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Beetroot Pachadi recipe

Colorful healthy side dish for lunch.

Pachadi dishes are commom in kerala cuisine. We used to make many varieties of pachadi with apple,bitterguard,carrot etc… I got this Beetroot pachadi recipe form a magazine. Tried out and that was easy to prepare and tasty. Do try it out this beetroot pachadi. I have already tried pachadies like Carrot pachadi,Pavakka pachadi,Cucumber pachadi and Apple pachadi .

Health Benefits of beetroot

• Beetroot are excellent sources of anti-oxidants.
• Beetroot is very good for Alzheimers,depression, diabetes,heart disease etc…
• Beetroot contains betacyanin which gives it its characteristic deep red colour.
• Betacyanin is a powerful antioxidant and cancer-fighting agent.

How to make beetroot pachadi

Ingredients

2 cup of  Grated beetroot
1 cup of Curd
1/8 S of Turmeric powder
1/2 cup of grated coconut
2 no of Green chillies
1/2 S of Cumin seeds
1 S of Mustard seeds
2 springs Curry leaves
1/2 S of oil
Salt as required

Method

Step 01

Grind coconut along with green chillies and cumin seeds to a smooth paste.Keep aside

Step 02

Cook grated beetroot with little water and a pinch of salt till done.

Step 03

When the beetroot get cooked add coconut paste and cook till it starts boiling. Mix well and reduce flame to low.

Step 04

Add curd and salt. Mix well and turn off the flame. Do not allow the curry to boil after adding curd.

Step 05

Heat oil in a pan.

Step 06

Splutter mustard seeds.Add red chillies and curry leaves. Saute for a while.

Step 07

Add this seasoning to curry and mix well. Goes well with rice.

You can check other Beetroot Recipes here

Beetroot Hummus
Beetroot Rice
Beetroot Pachadi
Beetroot Carrot Kheer
Beetroot Pickle
Beetroot Kesari