Red Kidney Bean Quinoa Pulav

2 Cups Quinoa
4 Cups Water
1/2 Tbsp Salt
4 Tbsp Ground Flax Seed Meal (Optional)

Wash Quinoa, add Water and allow it to boil. Once its starts boiling, reduce the heat to medium, add Salt and Ground Flax Seed Meal and allow it to cook for 15 minutes. Allow it to cool.

3/4 Cup Red Kidney Beans
1/2 Tsp Salt

Overnight Soak the beans with 1:3 ratio of water and pressure cook the beans with Salt for 4 whistles. I measured it after cooking, i had 2 cups of Cooked Beans.

1 Tbsp Ginger, Grated
10 Garlic Cloves

Make Ginger-Garlic Paste in Magic Bullet.

1 Tbsp Oil
1 Bay Leaf
1" Cinnamon Stick
1 and 1/2 Tsp Cumin Seeds
7 Green Chilies

1 Big Onion, Medium Size, Chopped

2 Tomatoes, Chopped
1 and 3/4 Tsp Salt

Pour Oil in a hot pan, add Bay Leaf, Cinnamon Stick, Cumin Seeds and Green Chilies fry for a minute.

Add Ginger, Garlic paste and fry for a minute in low flame.

Add Onion and fry for 5 minutes.

Add Tomatoes and Salt and cook for 10 more minutes.

Add Cooked Kidney Beans and fry for 5 more minutes.

Add cooked Quinoa and mix well.

2 Tbsp Cilantro, Chopped

Add Chopped Cilantro and mix well.

Taste Note: Tastes Great for both of us, But Arun said, its too bland...

Yields:  10 Cups

Note: Next time, soak 1 cup of Beans, the beans was less this time. Add 2 more tomatoes and +2 Green Chilies and adjust salt and note down.