Beetroot Subzi With Tamarind Rice

Photo: Usha Chowdhary Gupta

Ingredients

BEETROOT SUBZI WITH TAMARIND RICE

For the Beetroot Subzi:-

1 cup Beetroot (Cut into small pieces),

4 tablespoons Coconut (Grated),

1 teaspoon Oil, 1\ 4 Tsp Mustard Seeds,

1 teaspoon Urad Dal,

Few Curry Leaves,

1 Green Chilly (Cut),

1 teaspoon Turmeric pd,

1 teaspoon Red Chilly pd,

Salt to taste

Preparation

For Beetroot Subzi :-Put a pan to heat and add oil, mustard

Seeds, curry leaves, urad dal , the cut green chilly,

Then add the cut beetroot. Stir, also add some salt ,

Turmeric pd and let it cook for 5 minutes. Now add

The red chilly pd and the grated coconut. Check the

Salt and cook for 2-3 minutes and it will be done.

My living in the south of India for so many years helps me to bring the recipe of Tamarind rice. For that need :

MTR PULIOGARE POWDER AND COOKED RICE.

Boil the rice in a vessel with lot of water, when cooked drain the water and allow the rice to cool down.(can add some salt).

METHOD: Put a pan to heat, add oil , mustard seeds, curry leaves, tamarind juice, (1-2 tsp urad dal opt), whole red chilly. Now take the tamarind powder in water and add red chilly pd and turmeric pd, put this to the above tempering , add the cooked rice and check the salt.. Serve with fried applams (papad of south).