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BEETROOT CHAARU | BEETROOT SAMBAR

Updated: Nov 24, 2023









Ingredients:

Beetroot – ¼ kg

Onion – 4

Tomato – 5

Green chillies – 10

Green gram – ½ cup

Water – 8 cups

Sambar powder – 1 ½ teaspoons

Turmeric powder – 1 teaspoon

Chilli powder – 2 teaspoons

Salt – as required

Coriander leaves – 1 tablespoon

 

Seasoning:

Coconut oil – 2 tablespoons

Mustard – 1 teaspoon

Cumin – 1 teaspoon

Curry leaf – 2 sprigs

 

To Grind:

Cumin powder – 1 teaspoon

Shredded fresh coconut – 2 tablespoons

Garlic cloves – 15





Method:

Wash all the Vegetables and drain the water completely. Peel and chop the beetroot into medium-sized cubes. Chop each onion into eight pieces and tomatoes into four pieces. Slit the green chilies in the middle. In a pressure cooker, add chopped beetroots, onions, tomatoes, green chilies, green gram and water. Pressure cook for 3 whistles. Meanwhile, take a mixer jar and add cumin powder, shredded fresh coconut, and garlic cloves. Add a little water and grind into a smooth paste. Set this ground paste aside. After pressure cooking the vegetables, open the lid and keep it on the stove again. Add sambar powder, turmeric powder, chili powder, and salt. Let the Sambar cook for a couple of minutes. Heat a pan to make the seasoning. Add oil to the pan and let it heat. Then add mustard seeds and cumin seeds. Once they start to splutter, add curry leaves. Then add the ground coconut paste. Saute for a minute and add this seasoning to the sambar. Let the sambar boil for a couple of minutes and then turn off the stove. Sprinkle some coriander leaves and serve hot along with rice.

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