Sanjeeta KK in her blog Lite Bite lists numerous was of cooking the greens – red amaranth in assorted lentils, beans and grain sprouts; amaranth in coconut gravy; amaranth leaves in … Vernacular Name. you can also just have it plain with steamed rice or chapatis or bread. 100 grams of amaranth has around 367 calories but it will be hard to consume even 50 grams at a time as it fill us up so quickly in addition to keeping us fuller for longer periods of time. It can be grown throughout the year. Log into your account. It is known as Mola Keerai in Tamil. /*