How to make South Indian Style Yogurt Quinoa Recipe with Video – Quinoa is one of the super foods as it is rich in protein and dietary fiber and has many more nutritional values. I always add quinoa to my everyday cooking as it is super healthy. I love to try Indian recipes using quinoa and include them in baked goods and desserts.
Today’s recipe is Curd Quinoa / Thayir Quinoa / Quinoa Daddojanam. Curd Rice or Daddojanam is a simple South Indian dish which is steamed rice mixed with yogurt and tempered with ginger and other Indian spices. I have replaced the rice with quinoa and added a handful of chopped cucumbers and grated carrots to make it more delicious. You can leave the cucumber and carrots if don’t like them and add pomegranate seeds, mangoes or grapes for a variation.
Few More Quinoa Recipes on the blog:
If you are looking for more South Indian Curd Rice Variations then check Thayir Aval, Aava Pettina Daddojanam and Wheat Rava Curd Baath
What’s your favorite Quinoa Dish? I would love to know! 🙂
South Indian Quinoa Yogurt Recipe Video Below:
Quinoa Daddojanam - Indian Quinoa Yogurt Rice Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 cup Raw Quinoa
- 2 cups Water
- 2 1/4 cups Yogurt
- 1/2 cup Milk
- 1/4 cup Chopped Cucumbers (optional)
- 1/4 cup Grated Carrots (optional)
- 3 - 4 Green Chillies
- 1 tbsp Ginger, finely chopped
- 1/2 tbsp Mustard Seeds
- 1/2 tbsp Chana Dal
- 1 tsp Urad Dal
- 2 Dried Red Chillies
- 2 sprigs Curry Leaves
- 3 -4 tsp Oil
- Salt to taste
Instructions
- Cook the rinsed quinoa with 2 cups of water and let it cool a bit.
- When it is still warm add milk to the quinoa. Mix and lightly mash the quinoa.
- Add the yogurt, chopped cucumber, grated carrot and salt and mix everything well. Keep it aside.
- Heat oil in a pan for seasoning. Add the mustard seeds, chana dal, urad dal and fry until they are light brown color.
- Then add the cashews and continue frying until they are brown color.
- Now add the finely chopped ginger and chopped green chillies and fry for a few seconds.
- Add the broken red chillies and curry leaves and fry for a couple of seconds.
- Finally add a big pinch of hing / asafoetida and fry for a few seconds.
- Remove it from the flame and pour it over the prepared quinoa yogurt mixture.
- Mix until well combined. Serve and enjoy! 🙂
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Yogurt Quinoa / Thayir Quinoa / Quinoa Daddojanam Recipe with step by step photos:
- Cook the rinsed quinoa with 2 cups of water and let it cool a bit.
- When it is still warm add milk to the quinoa. Mix and lightly mash the quinoa.
- Add the yogurt, chopped cucumber, grated carrot and salt and mix everything well. Keep it aside.
- Heat oil in a pan for seasoning. Add the mustard seeds, chana dal, urad dal and fry until they are light brown color.
- Then add the cashews and continue frying until they are brown color.
- Now add the finely chopped ginger and chopped green chillies and fry for a few seconds.
- Add the broken red chillies and curry leaves and fry for a couple of seconds.
- Finally add a big pinch of hing / asafoetida and fry for a few seconds.
- Remove it from the flame and pour it over the prepared quinoa yogurt mixture.
- Mix until well combined. Serve and enjoy! 🙂
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