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Not Running => Food => Topic started by: redkitty on September 18, 2012, 06:39:56 PM
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I tried to cook amaranth today. The recipe I have said to cook 1.5 cups of water to 1/2 cup of amaranth for 20 minutes. that didn't work. Kept it on for another 10 minutes and it still didn't seem done. I googled how to cook it and I keep getting different ratios...2 parts water to 1 part amaranth or 3 parts water to one part amaranth. So has anyone here cooked it? If so, how? I am actually trying to make baby food, so I just need the seed cooked...so not cooked in anything. I will mix in fruit puree for her. TIA.
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One grain i have never cooked! Did you buy it in bulk? I used millet and quinoa for baby food and rice.
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well, what kind of result do you want? if you want hot cereal, cook it 2:1, liquid to amaranth. bring to a boil, then reduce and simmer until it's cooked to your liking.
if you want to serve it as a side (like rice or couscous), try a ratio of 1:1. bring it to a boil, then reduce and simmer for 15 to 20 minutes. but keep an eye on it. i've had it turn from uncooked to blech in no time.
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well, what kind of result do you want? if you want hot cereal, cook it 2:1, liquid to amaranth. bring to a boil, then reduce and simmer until it's cooked to your liking.
if you want to serve it as a side (like rice or couscous), try a ratio of 1:1. bring it to a boil, then reduce and simmer for 15 to 20 minutes. but keep an eye on it. i've had it turn from uncooked to blech in no time.
I think I want it like a hot cereal for now. Should all of the water disappear, like rice?
Meri...I got it from the bulk bins, so I do not have a lot of it...but also do not have instructions. I still have to buy some quinoa, which I think I should have started with first. And if they have millet I will buy some of that, too.
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if you want it to have a consistency like hot cereal, no - don't cook it until it's dry like rice. it should be wet, like oatmeal.
i found a photo online:
(http://someflowersareblue.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/amaranth-cereal.jpg)
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I like quinoa the best, it seems to me, to be the most nutritious. And for making baby cereals i would grind the dry brown rice in a spice grinder, then cook it.