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LAL Shak BHAJA (“STIR FRIED RED AMARANTH LEAVES “IN BENGALI STYLE)

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Amaranth is stir-fried, cooked in soups, steamed, and, in its youngest, most tender form, eaten raw in a salad. It can replace spinach in any recipe, but note that amaranth will cook a little faster than spinach.
Fresh, tender leaves and shoots of Amaranth can be eaten raw in salads or as juice. In the mainland of China, Amaranth is known as yin-tsai. It is used in various soups and stir-fries.
Despite the lack of sufficient evidence to prove amaranth's role in providing medicinal benefits, it does no harm to include amaranth in your diet considering its impressive nutritional profile.
Soaking: If you have the time, consider soaking the amaranth overnight before cooking. Soaking the grains makes their nutrients easier to digest and shortens the cooking time, says Ziata. Simply combine amaranth and water in a large bowl, completely submerging the grains.
Precautions should be taken by people with special conditions. For people with intolerance to lysinuric protein, eating amaranth may cause diarrhoea and stomach pain. Moreover, another side effect of lysine increase body's calcium absorption, and bring free, damage-causing amount of calcium in the body.