Quinoa Bisi Bele Bath/Quinoa Vegetable Lentil Stew

Quinoa bisi bele bath is a vegetable lentil stew . Vegetables,toor dal, spices and quinoa are cooked together for this delicious dish .

Preparation Time: 15 minutes
Cooking Time: 10 minutes

INGREDIENTS:

Quinoa - 1/4 cup
Toor dal - 1/8 cup
Water - 1.25 cup
Tamarind water - 1/4 cup(gooseberry sized tamarind dissolved in 1/4 cup water.)
Vegetables - 1/2 cup( I used carrot,beans,capsicum and green peas)
Onion - 1/2 cup
Ginger garlic paste -1 teaspoon
Turmeric powder -1/2 teaspoon
*Bisibelebath Powder - 1.5 teaspoon
Salt - as required
Oil - 1 table spoon
Ghee - 1 table spoon(optional)
Mustard - 1/2 teaspoon
Cumin seeds -1/2 teaspoon
Channa dal - 1/2 teaspoon
Fenugreek seeds - 1/2 teaspoon

METHOD:

1. Wash quinoa and dal together . Soak them together for 15 minutes.

2. In a pressure cooker, add oil. Add mustard, cumin seeds ,channa dal and fenugreek seeds. Then add ginger garlic paste and fry for a minute. Then add onions and fry till they change colour.

3. Now add the vegetables , turmeric powder and salt. Saute for 2 minutes.

4. Now add the bisibelebath powder and saute for another 2 minutes. Add tamarind juice and required water.

5. Now add the washed quinoa and toor dal. Allow them to come to boil and close the lid. Cook for one whistle in high and simmer for 10 minutes and switch off the stove.

6. Open the lid and add 1 tablespoon ghee(optional) and garnish with coriander leaves .

7. Serve with roasted peanuts or papad !. This dish taste better when served hot !

NOTES:

1. If you do not have bisi bele bath powder, you can use the spices mentioned in the "for grinding" section in the  following link - > http://jothicookingbook.blogspot.tw/2015/06/bisi-bela-bath.html