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There is SO much to love about this vegetable Quinoa pulao recipe: It’s has a 10 minute time stamp, abundant nutritional properties, and the way it effortlessly makes dinner feel fancy! This vegetable pilaf is super hearty and has so much flavor. It’s also crazy easy to make. Once you make it once, you’ll add it to your regular dinner rotation. But all that boring healthy stuff aside, it is also really great to eat. I’d take it over rice any day!
What vegetables can I add to this Vegetable Quinoa Pulao?
Traditionally in an Indian Pulao, you would add up a combination of peas, carrots, some cauliflower, potatoes. This recipe is versatile and you can choose your own veggies. There’s loads of goodness here: carrots, cauliflower, peas, green beans, quinoa, cilantro, onion and more. It takes 10 minutes and uses just a handful of basic ingredients to create an exotic, nourishing, and deeply comforting dish. It’s high on the easy to make scale, I know you’ll stop looking at the recipe after you make it once or twice. Pick your favorite frozen vegetable mix if you have it handy or empty your refrigerator with the vegetables you have.
A ‘pilaf’ by definition is a grain that has been cooked in a flavored broth – and quinoa cooked this way is extra flavorful! We used vegetable stock in our recipe today. Rounding this delicious quinoa pilaf with our 2 steps 2 ingredients Homemade yogurt. One of the ingredients in this healthy curried quinoa is turmeric, which gives it a yellow color. Turmeric is probably one of the most commonly used spices in Indian cooking. Turmeric is in the ginger family and it’s a great anti-inflammatory. Preliminary research suggests that curcumin, the bright yellow polyphenol compound found in the spice, may even promote weight loss, lower risk of heart disease, and improve blood sugar control. Check out more turmeric recipes
If you haven’t jumped on the quinoa train yet, you’re seriously missing out. It is actually a seed. It is also gluten-free, a complete protein and a nutritional powerhouse. It’s little wonder why it is being called a superfood. Try our other quinoa recipes I love Meal prepping and a little meal prep goes a long way. With a wee bit of planning, some slicing and dicing this one-pot vegetable quinoa pulao pilaf comes together in quick time and easy cleanup! A nourishing vegan main dish that’s fast enough for a weeknight or makes your sad office lunch really something awesome.
EASY QUINOA RECIPES:
If you like Quinoa and are short on time for making dinner or packing lunch for your kids, you should give the following Quinoa recipes a try and you will not regret it
You can use water instead of vegetable broth. Want to use frozen vegetable mix? Sure this dish is versatile and can be adjusted with your favorite vegetables. If making on a stovetop, the water ratio changes. 1cup Quinoa- 2-1/2 cups of water.
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