Easiest Way to Make Appetizing Quinoa pongal

Quinoa pongal. This quinoa pongal with gotsu is a slightly healthier alternative to the classic pongal that is usually Happy Pongal / Sankranti to all who celebrate!! When they say India is a land of festivals, it is true. Quinoa is gluten-free, easy to digest, and easy to cook.

How to Make Quinoa Foxtail Millet Pongal in Instant Pot-. Rinse the quinoa, millet, and moong dal together for atleast three times. Quinoa is a grain very high in protein and fiber. You can have Quinoa pongal using 11 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Quinoa pongal

1. It's 1/2 cup of quinoa.
2. It's 1/4 cup of moong dal.
3. You need 3 tbsp of ghee.
4. Prepare 1 tsp of cumin seeds.
5. It's 1/2 tsp of peppercorns.
6. You need 6 of cashews.
7. It's 1 of green chilli.
8. You need 1 inch of ginger.
9. You need 1 strand of curry leaves.
10. Prepare 1 tsp of salt.
11. Prepare 2 cups of water.

Pour this into the prepared pongal. Let it cool a little, then transfer this to a hot case with coconut chutney. How to make quinoa ven pongal recipe: Rinse quinoa first and set aside. Dry roast dal until golden then add quinoa to it.

Quinoa pongal step by step

1. Rinse quinoa and moong dal..
2. Set the Instant pot in saute mode and add 1tbsp ghee. Roast the quinoa and moong dal for few minutes..
3. Next add water and salt. Mix it well..
4. Cancel the saute mode and close the instant pot. Cook the Pongal at pressure cook mode for 5 minutes, and after the cooking is done, allow the pressure to release naturally..
5. Now mix it. Ven Pongal has to soft and mushy..
6. In a kadhai, add ghee. Then add cumin seeds, peppercorns, finely chopped green Chilli, chopped ginger, cashews. Finally, add curry leaves..
7. Transfer this tempering to the Pongal along with some ghee..
8. Serve the hot Pongal with sambar or chutney..

Cook covered in low flame until mushy. For Pongal I wanted it to be much softer, so I cooked it a little longer. Mix the roasted moong daal with quinoa,add salt and turmeric. Pongal is a South-Indian breakfast traditionally made with rice and lentils. It is one of those breakfast that is of the savory type.

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