Best Curry Quinoa Recipes

QUINOA-AND-APPLE SALAD WITH CURRY DRESSING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Spread almonds on a rimmed baking sheet; toast in oven until lightly toasted and fragrant, about 7 minutes. Let cool; coarsely chop nuts.
• Rinse quinoa thoroughly in a fine sieve; drain. Bring 2 cups water to a boil in a medium saucepan. Add quinoa; return to a boil. Stir quinoa; cover, and reduce heat. Simmer until quinoa is tender but still chewy, about 15 minutes. Fluff quinoa with a fork; let cool.
• Whisk together honey, shallot, curry powder, salt, and lemon juice in a large bowl. Season with pepper. Whisking constantly, pour in oil in a slow, steady stream; whisk until dressing is emulsified. Add quinoa, currants, apple, mint, and nuts; toss well. Garnish with mint.

CURRY COUSCOUS AND QUINOA PILAF (VEGETARIAN)

Steps:

• Combine vegetable stock with 1 teaspoon olive oil and 1 teaspoon salt in a medium saucepan. Bring to a boil; add 1 teaspoon turmeric and 1 teaspoon curry powder. Stir in couscous and remove pan from heat. Cover and let sit until water is absorbed completely, about 15 minutes.
• Meanwhile, bring water to a boil in a pot and add quinoa. Bring to a simmer, stirring occasionally. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until water is absorbed, about 15 minutes. Cover and let stand for a few minutes if there is liquid left in the pot.
• Fluff couscous with a fork and place in a very large bowl. Mix quinoa into the bowl; allow to cool.
• Melt 1 tablespoon butter in a skillet over medium-high heat. Saute almonds until toasted and golden brown, about 3 minutes. Let cool and add to the couscous and quinoa. Add celery, carrots, garbanzo beans, parsley, raisins, green onions, and preserved lemon. Stir to combine.
• Combine 2/3 cup olive oil, vinegar, honey, 2 tablespoons turmeric, 2 tablespoons curry powder, vegetable soup mix, 1 teaspoon salt, and pepper in a bowl. Whisk together. Toss dressing over the couscous mixture, a little at a time, stirring to combine. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate to let the flavors develop, 8 hours to overnight.

CURRY QUINOA AND COUSCOUS SALAD

Steps:

• Bring 2 cups water and quinoa to a boil in a saucepan. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until quinoa is tender, 15 to 20 minutes.
• Bring 1 1/2 cups water to a boil in a saucepan; remove from heat and stir couscous into the water. Cover saucepan and let stand until water is absorbed completely, about 10 minutes. Fluff couscous with a fork.
• Combine quinoa, couscous, chickpeas, tomatoes, red bell peppers, celery, cranberries, pecans, shallots, parsley, and cilantro.
• Combine lemon juice, curry paste, soy sauce, sugar, sesame oil, cumin, and salt in a blender; blend until smooth. Slowly pour olive oil into the blender while it is still running until dressing is emulsified. Pour dressing over quinoa-couscous mixture and toss to coat.

COCONUT-CURRY LENTIL STEW SERVED OVER QUINOA

Steps:

• Soak the quinoa in a bowl filled with cold water for 5 minutes, then drain using a fine mesh strainer, and rinse with running water. Set the strainer aside so the quinoa can drain, then bring 3 1/2 cups of water and 1 tablespoon of salt to a boil in a saucepan. Stir in the quinoa, cover, and reduce the heat to medium-low. Simmer until the quinoa has absorbed the liquid and is tender, about 15 minutes. Set aside, and keep warm.
• Melt the coconut oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add the onion and garlic; cook and stir until the onion has softened and turned translucent, about 5 minutes. Stir in the tomatoes, and cook for 5 minutes more. Pour in the water and coconut milk, and add the molasses, coconut powder, cinnamon, curry powder, and ground coriander. Bring to a simmer over medium-high heat, then stir in the lentils, and cook until just tender, 10 to 15 minutes. Stir frequently as the lentils cook to keep them from sticking. Be careful not to overcook them, as they will quickly loose shape and become a paste.
• Once the lentils are done, season to taste with salt and pepper, and stir in the chopped cilantro. Serve the lentil stew over a bed of quinoa.

