Suffering from diabetes? Try Amaranth to keep collagen in good shape

New Delhi: As part of a healthy diet, amaranth's nutrients can be very good for your health. It has vitamin C, which is important for the body's healing process because it helps the body use iron, make blood vessels, repair muscle tissue, and keep the collagen in good shape.

Dt. Shilpa Chawla, who has been practicing in Rohini, West shares its health benefits :

Here are some more amaranth health benefits:

Highly antioxidative

The human body includes toxic free radicals. Antioxidants are naturally occurring chemicals that protect the body from harmful free radicals. Amaranth has a lot of acids which protect against many diseases that get worse over time, like diabetes, heart disease, and even cancer.

Reduces internal inflammation

Inflammation is a common immune response that protects the body from infection and harm. Chronic inflammation, on the other hand, can contribute to a variety of chronic disorders, including autoimmunity diabetes.

It may aid in lowering cholesterol levels

Cholesterol is a type of lipid that can narrow the arteries if there is too much of it in the blood. Amaranth may have cholesterol-lowering effects. It also contributes to an increase in “good”, or HDL, cholesterol.

Facilitates weight loss

If you want to lose a few extra pounds, you should eat amaranth every day. Amaranth is a great source of protein and fiber which both help you lose weight. A higher-fiber diet decreases the risk of acquiring excess weight and fat.

With this you can also try some simple recipes of it:

Amaranth Ki Chikki

Ingredients:

• Amaranth, 250 grams
• Jaggery, 750 grams
• 3.5 glasses of water
• greasing chikki setting surface

Method:

• The process involves heating a pan over a high flame. Then stir in the entire bag of amaranth. The moment you add the amaranth to the pan, it will immediately begin to pop up.
• Once the amaranth has popped up, remove it from the pan and set it aside. Now combine some water with some jaggery in a pan and heat it up to dissolve it.
• Once the jaggery has completely dissolved, turn up the heat and bring the mixture to a boil. Then, continue cooking it on high heat until it reaches a 2/3 consistency.
• Add the amaranth to the jaggery mixture at this point.  Lastly, immediately transfer the mixture to a greased surface. Pat it to level it off, and then set it away to cool.
• As soon as it has cooled, cut it into the required size pieces and store them in an airtight container. This dish requires forty minutes to prepare in total.

 Amaranth Tikki

Ingredients:

• 1 cup of Amaranth seeds
• 2 cups of water
• a tablespoon of oil
• 3 cloves of chopped garlic
• 1 cup of onion finely chopped
• 1/2 cup of finely sliced zucchini
• 1/2 cup of finely chopped red bell pepper
• 1 tsp. of each Amchoor powder, salt, and chili powder
• Garam masala
• 1/2 tsp. of Breadcrumbs,  coriander powder, and lemon zest
• black pepper freshly ground

Method:

• Amaranth seeds are to be boiled in two cups of water. After that, thoroughly whisk in the amaranth seeds in the water. Then cover the basin when the amaranth seeds have boiled. After that, turn down the heat and boil the seeds for around 20 minutes.
• When the amaranth is finished cooking, season it with sea salt and freshly ground pepper and set it aside.
• For masala: onions and garlic should be cooked until glossy in a pan with 1 tablespoon of oil. After that, stir-fry the zucchini and red pepper for around three minutes.
• Add some lemon zest, red chili powder, coriander powder, and garam masala after that, and stir-fry. After that, season with amchur and black pepper. Remove the mixture from the heat and set it aside.
• Add the boiled amaranth to the concoction. Put it away so it can cool. After that, form the patties and then breadcrumb-coat them. Finally, pan-fry them in two tablespoons of oil until brown. This meal requires 45 minutes to prepare in total.