Beetroot can be made in a variety of ways but the most common recipe is beetroot poriyal. This stir fry recipe is a common side dish for an authentic South Indian meal. It can be taken along with plain white rice and sambar or rasam rice. It also tastes absolutely delicious with curd rice. Even brown rice can be taken with it. This instant recipe involves simple tempering along with onions and topped with grated coconut.
Beetroot is a great source of manganese, folate, potassium, iron and vitamin C. It has a high concentration of nitrates that reduces blood pressure and is good for the heart.
Beetroot Pepper Fry is another special recipe made from beetroot. The nutritious benefit of beetroot makes it very popular.
In this recipe of Beetroot Poriyal, the beetroot is cut into smaller pieces which makes the cooking process even faster. Adding coconut enhances its flavour.
Ingredients
2 tablespoons oil
1/4 teaspoon mustard
1/2 teaspoon broken urad dhal
5 medium-sized onions(finely chopped)
5 long green chilies(finely chopped)
a sprig of curry leaves
2 tablespoons grated coconut
1/2 teaspoon salt or salt to taste
Method
Heat the pan and pour oil. Wait for 2 minutes for the oil to get heated. Add mustard and allow it to splutter.
After the mustard is spluttered, add urad dhal. Make sure it turns slightly brown in colour.
Now add onions and give a quick stir.
Next add curry leaves, green chilies and saute till the onions turn golden brown. I have added 5 green chilies. The quantity of green chilies varies for each person. Depending on the variety and how spicy you want the dish to be, you can decide the quantity.Beetroot usually has a sweet taste and so to curb the sweetness, I have added more green chilies.
Add the chopped beetroot and give a quick stir.
Close the lid and allow it to cook for 5 minutes. You will notice that the beetroot has released some water.
Now add salt, mix well and cook till the released water dries up.
Finally, sprinkle the grated coconut and stir. Ta-da!! your beetroot poriyal is now ready to be relished.Eat hot and do let me know how it tastes in the comments 🙂
