Thotakura Undalu Recipe (Crispy Amaranth Leaves Balls)

Archana's Kitchen

November 9, 2017

1405 Ratings

Time:Prep: 10 M|Cook: 25 M|Total: 35 M

Makes:4 Servings

Meal:Snack

Cuisine:Andhra

Thotakura Undalu Recipe (Crispy Amaranth Leaves Balls) is an innovative recipe that is tried at our test kitchen. Amarnath leaves are usually used in a dry poriyal or subzi. But in this dish we have created a crispy fried amaranth balls and then tossed with some tempered spices. Amarnath leaves is a powerhouse of Iron, minerals and vitamins. It is considered as one of the super food and Ayurvedic friendly as well.

Serve the Thotakura Undalu Recipe along with Thakkali Rasam Recipe , steamed rice and Carrot Poriyal Recipe or just plain with Thakkali sadam.

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Serve the Thotakura Undalu Recipe along with Thakkali Rasam Recipe , steamed rice and Carrot Poriyal Recipe or just plain with Thakkali sadam.

If you are looking for more Andhra recipes here are some :

Ingredients

To temper

2 Green Amaranth Leaves, chopped

4 Gram flour (besan)

1 Cumin seeds (Jeera)

1 Red Chilli powder

1 Ginger, chopped

Salt, to taste

Oil

2 Sesame seeds (Til seeds)

1 Curry leaves

1 Asafoetida (hing)

2 Dry Red Chillies

Instructions for Thotakura Undalu Recipe (Crispy Amaranth Leaves Balls)

To begin making the Thotakura Undalu Recipe, add chopped amaranth leaves in a bowl add all the ingredients mentioned next.

Add little water and mix to form stick mixture. Using your hand take little of the mixture and hold it tightly to form a ball. Do the same for the rest of the mixture.

Heat a kuzhi paniyaram pan with oil. Once it is hot place the balls in each cavity and fry them till they become crispy.

Take them out and drain oil over a paper napkin. Heat a flat skillet with oil, Add sesame seeds and curry leaves and allow them to splutter for few seconds.

Add dry red chilies and hing, let them crackle for 2 seconds, add fried amaranth balls and coat the the tempering well and serve hot.

Serve the Thotakura Undalu Recipe along with Thakkali Rasam Recipe , steamed rice and Carrot Poriyal Recipe or just plain with Thakkali sadam.