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Quinoa. It's a super yummy, high protein, high fiber, low glycimic index carbohydrate source. It is found in the high altitudes of South America, and in fact the great civilizations in that area were fed by it. It is tasty, very nutritious, and is something special you can feed to your guests. It goes well with almost any kind of vegetable and meat dish.
Quinoa is, surprisingly, a complete protein food. Almost like meat. It has all the essential amino acids. It grows only above 3,000m altitude in dryer areas of South America (that kind of explains the high cost!)
Quinoa is so nutritious that the South American Indians called it the "Mother Grain"... it's that good.
I'm eating some immediately after I write this.
Here in Singapore where I live, quinoa is available in health food stores and costs about 7SGD (about 4 USD) per 500g. The 500g really expands and can last many meals. This makes quinoa more expensive than rice, but still not out of budget for most people.
Cooking Instructions
1. First figure out how much quinoa you are cooking in terms of "cups" or volume. (easy just pour it into cups and count!)
2. Then boil 2x as many cups of water as you have quinoa. E.g. to cook 3 cups quinoa, boil 6 cups water.
3. Once the water is boiling, with bubbles and steam! Add in the quinoa and turn the heat to low.
4. Let is cook at low heat for 15 min (or thereabout) till the water has been totally absorbed.
5. Serve to people you love because it's good for them!
6. You can refrigerate the remainder, it stores well.