Name: Beetroot Masala Curry
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 25 min
Ingredients: 2 nos Beetroot; 2 tsp Coriander Powder; To taste Salt; 2 tsp Sesame Seeds; 1/2 tsp Cumin Seeds; 1/2 tsp Mustard Seeds; 1/2 tsp Cumin Seeds Powder; 1/2 cup Sliced Onions; 5-6 nos. Green Chilly; 1/2 cup Green Gram; 2 tsp Garam Masala; 2 tsp Red Chilli Powder; 3-4 nos Red Chillies; 1 tsp Turmeric Powder; 2 tsp Coconut Oil

Beetroot Masala Curry

Beetroot Masala Curry is a simple one pot flavoured curry which goes well with reic, chapathi, poori etc. It is a nutrient side dish or curry made with the goodness of beetroot cooked together in an aromatic green gram dal with added spices. This is a different method from usually prepared ways, in which coconut is used for binding. It is another interesting recipe which can be made with beetroot instead of our regular stir fries. It is very easy and simple to prepare with minimal ingredients. It tastes delicious with rice and sambar /rasam/ curd and can even be had with rotis. It’s an economical dish, using simple ingredients . It serves well as part of selection of other complimentary foods

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Prep Time 10

Cook Time 15

Total Time 25

Cuisine Kerala

Servings persons

Ingredients

2 nos Beetroot
2 tsp Coriander Powder
To taste Salt
2 tsp Sesame Seeds
1/2 tsp Cumin Seeds
1/2 tsp Mustard Seeds
1/2 tsp Cumin Seeds Powder
1/2 cup Sliced Onions
5-6 nos. Green Chilly
1/2 cup Green Gram
2 tsp Garam Masala
2 tsp Red Chilli Powder
3-4 nos Red Chillies
1 tsp Turmeric Powder
2 tsp Coconut Oil

Instructions

Soak Green gram Dhal (Cheru payar Parippu) for about 45 minutes
Peel the Beetroots and grate them and keep the grated Beetroot separately.
Heat Oil in a Cheenachatti and add Cumin seeds and Sesame seeds into this hot Oil and stir it well.
Add sliced Onion and Green Chilli pieces into this Cumin seeds and Sesame seeds . Also add Turmeric powder, Red Chilli powder, Cumin seeds powder and Coriander powder and stir the mix for some time.
When colour of these ingredients turns into Brown/Golden, add the grated Beetroot along with required quantity of Salt and stir the mix further.
After about five minutes, add the soaked Green gram dhal along with 1 – 2 cups of Water and required quantity of Salt and stir the mix well and cook the Green gram dhal properly in medium flame.
When the Green gram Dhal is cooked, add Garam Masala powder and stir the mix well.
Heat Oil in a Cheenachatti/Frying pan, burst Mustard seeds in this hot Oil and add Curry leaves, and Red Chilli pieces and stir it well. When colour of these ingredients turns into brown, put off the stove and add these fried items into the already cooked Beetroot Masala Curry.
Beetroot Masala Curry is ready. This Curry can serve with Poori/Chappathi/Dosa/Cooked Rice.