Jul 05 2007
Cooked Amaranth (grain) with Brinjal-Tomato Sauce
I mentioned in my last post that I will be posting a recipe with Amaranth grain. Here you go. This is also my contribution to JFI : Eggplant hosted by the lovely Sangeetha. JFI is Indira’s concept celebrating naturally found ingredients and it recently crossed the one year milestone. A recap here.
Amaranth Grain:
Believed to be of tremendous traditional siginificance to the Aztecs, Amaranth (meaning “never fading”) is a grain long forgotten. Although its leaves are widely used in many cuisines all over the world, the grain is not really very popular. But there is growing community of Amaranth lovers. Some facts about amaranth grains here. Yes it is a wonder grain.
Update: How does it taste? Amaranth has an earthy, nutty flavor to it. This is my first time cooking amaranth and I did like that taste 
In the U.S. it can be found in any produce store. I found it in the loose bins section @ Whole Foods Groceries.
Cooking amaranth:
- Wash the amaranth grains under running water and keep aside.Â
- Boil around 1 cup of water.  Then add 1 cup of vegetable broth and 1 tsp of salt. Now add 1 cup of amaranth grains.  Cover cook for 18 mins; until the grains are soft. Keep aside.
Eggplant – Tomato Sauce:
–ingredients————————————
- Eggplants Green – 10 to 12 (sliced fine)
- Vegetable Broth – 1 cup
- Tomato chopped – 1
- Olive Oil
- Garlic cloves – 1
- Dry Oregano – 1tsp
- Green chillies – 3
- Curry leaves – 2
- 1/2 cup chopped red onions
- 1/2 cup chopped cilantro
–procedure————————————-
- Heat olive oil and add crushed garlic to it. Then add the onions.
- Once the onions become transparent, add the oregano and green chillies.
- Then add the tomatoes and vegetable broth. Cook for 2 mins
- Now add eggplant and cilantro and cover cook for 10 mins.
- Add salt to taste and spoon over the cooked amaranth like so.
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Recipe source : Self.
Never heard of this grain although I grow Amaranth greens at home.Interesting,looks like Polenta.Sauce sounds great too.
Hey, I never heard about this before. Sounds healthy.
I have seen this grain in my health food store in large bins. Does this come from the Amaranth plant? How does it taste? Like rava or quinoa? I presume its nutty..
‘eggplant is the king of vegetables’?
calvin disagrees.
Asha – It comes from the Amaranth plant. Yes, that sauce is amazing
Lata – Do try it and let me know how you like it.
Suganya – Honey, that’s right. Yes it is seen in a lot of health food stores. Yes, it comes from the Amaranth plant. You guessed it right – it tastes nutty. Silly me, I didn’t write about the taste. After seeing your comment, I updated the post with the flavor of amaranth grain.
Bee – Aww, I know. I read your “meme”. Very enlightening, actually. I can’t put off that Idaho trip anymore … here we come, ready or not
Thanks Dear
the seeds are from the amaranth plant? So if you planted the grain, you would get amaranth plants
amarnath grain is new to me too
how do u know abt it?
looks delicious
and eggplant curry is cool. never used vegetable broth though
Gini – I think so.. but I am not sure of that.
Raji – This is my first time cooking amaranth. All credit goes to the “loose bins section” in Whole Foods .. Heh ! I always use veg. broth as a subsitute to water … I like it that way. The eggplant sauce tastes great too
looks like a very healthy dish to me!!! the sauce sounds yummy. will try it out sometime.
Thanks for the recipe myhtili. this looks great. I have been wanting to try it for a long time!D
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Would like to know more about Amaranth seeds, is it same as ‘rajgro’ in gujarati, let me know.