Beetroot Rice
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Recipe type: Main Course
Cuisine: Indian
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Serves: 4 portions
 
Beetroot Rice is a delicious and flavorful rice dish made with grated beets and few spices from South of India.
Ingredients
  • Rice 2 cup
  • Water 2 cup
  • Salt 1 tsp
  • Ghee 1 tsp
  • Beetroot 2 medium beets
  • Onion 2 medium
  • Refined Oil 2 tbsp
  • Mustard seeds 1 tbsp
  • Cumin seeds 1 tsp
  • Curry/Kaddi Leaves 2 sprig
  • Dried Whole Red Chili 2-3 pieces
  • Urad dal 1 tsp
  • Arhar/toor Dal 1 tbsp
  • Asafoetida ¼ tsp
  • Salt to taste
  • Turmeric Powder 1 tsp
  • Red Chili Powder 1 tsp or to tatse
  • Sambhar Powder 1 tbsp or more as per taste
Instructions
  1. Take normal every day rice and wash it thoroughly with water until all the starch has been removed and the water is close to transparent. Soak for half an hour.
  2. Add the soak rice to the pressure pan, add salt and ghee. Add water and close the lid and cook for 7-8 minutes or three whistles.
  3. After the pressure has released open the lid and fluff the rice with a fork and set aside.
  4. Meanwhile the rice is getting ready you can peel the beetroots and grate them. Also chop the onions in length and set them aside.
  5. In a pan add oil and heat. Add mustard seeds and cumin and crackle them. Ensure the cumin do not turn black.
  6. Add kaddi leaves. You can use fresh or dried whichever is available. Also add dried whole chilies.
  7. Now add split Urad dal also known as black lentil which has been skinned and split. Also add split arhar dal, also known as pigeon pea. Saute them for a few seconds.
  8. Now add asafoetida and chopped onions. Saute the onions till they become slight pink. Add salt.
  9. Add turmeric powder, red chili powder and sambhar masala.
  10. After this add grated beetroot to the temper and saute. It will take 7-8 minutes for the beets to cook.
  11. Once the beets are cooked add the cooked rice to the pan and mix thoroughly.
  12. Continue to cook for another two minutes and serve hot with some ghee on the side.
Recipe by The Secret Ingredient at http://www.thesecretingredient.in/beetroot-rice/