Quinoa with Chia Seeds
A colourful quinoa dish with sauteed carrots and peppers, seasoned with turmeric and curry, topped with grated cheese and chia seeds. Can be mixed together or layered.
Ingredients
| 1 cup | 240 ml | quinoa |
| 1 | leek (or an onion) | |
| 2 | large carrots | |
| 1 | large green pepper | |
| 1 | large red pepper | |
| 1/2 до 1 tsp | turmeric | |
| 1/2 до 1 tsp | curry | |
| 3 tbsp | 45 ml | butter/olive oil/oil |
| — | salt (Himalayan) | |
| — | cheese (optional) | |
| — | chia seeds |
Instructions
- First rinse the quinoa and boil it. Quinoa is cooked in a ratio of 1:3, i.e. 1 cup quinoa to 2.5-3 cups water. Cook it covered with about 1 tsp added Himalayan salt. In about 15-20 minutes the small grains are cooked. Do not let the quinoa cook until mushy. The centre of the cooked grains turns transparent while the edges stay white. To the already cooked quinoa add 1 tsp turmeric and 1 tsp curry. Stir again.
- Wash the vegetables and clean the carrots. Cut the peppers into small squares, or into strips. Grate the carrots or also cut them into strips. Cut the onion/leek. I did not want the vegetables to be completely raw, but slightly crunchy, so I lightly braised them with fat and a little water.
- Once everything is ready, mix the cooked quinoa with the vegetables. Sprinkle with grated cheese or Parmesan, and finally sprinkle with chia seeds.
- Another option is, instead of mixing the vegetables with the quinoa, to arrange them in layers - cooked quinoa, braised carrots, peppers, cheese and the chia seeds.