How to make Cold Cucumber Soup with Quinoa -
A perfect one meal dish – cold cucumber soup served with spicy quinoa.
This is a Sanjeev Kapoor exclusive recipe.
Main Ingredients : Cucumber (खीरा), Quinoa
Cuisine : Fusion
Course : Soups
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Cold Cucumber Soup with Quinoa Recipe Card
Fusion cuisine is one that combines elements of different culinary traditions. Cuisines of this type are not categorized according to any one particular cuisine style and have played a part in a number of innovations.
Fusion food is a general term for the combination of various forms of cookery and comes in several forms.
Prep Time : 16-20 minutes
Cook time : 1-1.30 hour
Serve : 4
Level Of Cooking : Easy
Taste : Spicy
Ingredients for Cold Cucumber Soup with Quinoa Recipe
Cucumber peeled and chopped 4 medium
Quinoa 1 cup
Olive oil to drizzle + 1 tablespoon
Cumin powder 2 teaspoons
Garlic cloves finely chopped 6-8
Ginger finely chopped ½ inch piece
Lemon juice 2 teaspoons
Fresh parsley chopped 4 tablespoons
Salt to taste
Sour cream ½ cup
Yogurt ¼ cup
Fresh mint (pudina) chopped ¼ cup
Curry powder 1 teaspoon
Fresh mint sprigs for garnish
Method
Step 1
Heat oil in a nonstick pan. Add the cumin powder, garlic, ginger, lemon juice. Sauté till raw flavor of the garlic and ginger goes away.
Step 2
Add parsley, quinoa, salt mix well and cook for two to three minutes or till the mixture is dry. Transfer in a bowl and set aside to cool down.
Step 3
Blend the cucumbers with sour cream, yogurt, remaining parsley, mint, curry powder to a smooth paste.
Step 4
Transfer in a serving bowl. Top with quinoa mixture, drizzle oil and serve chilled garnished with mint sprigs.
Nutrition Info
Calories : 1137 Kcal
Carbohydrates : 28.8 gm
Protein : 117.9 gm
Fat : 60.8 gm
Other : Fiber- 16.3gm
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