Bengali Style Shaak Bhaja Recipe (Stir Fried Green Amaranth leaves Recipe)
Bengali Style Shaak Bhaja Recipe (Stir Fried Green Amaranth Recipe) is an vegetarian dry dish made from green amaranth leaves.The leaves are tossed with poppy seeds and roasted peanuts to a give a crunchy element which balances out the dish. Every Bengali meal is completed by serving a dish made from these leaves.
Using greens in your dish helps to give essential vitamins and iron that are required for a healthy body. Amaranth leaves especially is full of antioxidants and minerals which help in fighting many diseases.
Serve your Shaak Bhaja (Stir Fried Green Amaranth leaves) with crispy and layered Lachha Paratha.
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Ingredients
- 300 grams Green Amaranth Leaves
- 1/2 teaspoon Poppy seeds
- 1/2 cup Raw Peanuts (Moongphali) , roasted
- 2 Dry Red Chillies
- 3 Garlic , cloves, finely chopped
- 1 inch Ginger , grated
- 1 teaspoon Cumin powder (Jeera)
- Salt , to taste
- Mustard oil , for cooking
How to make Bengali Style Shaak Bhaja Recipe (Stir Fried Green Amaranth leaves Recipe)
We begin making Bengali Style Shaak Bhaja Recipe (Stir Fried Green Amaranth Recipe) by washing the leaves thoroughly 3 times.
Chop the leaves and cook it with a half cup of water in a vessel on high heat for about 2 minutes.
In an another Kadai heat oil and add peanuts and fry on medium heat. And then remove it. With the remaining oil temper red chili, poppy seeds, ginger, and garlic.
Then later add the peanuts and the cooked leaves with cumin powder. Adjust the seasoning with salt.
Serve your Shaak Bhaja (Stir Fried Green Amaranth leaves) with crispy and layered Lachha Paratha.
