This 30-minute Vegan Quinoa Fried Rice is made using all plant-based and gluten-free ingredients with very simple to follow steps. The cooking style used is Indian, so be prepared to experience some spices!
Ingredients to make Quinoa Fried Rice
- Nuetral cooking oil lile Vegetable or Canola Oil.
- Cumin Seeds.
- Onion, red or yellow.
- Carrot.
- Green Beans.
- Cabbage.
- Quinoa.
- Cashew Nuts.
- Red Chili Powder.
- Coriander Powder.
- Salt.
*If you have gluten intolerance, PLEASE make sure to double-check the ingredients before use.
How to make Vegan Quinoa Fried Rice
- Cook quinoa with 1:2 ratio of quinoa to water and keep aside. Tip: always cover the pot with lid while cooking quinoa and let the lid be closed for 5 mins after turning off the flame, this makes the quinoa fluffly and tastes lot better.
- In meantime, thinly slice onion, findely dice carrot, beans and roughtly chop cabbage.
- In a frying pan, add cooking oil, when oil is hot add cumin seeds, cashew nuts and fry for a second. Keep flame on medium to avoid burning cashew nuts.
- Add onion and fry till onions turn translucent.
- Now add diced carrot, beans and fry till both are cooked well. Add cabbage and fry for 2 mins, cabbage cooks faster than carrot and beans.
- When all the vegetables are well cooked, add red chili powder, salt, corainder powder and fry for a minute on low flame.
- Add cooked quinoa and mix everything keeping the flame low.
- Serve hot with side of sliced onion and lime!
Optional add-ons:
- Add 1 tbsp of raisins at the add with cooked quinoa, if you enjoy sweet and sour mix.
- Pan fried Tofu as topping.
- Caramelized onion slices as topping.
- Roasted Chickpeas for extra crunch.
- If you enjoy Biryani, add 1 tsp of Biryani Masala to this fried rice alomg with coriander powder, it gives a little essence of biryani.
Vegan Quinoa Fried Rice
30-minute Quinoa Fried Rice, made using all plant-based and gluten-free ingredients.
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup Quinoa uncooked
- 2 tbsp Cooking Oil
- 1 tsp Cumin Seeds
- 2 tbsp Cashew Nuts
- 1/2 cup Onion sliced
- 1/4 cup Carrot diced
- 1/4 cup Green Beans diced
- 1/4 cup Cabbage chopped
- 1 1/2 tsp Red Chili Powder or as needed
- 1 tsp Coriander Powder
- Salt as needed
Instructions
- Cook quinoa with a 1:2 ratio of quinoa to water and keep aside.
- In the meantime, thinly slice onion, finely diced carrot, beans, and roughly chop cabbage.
- In a frying pan, add cooking oil, when oil is hot add cumin seeds, cashew nuts and fry for a second. Keep flame on medium to avoid burning cashew nuts.
- Add onion and fry till onions turn translucent.
- Now add diced carrot, beans, and fry till both are cooked well. Add cabbage and fry for 2 mins, cabbage cooks faster than carrot and beans.
- When all the vegetables are well cooked, add red chili powder, salt, coriander powder, and fry for a minute on low flame.
- Add cooked quinoa and mix everything keeping the flame low.
- Serve hot with a side of sliced onion and lime!
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