Urban Platter Whole White Indian Quinoa Grain, 1Kg

The review written after first time purchase is given below. My latest review is based on 5kg quinoa which I ordered sometime back.Out of the 5 packs two were like this:-The quinoa pack contained equal quantity of insects/insect larvae and quinoa. Powdery, insect eaten quinoa was settled at the bottom of the pack. The whole thing smelled dank and mouldy. It took me more than half hr to just clean 2 cups of quinoa for cooking and even after that I didnt know what I ate was quinoa or insect babies. Made me furious everytime i cooked out of these packs till they got over.The other 3 packs were fine and like the previous order based on which I had ordered these 5 packs in one go. I really hope they dont do this again because their quinoa is good otherwise and the most reasonably priced as of now.The quality of quinoa is very good. The seed size is also fine. The taste is exactly how it should be - perfect. Cooked really nicely and in no time in the cooker. I am extremely satisfied with this product. It is semi processed which means some amount of covering has been removed from the quinoa, which improves the taste because totally unprocessed quinoa tastes bitter. I found this quick recipe which i hope can help all:1. Wash 1 cup quinoa (like washing rice)2. Soak quinoa for anytime between 1 and 4 hours in regular room temperature water (I had soaked and left and come back after around 3-4 hrs) - for soaking put 1.5 cups for every cup of quinoa. Soaking can be done in the cooker itself3. Add a pinch of salt for every cup of quinoa before cooking.4. Close the cooker and cook on highest flame till the first whistle blows (do not cook at low flame since it will iver cook the quinoa)5. After first whistle lower the flame to simmer and cook for another 5 minutes. Then shut off the flame and let the cooker steam out on its own.

The media could not be loaded. **~ a video is attached for your convenience .The grainy crunch that it gives while devouring it makes it so yum and addictive .I use to make my rainbow quinoa salad and a pic is attached too.It’s cooked just like rice , first wash it under cold running water and then cook with water. The water will be absorbed and you’ll know that it’s cooked when quinoa gets broken and looks liked it’s been sprouted .I use it for my breakfast and for my salads. Definitely a great purchase but on the expensive side of course .I’d suggest you to be careful when washing it cuz it tends to flow with water and a lot might be wasted.

As I have first experience with quinoa so I can’t tell much about this ....but in first instance quinoa looks fresh ,and cleans..How to cook quinoa ?Almost same method of cooking rice ..Attached image of boiled quinoa ,I have boiled it in pressure cooker ..Benefits of eating quinoa ..1 As it is the only grain which have complete protein profile with all 9 esssetinal amino acid .2 as its rich in fibre and good quality protein very helpful for weight loss , physically weak people including children .

Urban platter quinoa was worth for value. It came in nice packaging, a zip lock packet, easy to open and store. The taste of this quinoa is very good. I got used to it very easily. It doesn't take much cooking time. Thanks Amazon for delivering a good quality product.

I have bought this product previously and the quality was always good. However the last batch i received tastes sour after cooking. Since the product is ineligible for return i will have to throw it away!!

Nice and clean

The taste is natural and feels good to eat and digest- better than Dalia or any other cereal-has a slightly naturally sweet tinge!Cooking is easy- add 5 times water to the Quinoa quantity and boil till it is fully absorbed...stir occasionally, however it does not flow over and spill like the cream of Dalia & Oats when you leave them unattended. It might just slightly stick to the vessel base and burn if you do not stir.Nice stuff overall!

Not good product