QUINOA SALAD WITH MANGOES AND CURRY DRESSING

Steps:

• Bring 3 cups of water to boil in a saucepan, then add the quinoa and salt. Lower the heat, cover, and simmer until the quinoa is tender (about 12-15 minutes). Drain.
• Peel and dice the mangoes into 1/2" squares.
• Toss the completely cooled quinoa with the mangoes, chile, scallions, and curry vinaigrette (directions follow).
• Chop the almonds and add them last so they stay crisp.
• For the Curry Vinaigrette: Pound or mince the garlic and salt in a mortar until smooth, or put the garlic through a press. Place these into a small bowl and add the yogurt and curry. Stir in the lemon juice, and then whisk in the oil until the texture is thick and creamy. Let stand 15 minutes, then stir in the cilantro. Taste for tartness and salt and adjust if needed.

CURRY QUINOA WITH ALMONDS AND CRANBERRIES

Steps:

• Place quinoa in medium bowl and soak for at least 1 hour, then drain liquid.
• Boil water or broth and add quinoa, cover, and cook for 20 minutes.
• In a blender add olive oil, vinegar, curry, turmeric, sea salt, and pepper.
• Pour this onto the cooked quinoa. Add grated vegetables, parsley, almonds, raisins, scallions and red onions; mix well and taste for seasonings.
• Serve warm or at room temperature and enjoy.

APPLE QUINOA SALAD WITH CURRY DRESSING

Steps:

• Toast almonds until fragrant in a 375º F oven for about seven minutes.
• Rinse quinoa thoroughly in a fine sieve and drain. Bring 2 cups of water to a boil in a medium saucepan.
• Add quinoa, return to boil, stir, cover and reduce heat. Simmer until quinoa is tender but still chewy, about 15 minutes. Fluff quinoa with a fork and let cool.
• For the dressing, whisk together honey, shallot, curry powder, salt and lemon juice in a large bowl.
• Season with pepper. Whisking constantly, add olive oil in a slow, steady stream and whisk until emulsified. Add quinoa, currants, apple and nuts and toss well.

CURRY QUINOA

Steps:

• 1. Saute garlic and onions in oil.
• 2. Add ginger, curry and quinoa. Cook for one minute stirring constantly.
• 3. Stir in the turmeric and coriander. Cook for one minute stirring constantly.
• 4. Add water (or broth) and bring it to a boil.
• 5. Cover, reduce heat and simmer for 15 minutes.
• 6. Stir in peas. Cover and cook until peas are tender and all the water is absorbed.

QUINOA AND APPLE SALAD WITH CURRY DRESSING

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375°F. Spread the almonds on a rimmed baking sheet; toast in the oven until lightly toasted and fragrant, about 7 minutes. Let cool; coarsely chop the nuts.
• Rinse the quinoa thoroughly in a fine sieve; drain. Bring 2 cups water to a boil in a medium saucepan. Add the quinoa; return to a boil. Stir the quinoa, cover, and reduce heat. Simmer until the quinoa is tender but still chewy, about 15 minutes. Fluff the quinoa with a fork; let cool.
• Whisk together the honey, shallot, curry powder, salt, and lemon juice in a large bowl. Season with pepper. Whisking constantly, pour in the oil in a slow, steady stream; whisk until the dressing is emulsified. Add the quinoa, currants, apple, mint, and nuts; toss well. Garnish with mint.
• Fit to eat recipe
• (Per serving)
• Calories: 304
• Fat: 14g
• Cholesterol: 0mg
• Carbohydrate: 38g
• Sodium: 154mg
• Protein: 8g
• Fiber: 5g

SKINNY THAI SHRIMP AND QUINOA CURRY

Steps:

• Thaw shrimp, if frozen. Peel and devein shrimp; rinse and pat dry. Set aside. To prepare quinoa, rinse in cold water and drain in a fine-mesh strainer. In a medium saucepan, bring 1 1/2 cups water to boiling; add quinoa. Return to boiling; reduce heat. Cover and cook for 15 minutes. When all of the water is absorbed, remove quinoa from heat and let stand for 5 minutes.
• In a large nonstick skillet, heat olive oil over medium heat. Add onion; cook and stir about 5 minutes or until tender. Add ginger, curry powder, cumin, and cayenne pepper; cook and stir for 1 minute. Add shrimp and peas, stirring to coat with the spices. Cook and stir about 3 minutes or until shrimp are opaque. Stir in orange juice, coconut milk, and salt; heat through.
• Serve shrimp mixture with quinoa or couscous. Top each serving with cilantro.

