How do you cook quinoa?!

Question: How do you cook quinoa?

Whenever I cook quinoa it goes slimy and almost congeals into a big lump. I've done it in a pan and in a rice steamer, and the same thing happened each time. Is it meant to be like this? I expected it to be kind of dry and fluffy like couscous? How do you cook quinoa correctly?

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I start quinoa like rice, but it doesn't take as long because it doesn't need to steam after it has come off the heat.

2 cups quinoa
1 cup water

Combine in a pan, bring to the boil, put a lid on top, turn heat to low, set a timer for 15 minutes. Fluff with a fork

It should be fluffy, like rice or couscous. Are you doing your proportions correctly? I do two parts liquid to one part quinoa. I also like to use chicken stock instead of water (adds lots of flavor) so I may do 2 cups chicken stock and one cup quinoa. Bring both quinoa and broth to a boil (don't boil then add), then let simmer about 15 minutes. You'll also know when it is done by seeing that the grains have gone from white to transparent.

For what it's worth:

http://www.cookingquinoa.net/how-to-cook…

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