Beetroot poriyal/Beetroot side dish

Beetroot is a regular vegetable in my vegetable basket. I often drink beetroot carrot juice which has many nutritious benefits. Also I make this beetroot poriyal once in a week. I have plans to try different dishes with beetroot. Now I have come with a simple and basic version of beetroot poriyal which is common in south Indian kitchen. Let’s see how to make it.

Already I have uploaded the benefits of beetroot carrot juice in my blog. If you want you can check it here.

Also view: Beetrootcarrot juice

Ingredients:

·        1 cup of shredded beetroot

·        Few coconut scraping

·        1 teaspoon cumin seeds

·        1 green chilli

·        Salt to taste

For seasoning:

·        1 sprig curry leaf

·        1 teaspoon mustard seed

·        Gingley oil/coconut oil

How to prepare beetroot poriyal?

1.    Heat 2 teaspoon of oil in a pan and add the mustard seeds and curry leaves

2.   When the mustard seeds have spluttered, add the shredded beetroot and sauté it well

3.   Sprinkle some water and close the lid and cook

4.   When it is half cooked, sprinkle some salt and stir it and cook for 2 min

5.   Mean while pulse the mixture of coconut scrapings, green chilli and cumin seed in a blender

6.   Add this coarse coconut mixture to the beetroot and stir it for 1 to 2 minutes

7.   Beetroot poriyal is ready.

This is a fair side dish for sambhar and other curry varieties.

What are the variations we can make in this dish?

·        Here I have grated the beetroot in a grater. But it can also be cut into small pieces. But I like the shredded type.

·        Instead of adding the coconut mixture, we can use finely chopped onions and chillies and sauté it before adding the beetroots and skip adding the coconut at the end if you are not a regular user of coconut.

How this beetroot poriyal is nutritious?

·        Beetroot is rich in folate, manganese, potassium, Iron and vitamin C.

·        Betanin is the pigment in beetroot that gives it a pinkish red colour. This betanin  has various health benefits.

How does this beetroot poriyal help us?

·        Studies suggest that nitrates in beetroot increase the stamina and improve our physical performance.

·        Also betanin in beetroot reduces fatty deposits in liver and protects the liver from toxins. So it is an excellent blood purifier.

·        Nitrates in beetroot widen and relaxes the blood vessels and reduces blood pressure.

So it’s good to add beetroot in our diet once in a week.

Hope you like it.😍😍😍

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