Vegetable Quinoa Pulao
Mixed Vegetable Quinoa Pulao with cauliflower, paneer, green peas and sweet corn. Cooked with whole spices, the pulao is healthy and gluten-free. Replace paneer with tofu to make it Vegan!
- Prep time
- 15 min
- Cook time
- 15 min
- Yield
- 2 servings
- Difficulty
- HARD
Ingredients
- 2.5 cup cooked quinoa
- 2 tsp oil (I used avocado oil)
- 1 small red onion (chopped)
- 2 garlic cloves (crushed)
- 2 green chili (crushed)
- 1/2 inch ginger (crushed)
- 1 medium tomato (chopped)
- 1/2 cup paneer cubes
- 1/2 cup cauliflower florets (small)
- 1/4 cup green peas
- 1/4 cup sweet corn
- salt (to taste)
- juice of 1 lemon
- cilantro/mint (to garnish)
- 1 bay leaf
- 2 black cardamoms
- 2 green cardamoms
- 2 clove 2 cloves
- 4 black peppercorns
- 1 cinnamon stick
Instructions
- 1
Heat oil in pan on medium heat. Once the oil is hot, add bay leaf, green cardamom, black cardamom, peppercorns, cinnamon stick and cloves. Saute for 30 seconds till fragrant.
- 2
Add chopped onion and saute for 2 minutes.
- 3
Then add the crushed ginger-garlic-green chili and cook for a minute or so till the raw smell goes away.
- 4
Add chopped tomato and cook for 2 minutes or so.
- 5
Then add all the veggies - paneer, cauliflower, peas and corn. Also add salt.
- 6
Cover and cook on medium heat for 5-7 minutes or till veggies are cooked.
- 7
Once the veggies are cooked, add the cooked quinoa.
- 8
Mix everything till well combined. Check salt at this point and adjust to taste.
- 9
Squeeze in some fresh lemon juice and mix.
- 10
Garnish with vegetable quinoa pulao with cilantro or mint and serve with a side of plain yogurt.