How to eat Red Amaranth Leaves |Chowli Leaves |Easy Recipe
This amazing Red Amaranth leaves recipe is easy and approachable and can be made in under 30 minutes. It starts with fresh ingredients including vegetables, that is so good it tastes like it came from your favorite Homemade Recipe.
How do you eat Red Amaranth?
The stems and leaves have a hoarse texture and are completely edible. Usually it’s cooked either by stir frying the green, some of the chopped leaves into a soup, or adding steamed and chopped amaranth greens as an ingredient in sauces , but it can be even consumed raw as green salad. Choose a fresh bunch of this vegetable this winter and enjoy its health benefits.
Easy To Digest : Some grains are easier on the gut than others, and amaranth is one of them.
Is amaranth good for hair?
Improves Hair And Skin Health
Amaranth contains lysine, an amino acid the body cannot produce – and an amino acid that can benefit the hair. It strengthens the hair follicles and helps prevent male pattern baldness. You can simply extract the juice from the amaranth leaves and apply to your hair after shampooing.
Red Amaranth Leaves Recipe
Description
Amaranth leaves are known as a superfood because they are beneficial for almost every organ of the body. It is easy to incorporate them into the diet as they taste well as a stir-fry.
Rich in protein, calcium, iron, copper, essential vitamins, zinc and manganese.
Copper and manganese are used for their antioxidative properties in the body.
Copper is essential to produce red blood cells.
Zinc is needed for proper growth and maintenance, digestion and the development of the human body.
Ingredient
Instructions
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To start preparing this recipe, we need to wash it clean and roughly chop the red amaranth leaves and keep them aside.
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For tempering,
- In a pan, heat 3 tbsp oil. Then add mustard, garlic, few curry leaves and fry for a minute.
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Add the green chilies and let them fry for a few seconds.
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Add chopped onions and fry until light brown.
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Add chopped tomatoes, turmeric powder and asafoetida and let it fry for few seconds.
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Add the chopped red amaranth leaves, with salt and let it cook.
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When the amaranth leaves are soft, add 1/2 cup of grated coconut. It takes about 10 minutes to cook completely.
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When the amaranth leaves are soft, add 1/2 cup of grated coconut. It takes about 10 minutes to cook completely.
Servings 5.99
- Amount Per Serving
- % Daily Value *
- Potassium 846.11mg25%
- Protein 2.79g6%
- Vitamin A 3656.4%
- Vitamin C 54.25%
- Calcium 275.88%
- Iron 2.98%
- Thiamin 0.03%
- Niacin 0.74%
- Folate 75.24%
- Vitamin B12 0.23%
- Phosphorus 95.04%
- Magnesium 72.6%
- Zinc 1.16%
- Selenium 1.19%
- Copper 0.21%
- Manganese 1.14%
- Chromium 0.02%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily value may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Note
Serve this healthy recipe with rice and rotis.