Cook's Hideout: Quinoa Lemon Pulihora (Revisiting an Old Post)

March 25, 2013

Quinoa Lemon Pulihora (Revisiting an Old Post)

Blogging Marathon# 26: Week 4/ Day 2
Theme: Revisiting Old Posts with New Pictures
Dish: Quinoa Pulihora (from December 2009)
This quinoa pulihora is one of the top 10 posts on my blog and it desperately needed a face lift. Quinoa is one of the whole grains that I use quite frequently. Its nutty and I love how it swells up with that lovely saturn ring around it after cooking. 
Quinoa can be used in place of rice in many Indian recipes and this lemon flavored quinoa is one of the quickest and easiest dishes that I make.

Ingredients:
Quinoa – 1 cup
Roasted peanuts – 2tbsp
Chana dal – 1tsp
Urad dal – 1tsp
Mustard seeds – 1tsp
Hing – ¼tsp
Curry leaves – 6-8
Dry Red Chilies – 2
Green chilies – 2, slit vertically
Turmeric – ½ tsp
Lemon/ Lime juice – 2tbsp or more to taste
Salt – to taste

Method:
  • Cook quinoa according to package directions; 1 cup quinoa to 2 cups water. 
  • Add turmeric, 1tsp oil & salt to cooked quinoa, gently toss and set aside to cool. 
  • In a small saucepan, heat 2tsp oil and add the tempering ingredients: chana dal, urad dal, mustard seeds, red chilies, hing and curry leaves. Once the seeds start to splutter add the roasted peanuts and green chilies, sauté for a minute and add this to cooked quinoa. 
  • Squeeze the lemon juice and gently mix to combine all the ingredients, make sure not to make quinoa mushy. Enjoy with a dollop of yogurt.
Lets check out what my fellow marathoners have cooked up today for BM# 26.
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12 comments:

  1. healthy and flavourful, I dont get quinoa here easily, but guess I could substitute with lapsi or couscous..

    Kalyani
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  2. so healthy and so delicious!!! love quinoa!!!
    Sowmya
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  3. yet to use quinoa, but little one has suddenly taken to eating lemon rice and pulihora big time, so have to make it for him soon, ur recipe looks fabulous

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  4. Love love this health and nutritious pulihora, beautiful captures..

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  5. A healthy version of pulihora with quinoa..I too make it whenever I want to cut down the rice...

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  6. It tastes so good, right? I love it too. Beautiful pictures..

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  7. Its hard (or very expensive) to get quinoa here, but loved your presentation and narrative.

    Nice clicks, esp the second one. I love the blurred flowery table cloth.

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  8. I have a packet of quinoa that I got from US...and have been thinking of using it..will try this one Pavani..book marked!

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  9. Wow!!!Another awesome click...we dont get quinoa here:-(

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  10. Love your food photography! I’m working for a company called Village Harvest that’s running a Facebook grain photo contest for a $7500 international trip. You should totally enter. Here’s the link: http://a.pgtb.me/GtXGz

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  11. Love your food photography! I’m working for a company called Village Harvest that’s running a Facebook grain photo contest for a $7500 international trip. You should totally enter. Here’s the link: http://a.pgtb.me/GtXGz

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