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Quinoa Millet Pulao

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A simple yet a tasty and a nutritious preparation made with the simplest of the ingredients 1/4 cup Red Quinoa 1/4 cup Millet 1/3 cup Chopped onion 1/2 cup finely chopped beetroot 1/2 cup frozen green peas 2 green chilies 1 inch piece of ginger 2 garlic cloves few mint leaves 1 tblsp oil Salt to taste 1/2 to 1 tsp garam masala powder Soak the quinoa and millet together after rinsing them thoroughly.  Take oil, splutter some cumin seeds and add the onions to sauté them for 2 minutes.  Add the ginger, garlic and green chillies which have been crushed to the onions and sauté for another 1/2  a minute.  Add the quinoa and the millet which has been now drained completely and sauté for a minute before adding the vegetables to it.  Add the salt which is about a teaspoon and few mint leaves that have been chopped.  Add water in the ratio of 1:2 which would be 1 cup for the above quantity, garam masala and pressure cook for 5 to 6 whistles.   The tasty and nutritious pulao