[header] How to use amaranth [title] Serve amaranth instead of rice. [substeps] Use 2.5 to 3 cups of water to 1 cup of amaranth. Simmer it in a covered pan for approximately 20 minutes. 
All the water should absorb and the grains should be fluffy when finished. You can also toast the amaranth in butter and add some of it into a rice pilaf with rice and other grains.