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How to Prepare Various Types of Quinoa Grains

Lately, maybe you have been hearing a lot about quinoa and wondering what each of the fuss is about. Quinoa is a delicious food that's been called both a "super food" plus a "super grain". A relative newcomer in the United States, quinoa is rapidly becoming more popular because it not just tastes great but is additionally so good for you personally!

But before we go to the recipes, here are some reminders regarding how to prepare quinoa. Before cooking with quinoa, it is vital that you first rinse it with water. Quinoa includes a bitter coating called saponin that can be removed by rinsing it thoroughly. Most commercial quinoa that you can buy inside the supermarkets are already pre-washed. But to make certain that no residue is left behind, it usually is prudent to give it a couple of rounds of rinsing.

Originally cultivated in the Andes Mountains of South America, this healthy grain as well as corn and potatoes could be the staple food with the Incas from the Andean regions. The Incas it is known as their "chisaya mama" or "mother of most grains" and used to be labeled "the gold of the Incas". The mature plants stand 1 to 2 meters high and produce vivid colors like red, purple, yellow and black seeds that may become brown upon reaching maturity. Quinoa might be grown on high altitudes and under environmental and soil conditions not suitable for some of other major food crops that's now sustaining the human population globally.

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To get started using this type of dish, you will need to have two glasses of cooked quinoa, 28 ounces of red kidney beans, 1 tablespoon of extra virgin olive oil, a diced onion, two cloves of garlic, fresh chopped spinach, and ½ cup diced carrots. For seasoning you will want to add in a teaspoon of curry powder, ¼ teaspoon of cumin, ½ tsp salt and ¼ teaspoon of minced jalapeno peppers. You will want to add pepper in accordance with your own taste.