Tuesday, December 30, 2008

Quick Betroot curry

I am fond of vegetables and love to cook them in a healthy way with minimal oil.So here's a recipe if you love veggies like the betroot and love cooking in less oil.
Ingredients:
  • 3 Large beetroots
  • 1 teaspoon Urad dal
  • 2 Dried Red chillies
  • A pinch of Asafoetida or hing
  • 1 teaspoon mustard seeds or rye
  • 1 tbsp oil
  • Salt to taste
  • 3-4 teaspoons of shredded cocunut

Procedure

  • Wash the beetroots well and place them in a microwave container with water to cook them.Cook on the microwave for 6-8 minutes till it is tender enough to chop
  • Cut the boiled beetroots into small pieces.
  • Take the oil in a kadhai or fry pan.Add mustard seeds and urad dal and the red chillies.
  • Once the mustard seeds crackle, add a pinch of hing to the oil .Once the urad dal has become brown in color ,add the chopped beetroot and salt .Mix well.
  • Add the shredded coconut , mix and cook for 2 mins
  • Serve hot.Tastes best with rice and rasam or sambar

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