add ginger garlic paste.
3. Now add Potatoes, Peas, Carrot and beans, Drumsticks and fry for 2 mins
4. Now add tomato and Bisi bell bath powder and salt and mix well.
5. Now add Quinoa, dal, Bell pepper and water(4.5 cups) and close the lid
6. Now press cancel to sautés mode. 

7. Now press pressure cook mode and select time for 10 mins. Once 10 mins is done release the pressure immediately.
7. Now open the lid and add tamarind paste. Check salt and add water if needed.
8. Now heat ghee in pan, add Ghee, mustard seeds, curry leaves, Dry red chili, cashews and hing and mix n fry for 1-2 mins and add to above rice mixture.

9. Garnish with ghee and switch of IP.


additional note : Seasoing :
1.     Add 3 tbsp of ghee, mustard seeds, dry red chilies, curry leaves and hing and cashews (optional) and fry nicely. And add to rice n mix well and serve.--

Gluten free :Mix Veg quinoa with masala powder.

Quinoa - 1/4 cup cooked ( for 1 cup of quinoa add 2 cups of water and cook in an electric cooker)
Cabbage - 1/2 cup
Paneer - 10 - 15 small cubes (marinate them with little red chili, turmeric, salt, coriander powder)
Bell pepper - 1/4 cup chopped
Spinach - 1/2 cup chopped
Coriander leaves - 1/4 cup
Green chili - 2 chopped
Oil / ghee - 1 tbsp
Red chili powder - 1/4 tsp
Turmeric - 1/4 tsp

Seasoning :
Cumin seeds - 1/8 tsp
Mustard seeds - 1/8 tsp
Urad dal - 1/8 tsp
curry leaves - 5

Any of your fav masala's

Pav baji masla - 1tsp
or
Schezwan powder or paste - 1tsp
or
Sambar Powder - 1tsp


Method :

1. Heat oil in a pan and cumin seeds and fry
2. Add cabbage, green chili, and fry nicely
3. Now add bell pepper, spinach n Paneer fry for 2 mins
4. Now add coriander leaves n mix well
5. Now add turmeric, salt n mix well
6. Now add Red chili powder, you fav masala and mix well
7.Add quinoa and mix well n cook for a min
8. Squeeze lemon and mix well.

Chili garlic spicy Quinoa (Rice)

Chili garlic spicy Quinoa (Rice)

Quinoa - 1 cup ( cook with 2 cups of water in rice cooker)
Garlic - 7 cloves (chopped fine)
mustard seeds - 1/ tsp
Channa dal - 1 tsp
Urad dal - 1 tsp
curry leaves - few
Red chili powder - 1 tsp
Sambar powder - 1 tsp
salt as per taste
lemon juice - 1
oil and ghee

Method :
1. Heat oil n ghee in a pan add mustard seeds, chana dal, urad dal and fry nicely.
2. Now add garlic and fry till they are light brown color
3. Now add curry leaves and let it fry a little
4. Now add cooked quinoa and mix well
5. Add Red chili powder, sambar powder and salt n mix well and cover and cook for 2 mins
6. Now add lemon juice n mix well,
7. Garnish with coriander leaves.

Quinoa with Black-eyed peas broccoli pulav

Quinoa with Black-eyed peas broccoli pulav

Quinao - 1/2 cup cooked

black eyed peas - 1/4 cup ( boiled)

broccoli - 1/2 cup (boiled/ cooked for a min in MW with little water)

onion -1/2 chopped into pieces

ginger garlic paste - 1/2 tsp

rcp - 1/2 tsp

sambar - 1/2 tsp

salt - as per taste

oil - 1tbsp

seasoning : mustard, urad, cumin seeds

lemon juice - 2 tbsp

Method:

1. Heat oil in a pan add mustard, cumin, urad and fry for 1min

2. Now add onion and fry till light brown

3. Now add Ginger garlic Paste - 1/2 tsp

4. now add black-eyed peas and broccoli and toss well

5. Now add red chili powder, sambar powder and salt n mix well

6. Now add cooked quinoa and mix well

7. Now squeeze lemon and mix well.

Tomato Methi Quinoa Rice

Tomato Methi Quinao / Rice

Ingredients

1 cup cooked quinoa / Rice

1 Onion chopped 

1 cup chopped tomatoes

½ or 1 cup chopped fenugreek (methi) leaves

1 bayleaf (tejpatta), 2 cloves (laung / lavang), 1 cinnamon stick (dalchini), 2 cardamoms

1/2 tsp turmeric powder (haldi)

1 tsp chilli powder

1tsp Sambar powder

Chana dal, urad dal, jeera, mustard – ½ tsp each

salt to taste

Method 

1. Heat the oil in a deep non-stick pan and add the bayleaf, cloves, cinnamon, cardamom and sauté on a medium flame for 30 seconds.

2. Now add chana dal, urad dal, jeera, mustard n fry till dals turn light brown

3. Add onion and fry till it turns light brown 

4. Now add methi leaves n fry for 2 mins

5. Add the tomatoes and cook till oil oozes out

6. Add the turmeric powder, chilli powder and Sambar powder and mix well and cook for few seconds.

7. Add the Quinao and salt, mix gently and cook on a slow flame for another 3 to 4 minutes.

8. Serve hot with curds or raita of your choice.

Spicy Jeera Egg Fried Quinoa Rice

Ingredients

1 cup of cooked quinoa
1 small chopped onion
1 tsp cumin seeds
¼ tsp mustard seed

3/4 tsp chili powder, hot
1/2 Tomato - deseeded and chopped

1 tsp ginger garlic paste.
1 Egg 
¼ tsp turmeric
1/4 tsp salt
1 tbs Oil

2 deseeded chopped green chili (optional)

Method:

1. Heat oil in a pan add mustard seeds and let them splutter on medium heat. 

2. Then add cumin seeds and spring onions cook till golden brown.

3. Now add ginger garlic paste n fry nicely

4. Add turmeric and tomato and let it cook for 2 mins

5. crack an egg. Cook the egg by scrambling it.

6. Now add Red Chili Powder and Salt mix well.

7. Add quinoa and channa masala  n mix well

8. Keep it in a low flame for few mins

Gobi Peas Masala Rice ( Gobi Peas Masala Quinoa)

Quinoa - 1 cup ( cooked)

Peas - 1/2 cup ( frozen)
Gobi - 2 cups or 1/2 gobi  ( cut in florets)

onion - 1 m chopped

Ginger garlic paste - 1 tbsp
green chillie - 2
cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp
red chilli powder - 1/2 tsp
whole garam masala - cinnamon, cloves, cardamom ( green n brown)

turmeric - 1/4 tsp

Garam Masala powder - 3/4 tsp

salt

Preparation: Take boiled water in big bowl, add turmeric n salt and Add gobi n close the lid n let it sit for 3 mins. drian the water n let it sit aside.

Method :

1. Heat oil in a pan.
2. Add Cumins, whole garam masala, ginger garlic paste fry for 1 min.

3. Add onions and Green chilli , fry till onion turns light brown
4. Add Gobi and fry for a min and close the lid n cook for 4-5 mins ..stir in-between.
5. when Gobi is 3/4 cooked , Add peas n mix well.

6. Add turmeric, Red chilli powder , salt n mix well
7. Add garam masala n mix
8. Add cooked quinao n mix well and cook for 2 mins on slow flames
9. Garnish with lemon juice and Coriander leaves when it cools down.