Bengali Style Shaak Bhaja Recipe (Stir Fried Green Amaranth Recipe) is an vegetarian dry dish made from green amaranth leaves.The leaves are tossed with poppy seeds and roasted peanuts to a give a crunchy element which balances out the dish. Every Bengali meal is completed by serving a dish made from these leaves.

Using greens in your dish helps to give essential vitamins and iron that are required for a healthy body. Amaranth leaves especially is full of antioxidants and minerals which help in fighting many diseases.

Serve your Shaak Bhaja (Stir Fried Green Amaranth leaves) with crispy and layered Lachha Paratha.

If you are looking for Indian Vegetarian dish here are some of our favorites:

1. Vankaya Kothimeera Karam Recipe (Andhra Style Brinjals Cooked With Spicy Coriander Mix)
2. No Onion No Garlic Raw Tomato Sabzi Recipe
3. Bengali Phool Gobhir Paturi Recipe (Cauliflower & Potatoes With Poppy Seed Paste)