Tambdi Bhaji Recipe - Goan Style Red Amaranth Stir Fry
Tambdi Bhaji is a red amaranth, which is used widely in the Goan vegetarian cuisine. This is a simple stir fry flavoured with garlic. It is quick to make and is quite nutritious.
Ingredients
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3 cups Red Amaranth Leaves
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tightly packed
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1 Onion
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finely chopped
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4 cloves Garlic
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finely chopped
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2 Green Chillies
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finely chopped
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4 tablespoons Fresh coconut
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grated
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1/2 teaspoon Cumin seeds (Jeera)
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1 sprig Curry leaves
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2 teaspoons Oil
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Salt
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to taste
Instructions
Step 1
To begin making the Tambdi Bhaji Recipe (Goan Style Red Amaranth Stir Fry), clean wash and chop the red amaranth leaves roughly and keep aside
Step 2
Heat oil in a heavy bottomed pan, add the cumin seeds, curry leaves and let it splutter
Step 3
Add the garlic cloves and saute for a minute
Step 4
Add the chopped onion, green chillies and saute till onions turn translucent
Step 5
Add the chopped amaranth, season with salt and let it cook
Step 6
This will take around 5 minutes
Step 7
Once the water is all dried out, add the grated coconut, mix well and switch off the heat
Step 8
Serve Tambdi Bhaji along with Goan Style Mushroom Vindaloo and Steamed Rice for a weekday meal