Yellow Beetroot Rice

Yellow Beetroot Rice.

Beetroot is sliced into around inch long pieces and cooked in oil along with onion and whole spices. Basmati rice is added to the beetroot and cooked till done. Garnish with cilantro and serve yellow beetroot rice with any raita of your choice.
Makes: around 4 Servings of Yellow Beetroot Rice.

Ingredients:

Basmati Rice 2 Cups
Onion 1
Yellow Beetroot 1
Green Chiles 3 – 4
Ginger Garlic Paste 1 tsp
Coconut Milk 2 Cups
Salt to Taste
Cilantro few Leaves

Talimpu:

Cinnamon 2 inch Long Stick
Cloves 3
Green Cardamom 2
Bay Leaf 2
Oil 2 tsps

Method of preparation:

Peel, remove ends, wash and chop the yellow beetroot into inch long slices.
Peel and slice the onion.
Remove stems, wash and slice the green chiles.
Wash and soak the basmati rice in a cup of water for around half hour.

Heat oil in a rice cooker, add all talimpu ingredients in order.
When cloves are plump, add sliced onion and green chiles.
Fry till onion turns translucent, add ginger garlic paste.
Fry briefly, stir in beetroot pieces.
When beetroot pieces are half cooked, stir in soaked rice along with water, coconut milk and salt.
Cook covered till rice absorbs all the water and is completely cooked.
Fluff the beetroot rice and adjust salt if necessary.
Garnish with cilantro and serve yellow beetroot rice with any raita of your choice.
Notes: Grind grated coconut with warm water into smooth paste and run it through the sieve or a muslin cloth for the coconut milk.

Suggestions: You can also use regular beetroot in place of yellow beetroot. Double the amount of whole spices if they are old stock.
Variations: You can add finely chopped cilantro or mint just before serving.
Other Names: Yellow Beetroot Rice.

Beetroot with Peanuts Powder

Beetroot with Peanuts Powder.

Beetroot is chopped and cooked in oil along with whole spices. Peanuts and sesame seeds are lightly roasted and ground into powder with spices and added to the beetroot curry as a finishing step. Serve beetroot curry with peanuts powder over plain steamed rice or wrapped in a roti.
Makes: around 2 Servings of Beetroot with Peanuts Powder.

Ingredients:

Beetroot 1
Raw Peanuts 1/4 Cup
Sesame Seeds 4 Tbsps
Whole Red Chiles 2 – 3
Salt to Taste

Talimpu:

Mustard Seeds 1/4 tsp
Cumin Seeds 1/4 tsp
Urad Dal 1/4 tsp
Curry Leaves 5
Oil 2 tsps

Method of preparation:

Heat a pan on low heat, add raw peanuts and roast them till they turn golden brown on all sides.
Remove the peanuts from heat, add sesame seeds.
Toast the sesame seeds for few seconds and remove from heat.
Heat 1/4 tsp of oil in the same pan, add broken red chiles and fry till aromatic or until they are crisp and turn dark.
Cool the ingredients to room temperature.
Grind roasted peanuts, sesame seeds, red chiles and salt into somewhat coarse powder.

Peel, wash, remove ends and chop the beetroot into small pieces.

Heat oil in a pan on medium flame, add all talimpu ingredients in order.
When mustard seeds start spluttering, add beetroot pieces and salt.
Cook covered on low flame for around 10 minutes or until beetroot turns soft but not mushy.
Add a splash of water if the beetroot tends to stick to bottom of the pan.
Uncover, stir in a tablespoon or two of ground peanuts sesame powder and remove from heat.
Serve beetroot curry with peanuts powder over plain steamed rice or wrapped in a roti.
Notes: Make sure beetroot is cooked properly.

Suggestions: If the beetroot or chana dal is not cooked properly, add a splash of water and cook covered on low flame till done. Store any remaining peanuts sesame powder in a jar for later use.
Variations: Check other beetroot recipes here.
Other Names: Beetroot with Peanuts Powder.