Lamb’s quarter stir fry

Lamb’s quarter is one of the best edible plants, but it is considered as a weed. It grows everywhere around our garden, we used to pull them out along with the other weeds and throw them away. When a friend’s mom visited us, she told that it is edible and very healthy. The other name of the lamb’s quarter plant is bathua in Hindi and Chakravarthy keerai in Tamil.

Then I read about it and learned that it is loaded with lots of nutrients, so, next time instead of throwing away, I wanted to try cooking them and made a stir fry from that, it was very tasty. Nowadays I often make this healthy dish. Here is the simple recipe if you haven’t eaten this, you should try making this.

Ingredients

Lamb’s quarter ————- 1 bunch
Chili powder —————— 1/4 tsp
Turmeric powder ———- 1/4 tsp
Grated coconut ————– 1 handful
Salt to taste
For tempering
- Cooking oil ————— 1 tsp
- Mustard seeds ———- 1/2 tsp
- Cumin seeds ————– 1/4 tsp
- Split urad dal ———— 1/2 tsp

How To Make

Discard the big stems and collect all the leaves and tender stems
Wash and chop them into small pieces
Heat a pan with oil and do the tempering
Then add the chopped lamb’s quarter and stir it for couple of minutes
Now add the chili powder, turmeric powder and salt, mix them well
Then add the grated coconut and continue to stir for couple of minutes and turn off the stove
Now the tasty stir fry is ready to serve