How To Cook Black Quinoa In A Rice Cooker

If you have an advanced rice cooker with multiple cooking cycles.

How to cook black quinoa in a rice cooker. Rinse quinoa briefly in cold water. Scoop the rinsed quinoa into your rice cooker and add 1 3 4 cups 410 ml of. Pour in 2 1 4 cups water into the rice cooker. This removes any lingering saponins and insures your quinoa is clean.

Spray the rice cooker insert lightly with coconut oil optional but i find it helps keep the quinoa nice and fluffy all the way through. Add 1 cup of quinoa to the rice cooker. Add a pinch of salt then 2 cups of water. If you re not sure what you re going to use it for you might want to just use water.

Add the quinoa and water plus salt if desired to the rice cooker. Add in salt and turn on the rice cooker. Will vary by make and model. Place the quinoa in the rice cooker.

Put the quinoa cold water and salt into the rice cooker. Pour the quinoa and broth or water into the rice cooker. If you know your future plan broth can be a good option to give it more flavor. Add 2 cups of liquid.

Cover and select the quick cook setting or similar setting. Cook for about 30 minutes. Rinse quinoa under the tap for 20 seconds in a fine mesh sieve. Shake off excess water and add to the pot.

Fluff the quinoa with a fork or rice paddle as soon as it s done cooking.