Quinoa and Vegetables

Its Winter! Which means cold nights and colder mornings.  You body clock resets in winter, I am convinced that humans are meant to be hibernating in winter.

I noticed that recently I have been consuming too much refined carbs in the form of pizza and white breads, rotis and pies. So I decided its time to take out the steamer and start preparing healthy winter suppers.

I made quinoa and vegetables and it turned out to be a  really delicious meal. I ended up taking the leftovers to work for lunch. I combined it  with spinach and a tomato chutney which adds even more flavour.

Quinoa and Vegetables

1 cup of quinoa
1/2 cup of mixed lentils 
1 onion (sliced)
1 tomato (sliced)
1 small pepper (sliced)
2 large garlic
2 chillies (sliced)
a pinch of hing
salt to tase

Wash the quinoa and lentils thoroughly. Place quinoa and lentils in a bowl of water in the steamer and steam for 20 minutes.  Add the onions, tomato, pepper, garlic, chillies, hing and salt and steam for a further 20 minutes or until the lentils are soft.  You can serve this as a side with another dish or on its own.

Quinoa is  known as a "super food". It is a complete protein and very good for vegetarians.  Combined with lentils and vegetables, it is a perfect winter dinner.

Healthy and Delicious Supper

When I was a kid, we would have beans curry and white rice every Tuesday. I remember how delicious it was and today, I stumbled upon a healthier version of it: Beans Curry and Boiled Cauliflower and Brocolli. . Basically the cauliflower and brocolli  serves as a rice substitute. You have to make sure that the cauliflower and brocolli are boiled until they are fairly mushy and use 1 part brocolli to 4 parts cauliflower. Don't forget the hing!