Hello my friends, I hope you are doing well and you are really enjoying your fresh vegetables.
Today, we are going to use green amaranth (mowa) in Shona. This vegetable naturally occurs in Zimbabwe especially in summer.
My fellow Zimbabweans, did you know that green amaranth is a substitute for spinach. Actually, it is called African spinach.
So What does that mean?
It Means you can use it the way you use spinach in your dishes.
Guys it took me decades to réalisé that green amaranth is a vegetable that I should not miss as it packed with a variety of nutrients for example, vitamins, calcium and protein only to mention a few.
Now you know you cannot afford to miss it in your dishes, the next thing is to know how to get the best out of it.
In my village, everyone knows that you need to cook it until it becomes brown and when it is well cooked, we add peanut butter.
Today I would like to introduce you guys to two recipes that might surprise you but these two works wonders in your mouth, I bet try it, I mean taste it and see what happens next, the truth is you are going to regret the number of years you have been in the village, seeing it as a carpet of weeds in your field. I know the moment that you try these two recipes, you will go out to look for more,
Ok guys let’s get started .
Method one:
Frying: yes I said frying, I know you are laughing because in your mind you are saying, you are mad, or you do not really know green amaranth.
I know it inside out, I grew up in the village, and I tell you green amaranth was weeds that gave us torrid times in summer, we would spent the whole summer without resting, weeding it after every two weeks.
Now let’s get back to our frying method.
What you need.
Green chilli or green pepper, fresh young tender amaranth leaves which are only three weeks old, garlic or garlic chives cooking oil and salt for seasoning.
Cut your amaranth into small pieces using a knife, do the same to your chillies and pepper,
put your pan on the stove top and add some cooking oil allow your oil to boil, add your chillies or peppers in the boiling oil, fry until well cooked, add your green amaranth in the pot and fry until cooked, when done you add salt to taste, I also prefer putting in garlic chives.
After this you can serve it as relish to your Sadza if you are Zimbabwean.
With this recipe, your hands will not be able to resist to dip in your pocket for more money to buy more green amaranth.
Please go and try this recipe at home. If you can’t find the amaranth leaves now, please give us a shout we will direct you to the best Green amaranth grower.
Recipe2.
Toss baby Amaranth in your salad the way you do baby spinach and experience the miracle.
Instead of using baby amaranth you can look for amaranth microgreens, these ones work wonders especially red amaranth microgreens, they give your plate a splendid presentation that consumers won’t be able to resist.
My friends, go and give yourself a weekend treat using Green amaranth.
Chao