Buckwheat belongs to a group of food, commonly called "Pseudo Cereal", Pseudo cereals are seeds that look like cereal grains, but doesn't grow on grass. Other pseudo cereal include quinoa, Amarnath.
Buckwheat is rich in antioxidants when compared to other grains like oats, barley and wheat. Buckwheat also helps to control your blood sugar and promote heart health.
I have already shared one way of cooking buckwheat noodles . Please click here for that recipe.
Here is another way to cook it.
Preparation Time: 10 minutes
Cooking Time: 15 minutes
INGREDIENTS:
Buckwheat Noodles - 200 gms
Veggies - 1 cup( I used carrot, soy beans and broccoli)
Garlic pods - 3 to 4
Peanuts - 2 tablespoon
Soy sauce - 1.5 to 2 tablespoon
Black pepper powder - 1 teaspoon
Green or fresh red chili - 1 no ( optional)
Olive Oil - 2 tablespoon
METHOD:
1. In a large pan, boil water . Add 200 gms of buckwheat noodles . Keep the flame in medium, and cook for 6 to 7 minutes. Not more than that. Filter all the water and wash in cold water to stop further cooking.
2. In a pan, dry roast peanuts. Grind them in to a coarse powder. Do not make it to a fine powder.
3. In a wok, add olive oil. Add chopped garlic and chilies. Then add the veggies. I used carrot, soybean and broccoli. Stir fry for sometime. Add some salt. Sprinkle some water and cover it and cook till the veggies are 3/4 th cooked .Then add, soya sauce, black pepper powder . Fry for 2 minutes.
4. Now add cooked buckwheat noodles and mix gently. Add required salt if needed. Now add the crushed peanut powder which you prepared in step 2.
5. Buckwheat noodles taste better, when served hot.
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