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Recipe of Saffron Quinoa

You can make Saffron Rice w/same recipe. Just change Quinoa to Rice.



Ingredients for 2-3 persons

1cup Quinoa

1/2pc (small) Onion (minced)

0.2g Saffron

Sea salt, pepper, olive oil

2 cup Water

2-3Tsp Alomond powder


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1) Wash the Quinoa and drain. Keep it 20 mins. Saffron soaks in hot water (2 Tsps) 15mins.


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2) Roast the almond powder by frying pan. Watch carefully, its easy to burn.


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3) Heat up the pot then sautee the minced onion w/ olive oil until onion will be translucency.


4) Add the quinoa to (3) then contitune to sautee.


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5) Add the saffron, sea salt, pepper and water. Turn to the low flame after boiling, cover and simmer 15-20 mins.


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6) Saet 10 mins after off the gas. Quinoa mix w/ roasted almond powder.


You may use other spice such like a cardamom, clove etc

I use the alomond powder this time (Bcz, I had left over one). Quinoa will be mild taste and nutty flavor after mix w/ alomond podwer,

You may use pumpkin seed, sunflower seed and sliced almond whaterver you like.