Easiest Way to Prepare Tasty Amaranth leaves Stir fry (Thotakura fry)

Amaranth leaves Stir fry (Thotakura fry). One of the best things about Amaranth leaves is its availability through out the year. A regular green in our kitchen and most times I prepare a dry saute. Today's recipe is a simple and quick stir fry and makes a good side with rotis and rice.

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. Koi Thotakura Fry ~ Amaranth stir fry. You can have Amaranth leaves Stir fry (Thotakura fry) using 8 ingredients and 10 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Amaranth leaves Stir fry (Thotakura fry)

1. It's one big bunch of amaranth of leaves/thotakura.
2. You need 3 - 4 pods of garlic.
3. It's to taste of salt.
4. It's of oil.
5. It's of one big pinch of cumin seeds cumin / teaspoon powder.
6. You need to taste of chilli powder.
7. It's one pinch of hing.
8. It's big pinch of mustard seeds.

Thotakura can be cooked with dals/lentils, can be stir fried or just sauted with light seasoning. Today I am blogging my MIL's recipe which is very tasty and can be a side dish with plain rice, and roti. A mild and sweet flavored stir fry using amaranth leaves and potato. This indeed is a healthy green vegetable combined with potatoes is best to relish nutritious food at your home with family.

Amaranth leaves Stir fry (Thotakura fry) step by step

1. Chop and wash thoroughly amaranth leaves. Keep in a colander to drain excess water..
2. Heat a wide pan, add oil. Add mustard seeds and hing..
3. Once they splutter, add chopped amaranth leaves and mix well..
4. If we want gravy version, then cook covered. As here vegetables are high in water content, more water oozed out when I am preparing..
5. Cook uncovered for 10mins in low flame..
6. Now prepare the garlic cumin powder. Chop 3-4 garlic pods. Add the garlic pods in a mortar pestle with cumin powder, salt and chilli powder..
7. Crush garlic and mix well so that all powders get coated well..
8. Once the leaves are cooked, add this powder..
9. Mix well and fry for sometime until the rawness disappears..
10. Switch off and take to a serving bowl. Serve hot with rice and rasam..

Thotakura in Telugu or Kuppacheera in Malayalam is scientifically referred to as Amaranthus viridis (green. Aunty makes this stir-fry with Amaranth stems which my mom doesn't make much. Stir in amaranth and return to a boil. Lower heat and place a flame deflector or heat diffuser under the pot. Stir-fried pink amaranth greens. by thewoksofliferecipes.