Ingredients
Cooked Quinoa – 2 cups
Grated Coconut (fresh if possible) – 1 cup
Red or Green Chillies – 4 (more if you want it spicy)
Coconut Oil – 4 teaspoon
Broken Urad Dhal -1 tablespoon
Bengal Gram Dhal – 1 tablespoon
Curry leaves – 10
Mustard Seeds – 1/4 teaspoon
Asafoetida powder – 1/4 teaspoon
Salt per taste
Roasted Cashews – 10
Peanut powder – 2 teaspoon
Chopped Coriander leaves – 2 teaspoon (Optional) I didn’t use
Method
Soak Quinoa in water for atleast half an hour, rinse and drain. Add 2 measures of water to 1 measure of Quinoa and salt to taste and cook till it fluffs up.
Remove quinoa and let it cool completely.
Heat oil, add mustard seeds and once it stops spluttering add asafoetida powder, broken urad dhal, Bengal Gram dhal. chillies, curry leaves. Saute for a minute till the dhal slightly browns.
Now add the grated coconut and keep stirring continously for few minutes till the coconut slightly browns evenly.
Switch off add Peanut powder, salt and cooked Quinoa and mix thoroughly.
Garnish with cashews and Coriander leaves and serve.