Quinoa Biryani is a fusion biryani made with Quinoa and mixed vegetables with biryani masala and spices. This surely tastes wonderful and makes a filling meal.
For Q, I decided I would make Quinoa Biryani as I still had the Quinoa that Priya had given me some years back. Can you imagine how silly I sound as I had saved it up to make all dishes with Q. Anyway this quick biryani with Quinoa was an interesting fusion dish. The mixed vegetables and spices surely made this a wholesome meal.
I only made it with one cup as I wasn't sure if everybody would like it. However, Athamma and Amma liked it as it surely had a nutty texture and almost felt like a salad. I boiled it in a saucepan with a 1:2 ratio of water. If you are cooking it in the pressure cooker, you should take care to check if it's enough.
Quinoa Biryani is the pick for Q in the AtoZ Quick Under 30 Minutes, which is my theme in the Biryanis, Pulaos, Khichdi, and Mixed Rice, where I am doing Quick Under 30 Minutes Meals. If you want to read some elaborate Biryanis, check out what I have for Q in Spice your Life!
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B for Bhuga Chawara
C for Cholia Chawal
D for Dal Khichdi
E for Ellu Sadam
F for Fodnicha Bhaat
G for Green Garlic Pulao
H for Hare Chane Ka Pulav
I for Ivygourd Masala Rice
J for Jevarisi Chitranna
K for Kadam Bhog
L for Lilva Pulao
M for Methi Matar wara Chawaran
N for Neyichor
O for Oralu Chitranna
P for Pariba Khechudi
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Step By Step Pictures for making Quinoa Biryani
Quinoa Biryani | How to make Quinoa Vegetable Biryani
Cooking the Quinoa:
Wash and soak the Quinoa for 15 mins.
Bring the water to boil in a saucepan and when it starts rolling boil, add the drained Quinoa.
Simmer and cook it covered till done. This takes about 10 mins.
Since I added just enough water for this to get cooked, take care to fluff in intervals.
Prep the Vegetables
During the time you soak the Quinoa, you can prep the vegetables and microwave for 10 mins or till done.
Making the Quinoa Biryani
In a pan, heat the oil and ghee, temper with the whole spices.
Add onion julienne, slit green chilies, and ginger-garlic paste.
Saute on high till the onions are done.
Now add the vegetables and continue cooking on high till the water is all evaporated.
Add the curds, biryani masala, garam masala and combine well.
When the whole mix gets dry, add the cooked quinoa and mix well.
Cover and keep it on low flame for few mins.
Fluff and serve with onion raitha.
Quinoa Biryani | How to make Quinoa Vegetable Biryani
Ingredients
- 1 cup Quinoa
- 2 cups Water
- 1 cup Mixed Vegetables (potato, beans, carrot)
- 1/2 cup Onion
- 1 tsp Curds
- 1/2 tsp Ginger Garlic paste
- 2 Green Chillies
- 1 inch Cinnamon
- 2 Cardamom
- 2 Cloves
- 1 Bay Leaf
- 1/4 tsp Cumin Seeds
- Handful Mint Leaves
- Handful Coriander Leaves
- 1/2 tsp Biryani Masala
- 1/4 tsp Garam Masala
- 1 tsp Lemon juice
- Salt to taste
- 1 tsp Cooking Oil
- 2 tsp Ghee
Instructions
Cooking the Quinoa:
- Wash and soak the Quinoa for 15 mins.
- Bring the water to boil in a saucepan and when it starts rolling boil, add the drained Quinoa.
- Simmer and cook it covered till done. This takes about 10 mins.
- Since I added just enough water for this to get cooked, take care to fluff in intervals.
Prep the Vegetables
- During the time you soak the Quinoa, you can prep the vegetables and microwave for 10 mins or till done.
Making the Quinoa Biryani
- In a pan, heat the oil and ghee, temper with the whole spices.
- Add onion julienne, slit green chilies and ginger garlic paste.
- Saute on high till the onions are done.
- Now add the vegetables and continue cooking on high till the water is all evaporated.
- Add the curds, biryani masala, garam masala and combine well.
- When the whole mix gets dry, add the cooked Quinoa and mix well.
- Cover and keep it on low flame for few mins.
- Fluff and serve with onion raitha.
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Suma Gandlur says
I hold onto millet ravas brought from India in that manner, Valli. 🙂 The quinoa biryani looks lovely in the bigger sized images.
Vaishali Sabnani says
Talk of storing ! My Frig is always overloaded , but that’s how we bloggers are .
The quinoa Khichadi looks absolutely fantastic , and the pics look fabulous . Quinoa is a international taste so it gets hard for some to adapt to the taste , but glad the elders enjoyed .
Sharmila Kingsly says
True about the storing part... hubby always complaints me that I keep the fridge full.. totally yummy biryani..
harini says
Wow! Perfectly cooked quinoa, Valli. It definitely looks like a salad.
Gayathri Kumar says
Hahaha, being food bloggers we definitely understand stocking up ingredients. The quinoa biryani looks so inviting and is such a healthy filling meal.
Sushma says
Perfectly cooked quinoa. I love the nutty texture of quinoa. Quinoa biryani looks too good and of course totally a healthy dish
Srividhya Gopalakrishnan says
I love to stock up ingredients. I have to clean my pantry regularly if not it becomes unmanageable. 😉 Quinoa biryani looks delicious and I remember making it for 2016 BM. Time flies.
Swati says
Quinoa biryani with biryani masala sounds so flavourful; I love quinoa, it's light on stomach and nutritious, a very good substitute for rice. too made Quiona pulao a milder version then biryani..
Renu says
haha, as a food blogger you can do that. You can save some recipes to be used later when apt. I love that colourful bowl of quinoa biryani, so so tempting. You have done 100 perc justice to the quinoa.