Quinoa Sabudana Khichdi
A quick and easy stir-fry recipe, this Quinoa Sabudana Khichdi is a simple take on the traditional Maharashtrian Khichdi. It is great as a meal or breakfast and works really well on fasting days!
Servings: 4
Calories: 383kcal
Ingredients
- 1 cup prepared quinoa
- 1 medium potato (peeled and cubed)
- ¼ cup raw peanuts
- ¼ cup peanut powder
- 1 inch ginger (grated)
- 2-3 green chili (minced)
- 4-5 curry leaves
- ¾ teaspoon black pepper powder
- ½ teaspoon cumin powder
- 1 teaspoon cumin seeds
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 2 tablespoon ghee (oil for Vegan version)
- ¾ teaspoon lemon juice
- 4-5 stalks cilantro
Instructions
- Heat ghee (or oil) in a pan. Once hot, add whole cumin seeds. Let them pop.
- Next, add green chili, curry leaves and grated ginger.
- Then add diced potatoes.
- Cover and let them cook till they are fork tender.
- Then add whole peanuts and let them fry for a couple of minutes.
- Once they are crisp, bring everything together.
- Then add cooked quinoa.
- Next add crushed peanuts, salt, sugar, pepper powder and cumin powder.
- Mix well.
- Add lemon juice and cilantro and enjoy with cilantro chutney and yogurt.
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Notes
- The recipe calls for cooked quinoa and potato. The potatoes can be boiled before hand and diced before adding to the ghee.
- To make the quinoa sabudana khichdi Vegan, replace ghee with oil. Other ingredients are plant based and gluten-free by default.
- This recipe is great to enjoy immediately or make it as part of meal prep. The prepared khichdi can be refrigerated for 2-3 days. Just pop it in the microwave and enjoy warm.
- If the recipe is not for fasting days, add some diced vegetables too. They not only make the recipe colorful, but also add healthy ingredients to it.
Nutrition
Calories: 383kcal | Carbohydrates: 43g | Protein: 12g | Fat: 19g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 5g | Monounsaturated Fat: 7g | Cholesterol: 19mg | Sodium: 668mg | Potassium: 631mg | Fiber: 7g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 124IU | Vitamin C: 34mg | Calcium: 60mg | Iron: 4mg