Quinoa Salad- Desi style

Ingredients:

• 1 cup Raw quinoa
• 2 cup Water
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 Onion- Chopped
• 1-2 small Green Chilies
• As required Coriander leaves- Chopped
• ½ Red Bell Pepper- finely chopped
• ½ Green Bell Pepper-finely chopped
• ½ Cucumber- finely chopped

For the mint chutney Handful each of:

• Mint Leaves
• Coriander Leaves
• Green chilies
• Few pieces of Ginger
• 1-2 cloves of garlic
• A pinch of Salt

Method:

1. In a saucepan, place 2 cups of water, lightly salt it and add 1 cup of quinoa. Cook for 12-15 mins, till it swells and uncoils a bit
2. Pass through a strainer to get rid of all excess water and allow to cool. In a large bowl, toss in the dried and cooled quinoa, chopped onion, green chilies, coriander, bell peppers and cucumbers and mix well
3. Add in a spoon full of mint chutney and mix well
4. Top off with chaat masala.