Wednesday: Quinoa Rissotto

Quinoa (pronounced as Keen-Wa) is one of a world's super foods that has been with the South americans over centuries. Recently discovered to us in Bombay, this is super healthy and can be super tasty too! There are many simple and tasty recipes that you can use with Quinoa and here are a few. 

Quinoa can be made like a pulav (I like to call it risotto just coz it sounds fancier. Think about it Quinoa Risotto vs Quinoa Pulav? There's obviously no question about which sounds fancier!! 

Quinoa can be made just like rice, except that you need to put some more water. So for every measurement of Quinoa that you will put, you need to put 2 cups of liquid. Look I'm not guaranteeing you the best tasting dish of all, but I know it tastes good and is super healthy so it makes up for it. 

I made this easy and yummy Quinoa Risotto with a few easy steps for 2 people eating only Risotto or 4 people who have an appetizer and the risotto

1 cup Quinoa

1 cup boiled Soya Seeds (the green ones) boiled with a little salt

1 cup tomato puree

1 cup stock (chicken/vegetable)

1 tsp olive oil

1/2 an onion 

1 clove garlic

1 bay leaf

Method:

Take the olive oil and heat in a non stick saucepan 

Saute the Onions and the Garlic till the onions are translucent

Add the bay leaf and saute for 2 minutes more

Add the quinoa and saute for 1 minute till the oil coats all the quinoa

Add the tomato puree and the stock and give it one mix and leave to cook 

Add salt to taste depending on the saltiness of the stock

It will cook for around 10 minutes till the liquid has absorbed and the quinoa has cooked

Add the Soya Beans and serve hot