SLOW COOKER CHICKEN CURRY WITH QUINOA

Steps:

• Place the chicken, onion, celery, apple, chicken broth, milk, curry powder, and paprika into a slow cooker; stir until mixed. Cover, and cook on Low for 4 to 5 hours. Stir in the quinoa during the final 35 minutes of cooking. Serve when quinoa is tender.

VEGAN CURRY QUINOA SALAD

Steps:

• Combine water and quinoa in a saucepan over high heat. Cover and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low. Cook until water has been absorbed, about 15 minutes.
• Whisk sour cream, curry powder, lime juice, ginger, salt, and black pepper together in a large bowl. Add oil; whisk thoroughly. Toss with the quinoa, mango, peanuts, red bell pepper, mint, and jalapeno.

QUINOA CURRY LEAVES DOSA RECIPE BY TASTY

Steps:

• Rinse the quinoa, oats & lentils. Drain out the water and then soak with 3 cups of water for 4 hours.
• Drain out all the water. Add to a blender and blend with fresh curry leaves and water. The dosa batter consistency will be like pancake batter. Add salt and mix well.
• Allow the batter to rest for 20 minutes or an hour.
• Preheat a nonstick griddle on low heat and pour about ⅓ cup of batter and spread it into a thin dosa using the back of the ladle or a measuring cup. Starting from the middle, spread the batter in a circular motion going outwards.
• Once the bottom of the dosa starts to turn golden brown, evenly spread a little bit of oil or ghee on the dosa. Allow the dosa to crisp up further for another couple of minutes, then lower the heat slightly.
• Using a flat spatula, start by removing the dosa from the outer edges, then gently fold the dosa.
• Serve warm with coconut chutney and spicy tomato onion chutney.

CURRY CHICKEN WITH QUINOA AND SWEET POTATOES

Steps:

• Heat dressing in large skillet on medium-high heat. Add chicken, onions and garlic; cook and stir 3 to 4 min. or until chicken is no longer pink. Add quinoa; cook and stir 1 min.
• Add broth, potatoes and curry powder; stir. Bring to boil; cover. Simmer on medium-low heat 18 to 20 min. or until chicken is done, quinoa and potatoes are tender and broth is absorbed, stirring occasionally.
• Serve topped with cheese.

CURRY CASHEW QUINOA SALAD

Steps:

• vegetable broth to a boil in a medium sized pot. Add 1 ½ teaspoons curry powder, quinoa, and a pinch of salt. Reduce pot to a simmer, cover, and cook until liquid has been absorbed (about 15 minutes.) Set aside to cool, and then place in fridge until chilled. Combine chilled quinoa, pineapple, onion, parsley or cilantro, and chicken and gently toss to combine. Place olive oil, honey, vinegar, remaining curry powder (1 tsp, however some curry powders are stronger than others, so you might want to start with 1/2 tsp and add more to your liking.) and lemon or lime juice in a small jar. Add a pinch of salt and a few cracks of pepper and shake to combine. Pour desired amount over quinoa mixture and gently toss to combine. Season with additional s

QUICK INDIAN CURRY WITH COCONUT QUINOA (PRESSURE COOKER)

Steps:

• Measure 2 cups warm water and add saffron threads. Let soak for now.
• Meanwhile, cut up all the vegetables.
• Put the quinoa, garbanzo beans, raisins, coconut extract, and saffron water into the bottom of your pressure cooker and then place a vegetable steaming rack above this (the kind that open up like a flower).
• Put the vegetables in the steaming rack, starting with the squash and sweet potato, then the pepper, eggplant and beans.
• Oil the gasket, close and lock the pressure cooker, and set heat to medium-high. When high pressure has been reached, cook for 5 to 6 minutes. Depressurize with a quick-release method.
• Meanwhile, in a medium saucepan, melt your buttery substance, and saute cumin seeds until fragrant, 2 or 3 minutes.
• Add onions and saute until soft but not browned.
• Add evaporated milk and remaining spices and simmer until slightly thickened, ten minutes or so.
• Move the vegetables from the rack to a large serving bowl and pour the curry sauce over them, tossing to coat.
• Remove the rack from the pressure cooker and fluff quinoa. If it is too watery, resume heating until desired consistency.
• Serve curry spooned over quinoa in bowls and enjoy with naan or pitas.

