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Mushroom Quinoa Risotto

Chef Rakhee Vaswani

Cook Time: 30 mins

Serves: 2 People

An exotic plethora of mushrooms plated into an aromatic bowl of healthy Italian Quinoa Risotto. This Quinoa dish could be your favorite meal!

Ingredients:

  • Mirepoix (Garlic - 1 tsp, Onion - half, Celery - 1 stem, Carrots - 1 and Leek - 1 stem)
  • Quinoa - 1 cup
  • Fresh Mushroom - 2-3
  • Dry Mushrooms (Porcini Mushroom soaked in hot water) - 1
  • Mixed herbs - For garnish
  • Stock - 2 cups
  • Salt & pepper - To taste
  • Parmesean / cream cheese / feta cheese - 1 tbsp Micro herbs - For garnish
10.3 gms
protein

Methods:

  • First things first, sauté the Mirepoix for a minute in a pan over a low flame.

  • After which, you have to add the quinoa and sauté for another minute.

  • Keep adding the stock ladle by ladle till the quinoa is al dente.

  • Then, add both the dry and fresh mushrooms to the quinoa.

  • Proceed to cook for 2-3 minutes and season well with mixed herbs, salt, and pepper.

  • Lastly, add the cream cheese and switch off the gas.

  • Serve the Risotto piping hot along with the garnish of some micro herbs. You can also make Parmesan crisps for garnishing.

nutrition-value

Fibre: 3.5 g

Carbs: 29 g

Protein: 10.3 g

Fats: 5 g

Calories: 179.1 cal

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