Many quinoa recipes use quinoa that has already been been cooked and prepared before including in a recipe. There is a saying that you have to cook quinoa twice and this is true in most quinoa recipes. When you have prepared the quinoa in this way it is ready to be put into all sorts of dishes replacing rice and cous cous as a base for meals. You can keep the cooked quinoa in the fridge to use with salads. chop up some peppers, spring onions and celery and you have a complete meal.
Step 1
Rinse the quinoa in a fine seive with cold water. Doing this process two times will make sure that all the coating is gone. When quinoa is unprocessed you need to rinse it completely in this way to be sure of getting the best results.
Step 2
Measure out one cup of quinoa to two cups of water into a saucepan.
Step 3
Bring the mixture to the boil, stirring gently to ensure it does not stick to the pan. Once it boils, turn the temperature down and let it simmer for ten to fifteen minutes. It is a matter of personal taste how long you cook it for. i prefer it crunchy so I cook it for only ten minutes. By the end of the cooking the water will have been absorbed by the quinoa. The quinoa will double in size during cooking. Take the pan with the quinoa off the cooker.
Step 4
Your quinoa is now ready to serve as a substitute for rice with curry and other dishes. As well as this you can put it into your regular meals and salad dishes. Quinoa generally blends in with the flavours of the foods that you cook it with. It has a pleasant crunchy texture that adds substance to any menu.
It is also ready to include in the recipes that are in the quinoa recipes book.
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