Step 1

Chop the veggies and keep them aside.

Step 2

Wash the quinoa at least 2 to 3 times, drain the water completely, and keep it aside.

Step 3

Start the Instant pot in sauté mode.

Step 4

Once it is hot, add oil, bay leaf, and chopped ginger.

Step 5

Now add onions and let them fry for a minute.

Step 6

To these onions, now add the chopped veggies.

Step 7

Fry the veggies for a couple of minutes and add washed quinoa.

Step 8

Mix it once, add pepper powder, dried oregano and fry it for a couple of minutes.

Step 9

Switch off the Instant pot and add water to the inner pot. You can check the salt at this stage and adjust it if needed.

Step 10

Close the instant pot with its lid and cook it on manual or pressure cooker mode for 2 minutes on high pressure.

Step 11

Once the Instant pot beeps, switch it off and wait for the pressure to release naturally.

Step 12

Open the lid now and fluff it up.

Step 13

And easy quinoa pilaf is ready to serve!