How to cook Quinoa/ Quinoa/ Super food Quinoa

How to cook Quinoa/

Quinoa/

Super food Quinoa

Hi Friends,

As said in my previous post that after a continuous sweet dose of recipes i will post a non sweet recipe and i m here with super food QUINOA. Few months back i was not aware about this super grain. but my DH who is a fitness freak asked me to get that for him and i very eagerly went to a grocery shop asking for quinoa and they happily handed me over the packet which was hardly 200-300gm and the amount was Rs. 350/- i was not shocked but bit amazed that why this tiny thing costs so much.                

Uncooked Quinoa

          Cooked Quinoa            

 

Then my search began and i found that these tiny grains are one of the super food. You can read about it here. I searched a lot and found that making it is more easy then making boiled rice. So today morning i tried and it took me 10 minutes to get fully cooked and fluffy quinoa. You can make pulao, salad and many other things with it. best part is you can have it as it is. means just boil it with water salt and some chilly powder/peprika/chilly flakes and that it. what can be more quick on a busy morning and thats more great to know that you are having a super quick super food in a bowl. So friends i will be here with more recipes till then learn how to cook it and try it at home. 

Ingredients:-

Quinoa - 1/2 cup

Water- 1 cup

Salt- 1/4 or as per your taste

Method:-

Take the ingredients

add water and salt in a pan

start heating it

when its warm add your super food

some will float and some will sit in the bottom

stir them to mix properly

Now put the flame on high and give it a boil

Now after a boil

 sim the gas and cover it and cook for 2 minutes

uncover and again cover and cook for 2 minutes

Now you can see that tiny grains starts swelling up

Now uncover and cook &keep stirring in between

Its almost cooked

Now its up to you that you can cook it for more one minutes and dry up all the water or keep it more moist and juicy

all water dried up

now fluff it with a fork, like we do for rice

(you can make it more drier by heating for few more seconds but i tasted and felt it was perfectly fine to have it like this)

see how fluffy it is

YOU CAN HAVE IT AS IT IS

It was light Nutty and Juicy

I LIKE THE TASTE VERY MUCH

Notes:-

1. Ratio for cooking -take one part quinoa and 2 part water is best to get fully cooked and fluffed.
2. In whole process you need to stir it and keep an eye as it may stick to the bottom at get burned. 
3. If you want to enjoy it as it is then add few pinches paprika/red chilly powder/chilly flakes and sprinkle some oregano when cooked and enjoy as it is. 

HOPE YOU LIKE IT

Love

PariCash

Easy Coconut Ladoo with Condense Milk/ Nariyal ke Ladoo/ Within 15 minutes/ Ganesh Chaturthi Special

Easy Coconut Ladoo with Condense Milk/

Nariyal ke Ladoo/

Within 15 minutes/

Ganesh Chaturthi Special

Hi Friends,

I am here again with a modak/Ladoo recipe which is more easier then my earlier post of Rava Coconut Ladoo which i made day before yesterday. If your ingredients are ready it will take hardly 15 minutes to make all the ladoos. You can increase the quantity and get more Ladoos. Just keep in mind that if you are in a humid or hot place then keep them in fridge as they will be spoiled. Keep them in fridge and consume within 2-3 days. But i assure you that it will not last that longer :). So here we go with the recipe. 

Ingredients:-

Coconut Shredded- 1 cup+1 tsp for garnishing

Condense milk- 1/2 cup (less or more)

Milk- 1 tbs

Ghee/Clarified butter- 1 tbsp

Kesar/Saffron- few threads

Raisins or any other dry fruit- 1 tbsp

Quantity - You will get 10 medium size ladoos

Method:-

Take your all ingredients 

Soak saffron strands in 1 tbsp warm milk

Mix it and leave aside for few minutes

Take a Kadai/Pan 

add shredded coconut

keep one tsp separate for garnishing

start roasting it

 it will turn brown in 1-2 minute

add condense milk

mix well

keep one tsp saffron milk separate and  

add rest of it in the cooked coconut

keep on stirring 

it will start leaving the sides then add raisins and remove from heat

Let it cool a bit

You can use all these ingredients for garnishing

When it is still warm take a portion

No need to grease your hands 

as it already has so much oil/ghee in it

Shape it like a modak

you can shape them in round shape too

Now keep it in the shredded coconut

sprinkle some coconut on it

Now time for final touch

dip your finger in saffron milk

and dot it on the top

lay a kesar/saffron strand on it

Modak are ready to offer to Ganesh ji

Notes:-

1. You can use freshly grated coconut. I used store bought packet of shredded one.
2. Shape Ladoos when its still warm else it will be difficult to shape them.
3. It is optional to cover or sprinkle shredded coconut for garnishing. I did only one modak as my family did not like it.
4. You can use any of the dry fruits like cashew, almonds etc.
5. Instead of making modak shape you can simply roll them and make simple ladoos.
6. Please keep them in fridge (not freezer) and enjoy within 2-3 days.

HOPE YOU LIKE IT

Love

PariCash

Peanut Jaggery Ladoo/ Moongfali aur Gud ke Ladoo/ Indian Sweets/ Winter Special

Peanut Jaggery Ladoo/

Moongfali aur Gud ke Ladoo/

Indian Sweets/

Winter Special 

Hi Friends,

If you are a sweet lover then you must be aware about sweet craving which comes any time, any day without any previous notice? I am on the same boat. I always crave for something sweet and end up gulping a bar of chocolate or may be making this or Broken wheat this way and most of the time this recipe works. 

But this time while winter are saying good bye to us i didn't wanted to miss the opportunity to make these healthiest, quickest and easiest ladoos which are great for after meal dessert or any time of the day when u crave for something healthy and sweet. It is a quick and easy recipe for bachelors too. It will take you hardly 15 minutes to make them. So guys make them and enjoy anytime of the day. 

Ingredients:-
Peanuts - 1 cup
Jeggary/Gud- 3/4 cups

Method:-

Take peanuts and jeggary

dry roast peanuts 

when skin starting pealing means its roasted

now cool them completely

take them in a large plate and peel the skin

you can leave them 

grate or break jaggery 

take them in a grinder

pulse them
you can powder or make them coarse 

add jeggary/gud

pulse it and its done within seconds

take out it in a bowl

take a handful

press and roll and shape it

Scrumptious ladoos are ready to eat

Notes:-

1. Instead of making powder you can grind peanuts in coarse and then add jaggery separately and mix both of them and make ladoos for crunchier version.
2. No need to add ghee in this recipe as oil in peanuts will be enough to bind the ladoos.
3. You can add your favorite nuts. just roast them and grind with peanuts.

Hope you will like it

Love

PariCash