Quinoa and Gandules Nutritious and Benefits
For starters, you should
know that Quinoa contains a great
nutritional value and lots of protein: between 16 and 23 percent of their
weight; that is much more than what it contains in most other cereals. But it's
not only quantity but quality, "Quinoa has all the essential amino acids",
unlike other cereals, which have only a few, moreover, has in an easily digestible way, so the body can get more, "explains Dr. Jenny Ruales, the University of Lund in Sweden Quinoa also can ease your digestion as a single
serving of this food contains 20% of the fiber you need each day.
But relieving constipation
is just one of the things that fiber can make the quinoa: "The fiber in
this food causes a rapid feeling of fullness, so help you eat less during the
day, facilitating weight loss says Dr. Yikyung Park, the National Cancer
Institute.
The preparation of Quinoa
is very simple, can cook like rice.
The recipe I leave that is
the simplest of all but has a secret; the grain to brown in oil before cooking emphasizes much flavor, which will enjoy a much more flavorful Quinoa
with a light flavor and more bright golden color. The tasting palate perfect
graining effect that reaches the optimum cooking time, which should be between
12 to 15 minutes
Boil the Gandules until soft. In a separate pot, stir-fry
oil is made, garlic previously crushed with salt, onion peppers ground cumin 2 bay
leaves and leave it for about 5-6 minutes, stirring constantly pigeon peas and
boiled water added after frying everything for about 15 minutes.
The pigeon peas are rich
in potassium, magnesium, calcium, phosphorus, and iron, but they are a grain
highly recommended to combat colds, poisoning the body, gastric problems,
acidity, and gas problems.
Moreover, this grain can
be used to reduce pain in the organs and mixed with water, can cure poisoning
the body.
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