Quinoa Vegetable Khichdi or Mix Vegetable Lentil Quinoa recipe is one-pot ultimate comfort food prepared with quinoa, moong dal/lentils, veggies and some basic spices in Instant Pot Pressure cooker or stove top.
Quinoa is one of the super foods as it is rich in protein and dietary fiber and has many more nutritional values than rice ,so i am trying to add quinoa to day to day cooking these days.
Other healthy Khichdi recipes to try from my blog are Vegetable Khichdi ,Bajra Khichdi , Palak Khichdi ,Pongal.
I have added mix vegetables like carrots, green beans, peas in this quinoa moong dal khichdi recipe.Feel free to add any vegetables of your choice.This is a great lunch or dinner recipe for toddlers and infants.You can just mash the vegetables in the khichdi before giving to infants or toddlers.
How to make Quinoa Khichdi?
Instant Pot Method
Press SAUTE on Instant Pot. Add ghee or oil in to the POT.Note:Tastes better with Ghee
Once its hot add in the bay leaf and cumin(Jeera) seeds, let them splutter.
Add the chopped green chillies, ginger and onions .Saute till onions turn light brown in color.
Then add mixed vegetables, tomato and cook for a minute.
Next, add the rinsed moong dal, quinoa, turmeric powder, coriander powder ,garam masala, water, salt.Mix well.Deglaze the pot ie, make sure there is no food particle sticking to the pot to avoid burn alerts.
Close the lid on the pot.Set the pot to MANUAL/PRESSURE COOK (High Pressure) and set timer to 5 minutes.
After the pot beeps,Wait for NATURAL PRESSURE RELEASE(NPR).
Open the lid, squeeze some lime juice and add cilantro and mix khichdi well.
Note: If khichdi is not mushy or too dry then select saute mode and add additional ½ cup of water and cook for another minute.
Instant Pot Quinoa Vegetable Khichdi recipe is ready, serve with yogurt, raita or kadhi.
Stove Top Pressure Cooker Method:
- Follow the steps from the instant pot instructions.Give 2-3 whistles on medium flame and let the pressure release naturally. All the other steps remain the same.
TIPS & VARIATIONS
- The water ratio in this recipe is 3 times the quinoa and lentils together which makes a soft, porridge like consistency for the final dish.
- If you can’t find split yellow moong lentils ,can use split green moong lentils too.
- You can also prepare same khichdi with other grains like foxtail millet, kodo millet ,rice.
- To make this Mix Vegetable Lentil Quinoa recipe vegan, replace ghee with oil.
- You can also vary the vegetables added to this khichdi. You can also use spinach ,potatoes, broccoli, cabbage.
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Quinoa Khichdi Instant Pot
Ingredients
Measuring cup used 1 cup = 250 ml
- 1 tablespoon oil or ghee
- 1 bay leaf
- 1 teaspoon jeera seeds (cumin)
- 3 green chillies
- 1 teaspoon ginger minced
- 1 medium onion finely chopped
- 1 medium tomato finely chopped
- ½ cup carrot diced
- ½ cup green beans chopped
- ½ cup green peas
- ½ cup quinoa rinsed
- ½ cup moong dal (split yellow moong lentils) rinsed
- ½ teaspoon turmeric powder
- ½ teaspoon coriander powder
- 1 teaspoon garam masala powder
- salt adjust to taste
- juice of half lime
- 2 tablespoon cilantro (coriander leaves)
Instructions
Instant Pot Method
- Press SAUTE on Instant Pot. Add ghee or oil in to the POT.Note:Tastes better with Ghee
- Once its hot add in the bay leaf and cumin(Jeera) seeds, let them splutter.
- Add the chopped green chillies, ginger and onions .Saute till onions turn light brown in color.
- Then add mixed vegetables, tomato and cook for a minute.
- Next, add the rinsed moong dal, quinoa, turmeric powder, coriander powder ,garam masala, water, salt.Mix well.Deglaze the pot ie, make sure there is no food particle sticking to the pot to avoid burn alerts.
- Close the lid on the pot.Set the pot to MANUAL/PRESSURE COOK (High Pressure) and set timer to 5 minutes.
- After the pot beeps,Wait for NATURAL PRESSURE RELEASE(NPR).
- Open the lid, squeeze some lime juice and add cilantro and mix khichdi well.Note: If khichdi is not mushy or too dry then select saute mode and add additional ½ cup of water and cook for another minute.
- Quinoa Vegetable Khichdi is ready, serve with yogurt, raita or kadhi.
Stove Top Pressure Cooker Method:
- Follow the steps from the instant pot instructions.Give 2-3 whistles on medium flame and let the pressure release naturally. All the other steps remain the same.
Notes
- The water ratio in this recipe is 3 times the quinoa and lentils together which makes a soft, porridge like consistency for the final dish.
- If you can’t find split yellow moong lentils ,can use split green moong lentils too.
- You can also prepare same khichdi with other grains like foxtail millet, kodo millet ,rice.
- To make this recipe vegan, replace ghee with oil.
- You can also vary the vegetables added to this khichdi. You can also use spinach ,potatoes, broccoli, cabbage.
Nutrition
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