Learn how to easily cook quinoa perfectly. It's very simple and quick.

Hopefully, you're well as I walk you through how to cook quinoa perfectly.

When you're advised to go grain-free, to go gluten-free and many other regiments, it's can be very overwhelming not knowing where to start.
Quinoa is definitely that seed you need to have in the house.

What's quinoa?

To dissipate any confusion, quinoa isn't a grain as it's normally referred to. It's rather a seed from a plant of the same family as beets and spinach.

There 're three types of quinoa; there's black quinoa, red quinoa, and white quinoa. White being the most flavorful as well as easy to find. Additionally, it's the cheapest even though quinoa, in general, remains costly.

Origin of quinoa

Quinoa originated from the Andes mountains in Bolivia, Chile, and Peru.

Incas people called it the mother of all grains as it has been around for about 7000 years.

It can grow up to 4500 altitudes.

Quinoa almost went into extinction upon the arrival of Spanish who burnt it down. Only a few survived in high mountains.

Quinoa nutrients

Quinoa is a functional food because it helps reduce the risk of various diseases.
This is due to the presence of fiber, minerals, vitamins, fatty acids, antioxidants, and phytonutrients.
It possesses a high amount of proteins and essential amino acids.
Studies have shown that frequent consumption of quinoa help reduce inflammation. So it's the best friend you can have daily in your path of healing
You'll get Vitamin Thiamin, Niacin, Riboflavin, Folate, Vit. E, A, B6, and B2.
It has a high concentration of calcium, Magnesium, Potassium, Phosphorus, Zinc, and Iron.

How cook quinoa perfectly

Learn how to cook quinoa perfectly by following these simple steps

You can choose to soak your quinoa. This will reduce its bitterness due to anti-nutrients.
Boil 2 cups of water in your boiler
Rinse 1 cup of quinoa
In a saucepan put quinoa, some salt (you can add ginger if you love it) and add the boiling water
Stir, cover and let it boil at high temperature for about 5 mins
Reduce the heat to medium-low and leave your quinoa to simmer till the water is absorbed

How much does 1 cup of quinoa yield?

I cup of dry quinoa will give you about 3 cups of cooked quinoa. Quinoa swells as it cooks if you let it cook at low heat at the end of cooking it'll swell more vs cooking at high heat all the way.

How to make quinoa taste good?

Quinoa can be sometimes be bitter, to avoid this, rinse your quinoa before cooking, but if you have time you can soak your quinoa for about 6 hours to reduce the bitterness.
Add spices to your cooking quinoa, you can add ginger, cinnamon or all spices to enhance the taste of your quinoa
Another thing is to add some cold pressed olive oil at the end of cooking, this makes quinoa so delicious and I am sure you'll love it.

How to appreciate quinoa

Quinoa is versatile, you can enjoy it in salads, as a main dish with some veggies or on detox.

Here, my kids and I also love it in breakfast with some fruits and/or with fermented coconut milk.
Just be creative and if you have nothing else but quinoa, It's definitely, sweet on its own.

Have a look at these quinoa recipes; Fresh apricot quinoa salad, easy & healthy quinoa salad

You have a good reason now to add quinoa to your shopping list. It's no doubt it will be your ally as you fight RA, it will help you in weight loss as well.

Wishing you a beautiful time, till next be blessed and fight that pain as much as you can.
My love to you, Githu.

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