Amaranth Tikkis
Ingredients
- 1 cup amaranth seeds (chaulai) ⓘ
- 2 cups water ⓘ
- 1 tablespoon oil
- 3 garlic cloves, finely minced ⓘ
- 1 onion, finely chopped (easy chopping in a Ninja or food processor)
- 1/2 cup finely chopped zucchini (easy chopping in a Ninja or food processor) ⓘ
- 1/2 cup finely chopped red bell pepper (easy chopping in a Ninja or food processor) ⓘ
- sea salt, to taste ⓘ
- 1/4 tablespoon chili powder
- 1 pinch amchoor powder (mango powder) ⓘ
- 1 tablespoon garam masala
- 1/2 teaspoon ground coriander
- 1/2 teaspoon lemon zest ⓘ
- fresh ground black pepper ⓘ
- 2 tablespoons oil, to pan fry ⓘ
- amaranth flour or breadcrumbs, for dusting ⓘ
Instructions
- In a medium saucepan, bring to a boil 2 cups water. Add the 1 cup amaranth, stirring well. Cover pan and lower the heat, allowing to simmer for 20 minutes.
- When amaranth is cooked, remove from burner, season with sea salt and freshly ground pepper. Set aside.
- For the masala: In a small fry pan, add 1 tablespoon oil, saute garlic and onion until soft.
- Add the chopped red bell pepper and zucchini, stir-fry for 2-3 minutes.
- Add the lemon zest, garam masala powder, coriander powder, chili powder and stir fry. Add the amchoor and black pepper. Remove from heat and set aside to cool a few minutes.
- With a spatula fold mixture into the prepared amaranth. Allow to cool until easily handled.
- Once cooled, form into small patties.
- Coat each patty, front and back, with amaranth flour (dry amaranth can be ground fine in a spice grinder to make amaranth flour) or breadcrumbs.
- Heat 2 tablespoon oil in a frying pan. Fry patties until golden, adding oil if needed.
- 1/20/2018 Update: Made it and feel there recipe needs work. Amaranth's texture is unusual and the tikkis came out to wet.
Nutrition & Diet Analysis (per serving)
712
kcal
36% DV
Protein
Fat
Carbs
* % Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet (FDA 2020).