• To prepare quinoa khichdi, start with preparing the ingredients. In a bowl add half a cup of yellow moong dal and wash it
• In another bowl wash a ¾ cup of quinoa. Wash the quinoa too until the water comes out clean. When done, keep it aside.
• In a cooker add quinoa, yellow moong dal, salt, turmeric powder, and red chili powder.
• Add 3 and a half (3 ½) cup water and mix them well.
• Now, pressure cooks the khichdi till 2 whistles. After 2 whistle turn off the heat and allow the pressure cooker to cool naturally.
• In another pan heat tablespoon of ghee. Reduce the heat.
• Add cumin seeds in the ghee and cook for a minute.
• When cumin seeds to crackle and then add chopped onions in it.
• After that add chopped green chilies, chopped ginger and saute them until the onion is golden brown.
• Add 2 whole red chilies, chopped potatoes, beans and carrots in the pan.
• With a mortar and pestle, crush 4 peppercorns and 6 cloves and add them to the pan.
• Now, cook the vegetables covered for 5-6 minutes till they are tender enough. You can add a tablespoon or two of water if required.
• After cooking vegetables add a teaspoon of coriander powder.
• Add salt to taste and mix well.
• Now, add pressure cooked quinoa khichdi (that we cooked earlieand mix all the ingredients well.
• Add water to adjust the consistency of khichdi as per your preference and allow the khichdi to cook well.
• Cover and cook for another 4-5 minutes.
• When the khichdi is cooked, turn off the heat and prepare the tempering.

For Making Khichdi Tadka

• For tempering, heat a tablespoon of ghee and add few cashews in it.
• Fry the cashews/kaju and keep aside.
• Now, in the same tempering pan add a teaspoon of cumin, asafoetida and whole red chilies.
• Add this tempering/tadka in the khichdi and top it with fried cashews.
• Drizzle a teaspoon of ghee in the khichdi and serve with papad, pickles and fresh dahi/curd.