Savoury Quinoa Tomato CrÊpe Dosa Recipes

SIMPLE SAVORY QUINOA

Steps:

• Heat the olive oil in a saucepan over medium heat. Stir in the celery, carrots, onion, and garlic. Cook and stir until the onion has softened and turned translucent, about 5 minutes. Stir in the vegetable stock, quinoa, basil, and turmeric. Bring to a simmer, then reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer 25 to 30 minutes until the quinoa is tender and has absorbed the liquid. Once done, stir in the lime juice, and season to taste with salt to serve.

QUINOA WITH CHICKPEAS AND TOMATOES

Steps:

• Place the quinoa in a fine mesh strainer, and rinse under cold, running water until the water no longer foams. Bring the quinoa, salt, and water to a boil in a saucepan. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until the quinoa is tender, 20 to 25 minutes.
• Once done, stir in the garbanzo beans, tomatoes, garlic, lime juice, and olive oil. Season with cumin, salt, and pepper. Sprinkle with chopped fresh parsley to serve.

SAVOURY QUINOA TOMATO CRÊPE (DOSA)

Steps:

• Soak the quinoa in water for minimum 2 hrs. Add some oil to a pan and add the chopped onions and saute until they are golden brown. Remove from heat and keep it aside. Add the quinoa, ginger, tomatoes, green chilly, curry leaves and water and grind it to a smooth paste. The consistency of the batter should be same as dosa batter. Transfer it to a bowl. Add rava, cilantro, sauteed onions, baking soda, jeera powder and salt to taste. Heat a non stick griddle or tawa. Gently pour this batter onto the center of the pan - just as you would for a pancake - till the ladle is empty. Using very little pressure, swirl the ladle in concentric circles, to spread out the batter (see the photo above) As soon as you have finished spreading the batter out on the pan, dip the basting brush in cooking oil or ghee and drizzle it all over the surface of the dosa and also around its edges. You can use an oil spray to avoid too much grease. When the upper surface begins to look cooked (it will no longer look soft or runny), flip the Dosa. By this time, ideally, the surface that was underneath should be light golden in color. Allow to cook for 1 minute after flipping.