Quinoa is pronounced “kinwa” or “kinuwa“. It is a grain crop grown primarily for its edible seeds. It is full of benefits, rich source of protein, fiber, vitamin B and minerals.
I’m from Bangkok Thailand and our main dish is rice. We seriously eat rice with everything, we eat rice 3 times a day, breakfast, lunch and dinner or even late night. We even have rice soup. I recently learnt about benefits of quinoa
Here is how I make it. Feel free to use a rice cooker if you have one. The key is 2 parts of quinoa
Rinse it in a strainer for a minute or two under tap water.
Add water and cook it in a pot, start with medium heat. Cover the pot and lower the heat to lowest setting once the water comes to a boil.
Cook for 15 minutes, remove the pot from heat and let it stand for 5 minutes, covered.
Fluff gently with a folk. You will know that it is done when you see a tiny spirals separating and curling around the seeds. If any liquid remains in the bottom, return to low heat and cook, covered for another 5 minutes until all water has been absorbed.
- ½ cup uncooked quinoa
- 1 cup water
- Rinse quinoa in a strainer under running water for 1-2 minutes.
- Add quinoa and water into a small pot, use medium heat. Cover with the pot with a lid.
- Once the water comes to a boil, lower the heat to lowest setting.
- Cook for 15 minutes.
- Remove the pot from heat and let it stand for 5 more minutes, covered.
- Fluff gently with a folk. You will know that it is done when you see a tiny spirals separating and curling around the seeds. If any liquid remains in the bottom, return to low heat and cook, covered for another 5 minutes until all water has been absorbed.
- Serve as a side dish.
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