Amarantha Leaves-Thotakura Fry
Amaranth leaves fry - Thotakura fry is very healthy recipe. Amaranth leaves fry - Thotakura fry have have fiber and more iron and calcium. Amaranth are known as thotakura in Telugu. Its anti-oxidants and dietary fiber. Amaranth leaves fry - Thotakura fry when included regularly in our diets, will keep the insulin levels under control. Thotakura is simple Andhra Style Stir Fry of the amaranth greens. Amaranth leaves fry - Thotakura fry are cooked in simple tempering of cumin seeds and green chillies. I cooked in pressure cooker. if you need you can cook in pan itself, its very easy to follow few step. Here the Amaranth leaves fry - Thotakura fry step give below
Ingredients
- 4 cups Amaranth(finely chopped) Thotakura
- 3/4 tsp Salt
- 4 nos Green chillies
- 1 no Onion minced, small
For seasoning:-
- 1 tbsp Oil
- 4 - Garlic pods
- Curry leaves A few
- 1/2 tsp Black gram Uzhunnuparippu
- 1/2 tsp Mustard seeds
- 1/2 tsp Cumin seeds Jeerakam
- 3 nos Red chillies Kollamulaku
Instructions
- If the amaranth leaves are tender, u dont have to cook or boil, or else boil the washed and chopped amaranth leaves with a pinch of salt till done in pressure cooker.
- Heat oil in a pan or a kadai.
- Splutter mustard seeds.
- Add cumin, garlic cloves, black gram, curry leaves and red chillies.
- Add green chillies and chopped onions and saute for a while.
- Add the turmeric, salt and cooked amaranth leaves in this seasoning pan.
- Close the lid immediately and cook on medium heat.
- After 4 mins, open the lid, stir well and cook till done. Amaranth leaves fry - Thotakura fry is ready
- :- In india, we get tender amaranth/thorakura, but here in USA, we don`t get that tender here. So, I pressure cook the leaves.
Notes
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