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Prep time
5 minutes
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Cook time
20 minutes
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Serves
6 people
Author Notes
Here are a couple of super simple, fail-safe methods using either the Instant Pot or a stovetop pressure cooker to cook fluffy, non-mushy quinoa! —WarriorInTheKitchen
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Ingredients
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1 1/2 cups
uncooked quinoa
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3 cups
water
Directions
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Rinse uncooked quinoa.
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Transfer rinsed quinoa to the IP inner pot.
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Add measured water.
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Set IP to 'Multigrain' mode, 12 minutes, valve to 'Sealing' position.
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Once the Instant Pot completes its cycle, move the valve position to 'Venting' to manually release the steam.
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Once the silver (or red) float valve drops, you can carefully open the lid.
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* The best way I have found to rinse quinoa is through a fine-meshed strainer.
** An alternate method is to cook the quinoa in a pressure cooker. After rinsing your quinoa and straining out the water, transfer your quinoa to your pressure cooker As with the Instant Pot, when cooking quinoa in a pressure cooker, you will use the same ratio (1 cup uncooked quinoa to 2 cups water). Seal the pressure cooker and set it on a stove on medium heat. I have a traditional 'Indian-style' pressure cooker that whistles. I let my pressure cooker 'whistle' 2 times before turning off the heat. That's about 15-20 minutes.
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