Quinoa and Lentil

 3/4 Cup Toor Dal

Wash Toor Dal and pressure cook the dal for 4 Whistles.

1 and 1/4 Cups Quinoa
5 Cups Water
1/2 Tbsp Salt
1/2 Tsp Turmeric Powder
4 Tbsp Ground Flax Seed Meal

Wash Quinoa,  add Salt, Turmeric Powder, Ground Flax Seed Meal and Water.

1 Tbsp Olive Oil
1/2 Bag Pearl Onions, Chopped lengthwise
6 Green Chilies, Chopped lengthwise
12 Garlic Cloves, Chopped lengthwise
11 Curry Leaves
6 Tomatoes, Chopped into small pieces
1 and 1/4 Tsp salt

Pour Oil in a pan, add Onions, Garlic and Chilies, saute until the color of the onion changes. Add Tomatoes and Salt and saute until tomato softens.

Add the sauted things to Quinoa.

1 Cinnamon Stick
1/2 Tsp Fennel Seeds

Add Cinnamon and Fennel to Quinoa. Add Cooked Dal and allow it to boil. Once it starts boiling, reduce the heat and allow it to cook for 15 minutes.

Taste Note: Tastes Awesome.

Note: This time i cooked this in pressure cooker, even with 10 whistles, the dal didn't cook at all. So i added one more cup of water and allow it to boil and reduced the heat and let it cook on stove top for 30 minutes. Everything cooked fine.

Note: Good with Almond-Mint Chutney

Yields:  6 and 1/2 Cups