APPLE ALMOND QUINOA WITH CURRY VINAIGRETTE

Steps:

• Mix dressing ingredients together: olive oil, lemon juice, minced shallot, curry powder, salt and pepper. Taste, adjust as needed for your taste.
• When quinoa has cooled, add all other ingredients.
• Mix with dressing. Do not drown with dressing. It should be background, not foreground in taste.

CURRY QUINOA

Steps:

• Rinse quinoa with cold water. Use a fine mesh filter or coffee filter. If you're a klutz like me use the fine mesh filter or a lot of quinoa is going to wind up in the sink! Quinoa is coated with a natural substance called saponin that protects the grain by repelling insects and birds. Rinsing the quinoa is important to avoid a raw or bitter taste. You can tell if there is saponin by the production of a soapy looking "suds" when the seeds are swished in water. Good news! If you are using Ancient Harvest Quinoa you can skip this step. It's already rinsed! Place oil and diced onions in a heavy saucepan. Saute the onions on medium high heat for four to five minutes. Add the ginger root, chile, and quinoa. Cook for one minute stirring constantly. A fine, white spiral appears around the grain as it cooks. Stir in the turmeric, coriander, cinnamon, and salt. Cook for one minute stirring constantly. Add the water and bring it to a boil. Cover, reduce heat, and simmer for 15 minutes. Stir in peas. Cover and cook for four or five minutes or until peas are tender and all the water has been absorbed. Fluff with a fork before serving.

SPICY LENTIL QUINOA CURRY

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add onion; cook and stir until translucent, about 3 minutes. Mix in mushrooms, carrots, and garlic; cook until flavors combine, about 2 minutes.
• Stir vegetable broth, water, lentils, quinoa, tomato paste, curry powder, chili powder, cumin, ginger, cayenne pepper, garam masala, turmeric, salt, and pepper into the saucepan. Reduce heat to medium-low and cover; let simmer until vegetables are cooked through, about 40 minutes.
• Stir butter and cream into the saucepan. Replace the lid and cook until the lentils are tender, about 5 minutes.

QUINOA SALAD WITH MANGOES AND CURRY VINAIGRETTE

Steps:

• For Curry Vinaigrette: 1. Pound or mince the garlic and 1/4-teaspoon salt in a mortar until smooth, or put the garlic through a press. 2. Combine the garlic and salt with the yogurt and curry in a small bowl. Stir in the lemon juice, then whisk in the oil. Let stand for 15 minutes, then stir in the cilantro. Taste for tartness and salt and adjust if needed. Per serving: 162 calories, trace protein, 2 grams carbohydrates, trace sugar, 17 grams fat, 1 milligram cholesterol, 152 milligrams sodium, trace dietary fiber. For Quinoa: 1. Bring 3 cups of water to a boil in a saucepan. Add 1/2 teaspoon salt and the quinoa to the boiling water. Lower the heat, cover, and simmer until the quinoa is tender, about 12 to 15 minutes. Drain. 2. Cut the mangoes by standing each one upright and slicing down either side of the seed, which you can't see, but which runs lengthwise through the center of the fruit. Score the two pieces, then bend the skin. Cut off the squares of mango where they attach to the skin. 3. Toss the quinoa with the mangoes, chile, scallions, and vinaigrette. Chop the almonds and add them last so they stay crisp. Per serving (without vinaigrette): 353 calories, 11 grams protein, 60 grams carbohydrates, 16 grams sugar, 10 grams fat, no cholesterol, 161 milligrams sodium, 7 grams dietary fiber.