Quinoa Kheer / Payasam

Category: Indian Sweets / Desserts
Preparation Time: 5 mins 
Cooking Time: 20 mins
Servings: For 3-4 persons

For my 50th post, I thought of preparing a healthy, sweet, kid-friendly recipe and thus came this Quinoa Payasam / Quinoa Kheer:) Quinoa as we all know is one of the healthiest food and for this dish we can add any choice of fruits or nuts to make this more healthy as well as Yummy:)

Quinoa Payasam

Quinoa- Strawberry Payasam

Ingredients:

• Quinoa - 1/2 cup
• Milk - 3 cups
• Sugar - 1/2 cup (Jaggery can also be used)
• Cardamon seeds - 1/4 tsp
• Ghee - 1 tbsp
• Cashews, chopped -5-6 nos
• Walnuts, chopped - 5-6 nos
• Strawberry, chopped - few (Optional) (Any fruits can be used)

Method:

1. Place Quinoa in a fine strainer and wash well in running water, drain and keep aside
2. Cook Quinoa as per the package instructions (Add Quinoa and 1 cup of water in a pan and bring to boil, then lower the flame and let it sit for 15 mins. When the sprouts / germs inside the seeds are visible, it means its cooked) Since it's bit bland, I added few cardamon seeds and few drops of ghee during cooking process and it gives a nice flavor
   
3. While it's cooking, boil the milk in medium flame for 10-12 mins; add few cardamon seeds for additional flavor
   
4. Add the cooked quinoa into the milk, stir well and allow to cook for few more mins
   
5. Add Sugar and mix well and keep the flame in medium
6. In another pan, heat ghee and roast the cashews and walnuts ill it becomes golden brown
   
7. Add the roasted nuts and switch off
   
8. Serve hot or allow to cool down
   
9. Once it cools, add the chopped strawberries and serve:)