Bell pepper Quinoa
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We all want to be healthy, wealthy and wise. Don't know about being wealthy, but here is a way to be healthy - A quinoa dish. With just a few ingredients and short time, this fragrant dish is ready. Here is a summary of the major health benefits of Quinoa from forbes.
http://www.forbes.com/sites/juliewilcox/2012/06/26/7-benefits-of-quinoa-the-supergrain-of-the-future/
Most important health benefits of quinoa is that all essential proteins are available in the right amount needed for us, similar to eggs. I have read many articles, blogs suggesting quinoa is same as the grain thinai(foxtail millet). Well, I am not sure about that as quinoa is not a crop grown in India, but to me it really does not matter. Why? The nutritional profile of both thinai and quinoa seem to be similar. My grandmother used to make pongal, kanji etc with thinai. Some how that got lost from my mother's generation. So it makes me happy to be picking it up.
Ingredients
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Quinoa - 1 cup uncooked.
Red /orange bell pepper - 1.5 cups finely chopped
scallions - 1/2 cup thinly sliced
garlic - 2 pods
thyme - 1 sprig
Italian flat leaf parsley - chopped , 2 tsp
salt and red chilli powder(paprika) to taste
Curry powder - 1/4 tsp
Method
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1. Combine two cups water and one cup quinoa in a sauce pan, close lid, boil for 20 minutes. Reduce flame after 10 minutes. Fluff with fork when ready.
2. In a saute pan, saute scallions,garlic, thyme, bell pepper. The south Indian twist on this would be to add curry (manjal) powder at this stage. Add salt, red chilly powder to taste. Saute until bell pepper is 3/4 done.
3.Add and mix quinoa. Allow a couple of minutes for the quinoa and bell pepper to marry each other's flavors.
4.Switch off flame, mix with parsley. Pull out the thyme sprig and serve hot.
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