I found some wilted mint in a fridge. Good time to fix a light lunch or a fancy side dish like this minty quinoa. You can use any other grains in this recipe. Whatever leftovers you have. What a productive way to clean your fridge!
Cook quinoa as it says on a package.
Heat a pan over medium heat. Add oil and cumin seeds. Wait until they are fragrant and throw in cashews. Fry them until they start to brown and add onion.
Sauté onions for 5 minutes until they are translucent. Add chilli pepper.
Grind mint leaves in a paste and add to the pan together with turmeric powder. Stir.
Mix in cooked quinoa and season with salt and pepper.
Minty quinoa
Fancy, mildly spices and healthy side dish.
- Prep Time: 5 min
- Cook Time: 25 min
- Total Time: 30 minutes
- Yield: 2
- Category: Side dish
- Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients
- 1 cup quinoa
- 1 cup fresh mint leaves
- 1 medium onion, chopped
- 1 small chilli pepper, minced
- small handful of cashews
- 1 tsp cumin seeds
- 1/4 tsp turmeric powder
- oil for cooking
- salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Cook quinoa as it says on a package.
- Heat a pan over medium heat. Add oil and cumin seeds. Wait until they are fragrant and throw in cashews. Fry them until they start to brown and add onion.
- Sauté onions for 5 minutes until they are translucent. Add chilli pepper.
- Grind mint leaves in a paste and add to the pan together with turmeric powder. Stir.
- Mix in cooked quinoa and season with salt and pepper.
Notes
You can use any leftover grains in this recipe.
Nutrition
- Calories: 442
- Sugar: 2.9g
- Sodium: 24mg
- Fat: 12.8g
- Saturated Fat: 1.9g
- Carbohydrates: 67.2g
- Fiber: 10.7g
- Protein: 16.1g
- Cholesterol: 0g
Keywords: quinoa, spicy, mint, cashews, Indian, vegan, vegetarian, gluten-free
