Quinoa- Is it supposed to be like this?

If it's still crunchy than you did not cook it long enough.
I always boil it in chicken broth or vegetable broth - whichever one I happen to have around.
We eat it instaed of past or rice.

i make it like rice pilaf

Generally speaking about the uses of Quinoa...
It usually needs to be cook first with a bit of water.

Here's are the basics:

Rinse it thoroughly (THOROUGHLY)
Bring water to a boil (or use a broth of your choice, I like chicken)
Then add Quinoa
Simmer on med heat for 20-30 min, or until the rest of the liquid evaporates.
Depending on the weather, elevation or conditions in the kitchen you may need to add a bit of water to the quinoa as it simmers
Stir occasionally

We use two and half cups of water for one cup of dry quinoa and it makes 4 large portions. It shouldn't be crunchy. It should be firm but tender when chewed. It stores well, in the fridge for up to 4-5 days.

You can make cakes, patties, pilaf, stuffed peppers, tabbouleh or simply enjoy on its own as a side.
Enjoy!

The crunch is probably from not cooking it long enough.

If I am making two cups (dry) of quinoa, I usually cook for about 15 minutes. You can tell it's done when the little white "tails" sprout from the quinoa grains. It should be almost soft like rice.

I was going to mention the little tails, glad someone else did. While you can make quinoa toasty by cooking it and then toasting it, that's not usually the goal.


For what it's worth, if you buy organic quinoa it is usually prerinsed to get the saponin off it already - if the bag doesn't say prerinsed you definitely should rinse it.