Seeds

We get Cereals from grass. But seeds of some of the broad leaf plants are used just like cereals. They can be called #Pseudocereals. Some examples of pseudocereals are #Amaranth [ Love-Lies-bleeding, red amaranth, Prince-of-Wales-feather], #Buckwheat, #Flaxseed and Quinoa.

Recipes prepared using those Pseudocereals are listed here.

#Amaranth  is a leafy vegetable ( greens ) and its seed is also known as amaranth. Amaranth is nothing but widely used leafy vegetable called Thandu keerai or Mulai keerai in Tamil. The seeds of these plants are called #amarnath seeds or simply amaranth in Tamil. It is called Rajkir Kara in Chhattisgarh.

Several studies have shown that like oats, #amaranthseed or oil may be beneficial for those with hypertension and cardiovascular disease.
Regular consumption reduces blood pressure and cholesterol levels while improving antooxidant status and some immune parameters. 

Source : Amaranth

#Buckwheat is actually a fruit seed not a cereal. It is brownish pink or brown in color and triangular in shape.
#Buckwheat contains a glucoside called rutin a phytochemical that strengthens capillary walls.

Source : Buckwheat


#Flaxseed [ or #linseed ] : It is one of the richest sources of micronutrients, fiber and essential fatty acid alpha-linolenic acid or omega-3.

Source : Flax Seed


#Quinoa is a pseudocereal as the edible seeds are obtained from a flowering plant and not from grass. The scientific name is Chenopodium quinoa. It is a flowering plant belongs to Amaranth family.
Quinoa is gluten free and high in Protein.
The edible seeds are rich in protein, dietary fiber, B Vitamins and dietary minerals in amount greater than other cereals.

A cup of Quinoa gives twice the amount of Protein and 5 g more fiber than the same amount of Rice.

100 gms of uncooked Quinoa contains 14.1 gms of protein [ 20% of daily value DV ], folate 184 ug [ 46 % of DV and higher amount of dietary minerals like Magnesium 197 mg [ 55% ], Manganese 2 mg [ 95 % ], Zinc 3.1 mg [ 33 % ], and Phosphorus 457 mg [ 65 % ].

100 gms of cooked Quinoa is rich source of Manganese and Phosphorus [ 30 % and 22 % respectively ], moderate source of dietary fiber [10 - 19 %],
folate, Iron and Zinc [ 11% of DV each ].


To know more on Quinoa

Links to the recipes of these seeds are given here.

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Breakfast/Tiffin/Evening Snack
Amaranth Dumpling	Amaranth Pancake
Amaranth & Corn Dumpling	Amaranth Dumpling
Amaranth Kuzhi Paniyaram	Amaranth Roti
Buckwheat Pongal	Buckwheat Dumpling
Rawa Buckwheat Idly	Buckwheat Spinach Roti
Buckwheat Pumpkin Pancake	Buckwheat Rice Upma
Spinach Kuzhi Paniyaram	Bajra Cauliflower Pancake
Oats Amaranth Dumpling	Amaranth Kuzhi Paniyaram with Venthaya keerai
Kuthiraivaali Buckwheat Upma	Quinoa Pongal

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Powder
Flax and Poduthalai Powder	Flax seeds powder for rice
Idly milagai podi with flax seeds	Milagu [ Pepper ] n Flax Podi
Dhaniya [ Coriander ] n Flax Podi

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Soup
Buckwheat Soup	Buckwheat & Coriander seeds Soup
Quinoa Conjee [ Kanji or soup ]

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Sweet/Dessert/Payasam
Flax Urundai [ Flax Balls ]	Buckwheat Payasam
Amaranth Khuskhus Payasam	Amaranth Payasam 1
Amaranth Payasam 2	Buckwheat sweet Pongal
Amaranth Buckwheat Paruppu Payasam	Amaranth Ragi Chikki
Amaranth Buckwheat Paal Payasam	Quinoa Paruppu Payasam

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