Beetroot Spicy Dry Curry
Usually I cook the beetroot and garnish with coconut, but got bored with it and wanted to try a new recipe. Besan is one of my favorite ingredient. Hence decided to try a new recipe with besan. Surprisingly it came out well and wanted to share the recipe.
Ingredients
- 2 cup Beetroot - finely cut
- 5 nos Green Chili, Fresh / பச்சை மிளகாய் - split lengthwise
- 6 tbsp Chickpea flour - besan
- 1 tsp Salt / உப்பு - adjust to your taste
- 1 tsp Mustard seed / கடுகு
- 1 tsp Chana Dhal / கடலைப் பருப்பு
- 1 tsp Urad Dhal / உளுத்தம் பருப்பு
- 1 bunch Curry leaves, Fresh / கருவேப்பிலை
- 1 pinch Asafoetida / பெருங்காயம்
- 1 tsp Turmeric powder / மஞ்சள் தூள்
- 4 tbsp Cooking Oil / சமையல் எண்ணெய்
- 1 cup Water / தண்ணீர்
Instructions
- Heat oil in a pan
- When the oil is hot enough add mustard seeds and allow to splutter
- Add chana dal, urad dal and fry until golden brown
- Add turmeric powder, asafoetida, green chili, salt and fry well
- Add beetroot and fry a little
- Add half of the water and close the pan with a lid and allow to cook for 5min
- Now and then check whether the water had drained and beetroot is cooked
- Once cooked add the besan little by little and stir well
- Once all the besan is added and stirred well sprinkle rest of water and again stir
- Allow the water to evaporate and allow the beetroot/besan mix to kind of roast
- Garnish with curry leaves
- Serve hot with any rice item
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