Since Quinoa is relatively a new ingredient in our household, some of the dishes made with it were accepted without any complaint. Sometimes, they didn’t even know what went into a dish! At times, when the main ingredient – Quinoa was present in its fullest glory, the acceptance level came down a bit.This happened in the case of the pilaf I made with Quinoa.
Though I liked the texture and flavor, the kids were not ready to eat a lot of it. Lil Angel ate a few spoons and Lil Dude started picking out and eating only the chickpea after the first spoonful of the pilaf!!
So this dish was ‘semi- accepted’ on the table and I might try to make this again and see how the kids react to the same dish.
I used:
Cooked Quinoa – 1 cup
Cooked chickpea- 1/2 cup
Onion-1,chopped
Kalonji / Nigella seeds- 1/2 teaspoon
Pav Bhaji masala – 1 1/2 teaspoons [adjust to taste]
Salt to taste
Oil- 1 teaspoon
Heat oil in a pan and add kalonji. After a couple of seconds add onions and saute till the onions turn translucent.Put in the chickpeas and quinoa
Add the pav bhaji masala, salt and ,mix well. Turn down the flame and cook for a couple of minutes for the flavors to combine.Remove from heat
Serve with raita / yogurt , garnished with coriander leaves
Note:
- Instead of Pav Bhaji masala , you can add any spice mix of your choice.
- Cooked vegetables can also be added along with the chickpeas to make it more colorful.
- Other lentils like kidney beans etc can also be used.
Bon Appetit…
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Quinoa Pulao sounds interesting. Quinoa is my favourite and would love to try this soon.
Seriously want to make some pilaf with quinoa now, and this chickpeas pilaf is just inviting me.
You can never predict what kids would do. This pilaf sounds so delicious..
This pilaf sounds so delicious and flavorful.
Love the addition of pav bhaji masala. Very nice.
Quinoa pulao looks delicious but this grain in whole form is not fully accepted even in my house. I should give try it again and see if have a change of heart for this nutritious grain.
You should applaud your family considering that many don't appreciate quinoa because of it's flavor even though it is healthy. Your pulao sounds delucious.
This is totally my kid of a dish — one pot and easy to make. Love the addition of chickpeas in here.
Pilaf with quinoa and chickpeas is awesome!!
LOL I know even at my place its not accepted well.Pilaf looks yum.
That's one superb delicious dish PJ..surely going to be on the list!