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Sprout and Veggie Salad

Diet Types: gluten-free, vegetarian Makes 2 servings

• 3 oz. brussel sprouts or asparagus
• 3 oz. lima beans, cooked (chilled)
• 3 oz. barley, cooked (chilled)
• 3 oz. soybean sprouts
• 1 ½ oz. Brazil nuts, chopped
• 2 tbsp. soy oil
• 1 tsp. soy sauce
• ½ tsp. chopped parsley
• ½ tsp. rosemary
• ½ tsp. salt
• ½ cup roasted Amaranth rough crushed

Steam brussel sprouts for about 10 minutes. Combine all ingredients and mix well. Crush the roasted Amaranth and add.

[edit] An Indian Amaranth Bread or Paratha

Sourced from Nourishing Indian Food- Cooking the Traditional Way

Amaranth or Rajgara parathas:

Ingredients

• Rajgara flour or freshly ground grain - 2 cups
• salt according to taste.
• Ginger, grated - 1 inch piece
• Sesame seeds (til) - 1 tsp
• Green chillies, - 2 ,finely chopped
• Potatoes - 2 , boiled and mashed
• Yogurt - 2 tbsp
• Ghee - 1 tbsp + for applying on parathas
• Fresh coriander leaves -2 tbsp ,chopped

Method:

Place ragjara flour in a bowl, If you are not sure about the freshness of store bought flour, make your own flour in a blender. The grain looks like a poppy seed. flour smells like amaranth leaves. Mix in salt, ginger, sesame seeds and green chillies. Add mashed potatoes, yogurt, one tablespoon of ghee and coriander leaves. Knead into a semi-soft dough using water. Cover and keep the dough aside for an hour. Divide into small portions. Roll into balls. Dust with flour and pat into a round diskette on a dusted surface. Heat a tawa. Shallow fry the parathas on both sides applying ghee as required. Serve hot with yogurt. Amaranth or rajgara parathas with yogurt was our lunch today.It was a tastey and wholesome lunch :).You can also substitue yams for potatoes in this recipe.