Amaranth. Ever used it?

[grasswire]

There is a patch of amaranth in the garden. I've never seen a whole patch of it, much less thought of gathering the grains.

Any experience with it, anyone?

[The empressof all]

1. I've had it mixed with other grains in cereal

I googled (of course) and found this which uses it as a Green

http://padmaskitchen.blogspot.com/2008/01/koi-thotakura-fry.html

Do you like Indian food?

[grasswire]

2. well that's interesting...

...because the foliage AND the fruit of these plants are brilliant scarlet. The whole plant is scarlet. And they are really tall! Five or six feet high.

I do like Indian food, but don't have a lot of experience cooking more than a simple curry.

[The empressof all]

3. I know...I was surprised by the site

I always thought Amaranth was like Wheat. When I ate a Vegan diet I ate a lot of grains and I distinctly remember one of my very favorites was an Amaranth and Triticale combo made into a Cereal. So does your plant actually have grainy things on it that you could mill into flour? This is one of those things that you'd need a Vitamix for. Are you suppose to roast the grain before milling?

If your plant doesn't look like the one in the picture I wouldn't recommend eating it like that then. Maybe you have Red Sorrel? Do you have an Agricultural Extension office near you that you can bring a sample in and have it checked out?


I really don't have a clue...Just pondering.

OK Here's some more info....You probably do have Amaranth...

http://www.jeffersoninstitute.org/pubs/amaranth.shtml

Scroll down to the bottom...Apparently harvesting is pretty labor intensive and involves cleaning and screening out the Amaranth then drying it before milling

How big is your combine? :rofl:

Just kidding......I'm sure if we continue to look there is a place where we can learn how to do it with a home crop.