Beetroot Halwa

A variety dessert prepared by using Beetroot.

INGREDIENTS:

• Grated Beetroot -2 cups
• Milk - 2 cup
• Sugar - ½ cup to 3/4 cup  (or as needed)
• Ghee - 3 tbsp
• Cardamom powder - ¼ tsp 
• Almond slices - few
• Pista slices - few

PREPARATION METHOD:

• Heat ghee in a Pan.
• Add the grated beetroot and saute on medium heat for 5 minutes.
• Add milk and cook till the milk gets completely absorbed.
• Add the sugar and stir well.
• Add the cardamom powder and cook in low heat till the ghee oozes out.
• Remove from fire and let it cool.
• Garnish with almond slices and pista slices and cut it in a desired shape.

Beetroot Dosa

Colourful Dosa......

INGREDIENTS:

• Dosa batter - 2 cup
• Finely chopped Green chillies - 4 nos
• Finely chopped Corriander leaves - 2 tbsp
• Chopped Beetroot - 1 cup
• Ghee - 2 tsp
• Gingelly Oil
• Salt to taste

PREPARATION METHOD:

• Cook beetroot well and let it cool.
• Grind it into a smooth paste.
• Add the beetroot paste, chopped green chillies, corriander leaves and salt to the dosa batter and mix well.
• Heat a frying pan and smear some oil.
• Spread a spoonful of the batter to a heated pan.
• Smear little ghee on the top.
• When the base is golden brown, turn the other side and cook well.

Beetroot Vada

Beetroot Vada is a quick tea time snack. It is a healthy and nutritious vada. kids also love this colourful and
delicious snack.

INGREDIENTS:

• Grated Beetroot - 1 cup
• Finely chopped Shallot - 10 nos or  Onion - ½ cup 
• Beasn Flour / Gram Flour / Kadala Maavu  - 1 cup
• Finely chopped Ginger - 1 tbsp
• Red Chilly - 3 nos
• Curry Leaves - 1 stem
• Salt to taste
• Oil for frying

PREPARATION METHOD:

• Mix chopped shallot,chopped Ginger, chopped Red chilly,Curry leaves, Beetoot and salt with gram flour/ Kadala maavu.
• Sprinkle some water to make a thick dough like parippuvada dough.
• Heat oil in a pan .
• Take small amount of the mixture and make a ball. 
• Flatten the ball in to a round shape using hand.
• When the oil is hot put each one slowly and fry both sides.

Recommended Combination: Serve hot with Black Coffee or Tea

Beetroot Mezhukkupuratti / Beetroot Stir Fry

Beetroot Mezhukkupuratti / Stir Fry is a tasty side dish which goes together with Rice.
Beetroot is rich in dietary fiber and has no cholestrol.

INGREDIENTS:

• Chopped Beetrot -2 medium size
• Chopped Onion - 1 small
• Turmeric powder - ¼ tsp. 
• Red chili powder - ½ tsp.
• Salt to taste
• Oil -1 tbsp
• Curry leaves -a few

PREPARATION METHOD:

• Cook beetroot in little water along with turmeric powder, chilli powder and salt.
• Heat oil in a pan.
• Put onion into it and saute till it turns translucent.
• Add the cooked Beetroot and curry leaves into it and fry it.

Recommended Combination:Beetroot Mezhukkupuratti can be served with Rice.

Beetroot Pachadi

Beet root Pachadi is typically made of cooked Beetroot and Green Chilles added in Coconut paste and Curd.

INGREDIENTS:

• Finely Chopped Beetroot - 1 nos
• Grated coconut - ¼ cup
• Green chillies - 4 nos
• Cumin seeds -¼ tsp
• Curd - 1 cup
• Turmeric powder - ¼ tsp
• Water - ¼ cup
• Fenugreek Powder- a pinch
• Curry leaves - a few
• Salt  to taste
• Mustard seeds - 1 tsp 
• Red chilly - 2 nos 
• Coconut oil -1 tsp 

PREPARATION METHOD:

• Grind the coconut and cumin seeds to a fine paste.
• Cook chopped beetroot and green chilly in water along with salt and turmeric powder .
• When the water almost dries up, add coconut paste into it.
• When it starts boil,turn off the stove and allow to cool.
• Add curd to the mixture and stir well.  
• Heat oil in a pan.(optional)
• Add mustrard seeds and red chillies into it, allow to splutter.
• Add curry leaves.
• Pour the seasoning over the pachadi.
• Sprinkle fenugreek powder and mix well.

Recommended Combination: Serve with Rice.

Beet Root Thoran

Beet Root is a good food for health. It contains carbohydrates, mainly in the form of sugar, and it has a little protein and fat.
Beet Root thoran made up of Beet Root,Coconut Cuts,Onion and Grated Coconut.

INGREDIENTS:

• Chopped Beet Root - 1cup
• Chopped Onion- ½ Cup
• Roundlycut GreenChilly - 5
• Coconut Cuts(nicely slice)- ¼ Cup
• Grated coconut - ¼ Cup
• Chilly Powder -½ tsp
• Corriander Powder --½ tsp
• Perinjeerakam Powder -¼ tsp
• Turmeric powder - ¼ tsp
• Red Chilly -2 nos
• Mustard seeds - 1 tsp
• Black gram -1 tsp
• Salt - to taste
• Oil - as needed
• Curry leaves - few

PREPARATION METHOD:

• Cook Beet Root,Coconut Cuts,Onion,Green Chilly with Turmeric powder,Chilly Powder,Corriander Powder,Perinjeerakam Powder and salt in littlewater.
• Add Grated Coconut to the cooked Beet Root and mix it well.
• Heat Oil in a pan.
• Add Mustard seeds and Red chilly and let it splutter.
• Add Black gram and fry it.
• Once Black gram becomes brown add Cooked Beet Root and Curry leaves.
• Stir well and slow down the flame and cook it for 2 mins.

Recommended Combination: Serve hot with Rice