Protein rich Amaranth (Rajgira) porridge

With berry chia sauce/jam , Super food , ️ Gluten free️ ,Fiber rich ️ sugar free

Ingredients

Ingredients
  • 1/4 cup Organic amaranth
  • 1/4 cup Dried mulberries or as per taste
  • 1/2 cup Coconut milk/nut milk or as per taste
  • 1 tbsp Coconut butter
  • Pinch of Himalayan salt
  • lemon juice
  • lemon rind (organic)
Garnishing
  • Pine seed or seeds of choice
  • chia seds
  • Berry jam (optional )
  • Sugar substitute like maple syrup/date paste or as per choice.

Method

Soaking a night before
  1. Wash the amaranth well and soak overnight in 1-2 cup of drinking water.
  2. Add few drops of lemon juice to it.
  3. *(Acidic lemon juice break down the anti-nutrients in the grain and the minerals are released making them digestible)
Morning
  1. Cook the amaranth at medium heat in deep vessel, along with  the soaking water.(if amaranth is non organic then use fresh water)
  2. Once it start looking cooked ( about 15-20  minutes) and slimy pour the milk.
  3. Let it mix well and cook for few more minutes.
  4. Add in the butter mix well.
  5. Pour into serving bowl. garnish with chia seeds and rest of the seeds.
  6. Or with berry chia sauce and  the seeds.
  7. Drizzle sweetener of choice over it.

Berry chia sauce

Ingredients
  • 1 cup Fresh or frozen berries of choice
  • 1 tbsp Chia seeds
  • 1/2 tbsp Squeeze of lemon juice
Method
  • While porridge is on the burner you can prepare this sauce/jam.
  • Steam or cook the berries un till they look soft and cooked.
  • If steaming, use a deep bowl and steam the berries in it, you do not wants to loose the beautiful  red juicefrom
  • Mash them well and add rest of the ingredients.
  • Chia will give an instant thick texture, let it cool down for 5-10 minutes.
  • Serve