8 Healthy Quinoa Recipes

Add something wholesome and filling into your meals. Meet quinoa -- a tiny grain with a mighty nutrition punch. Rich in goodness, it keeps you satisfied for longer. Prepare salads, idlis, pancakes and more...

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Quinoa Pulao With Meat

Wholesome food needn't be plain. Salma Aunty’s much-loved quinoa pulao with mutton, onions, ginger garlic paste proves otherwise. This special recipe comes straight from the kitchen of Salman Khan’s superstar mother.

Please find the recipe here: Quinoa Pulao With Meat

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Healthy Quinoa Bowl

Prepared with cooked quinoa blended with milk and creamy coconut milk, topped with dark chocolate bits, juicy berries, and fresh banana slices, Chef Yogesh Amin's bowl is the way to start your day.

Please find the recipe here: Healthy Quinoa Bowl

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Quinoa Idli

Chef Deepak Shirur's idlis made from quinoa are light and fluffy. They turn an ordinary breakfast into something wholesome and yum.

Please find the recipe here: Quinoa Idli

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Quinoa Salad

For Swasthi B's refreshing quinoa salad, you need just a handful of ingredients, like celery, mint, tomatoes, chickpeas and then mix in some cooked quinoa, give it a quick toss. It is ready in minutes.

Please find the recipe here: Quinoa Salad

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Quinoa Pancakes

Binish Baby’s pancakes are all that pancakes need to be -- delicate, delicious --  and to boot, made from a healthy grain.

Please find the recipe here: Quinoa Pancakes

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Quinoa Salad With Walnuts, Grilled Veggies

Chef Jerson Fernandes's healthy, fun, gourmet salad makes use of quinoa, caramelised walnuts, grilled veggies and a vinaigrette dressing and is a cheerful way to eat lunch.

Please find the recipe here: Quinoa Salad

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Curried Quinoa Salad With Grapes And Walnuts

Chef Sabyasachi Gorai serves up an even more vibrant version. The salad is brought to life with the sweetness of grapes and the crunch of walnuts and curried up.

Please find the recipe here: Curried Quinoa Salad

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Quinoa Phirni

Silky. Creamy. Delightful. That's Pooja Goyal’s quinoa phirni. The ingredients for the traditional pudding are much the same but quinoa replaces rice.

Please find the recipe here: Quinoa Phirni

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