Beetroot Thoran - Beetroot Stir Fry

Beetroot is a very attractive vegetable and also very healthy, however I am not a great fan as it is very sweet. Even though I a make it a point to cook it at least every alternate weekend and teams it up with my favorite curries, so that I do not miss out on nutrition.

Ingredients

1. Beetroot - Shredded
2. Grated Coconut
3. Garlic
4. Green Chilly
5. Turmeric Powder
6. Red Chilly Powder
7. Cumin Seeds
8. Dried Red Chilly
9. Curry Leaves
10. Mustard
11. Cooking Oil

How to Make?

1. Make a paste of grated coconut, garlic, green chilly, turmeric powder, red chilly powder and cumin seeds.
2. Heat a pan and add couple of drops of oil.
3. Add mustard seeds, then dried chilly to the oil and when the seeds splatter, add curry leaves.
4. To this add the paste from step # 1 and add salt. Let it get cooked very well.
5. Now add beetroot, mix it well with Masala. Saute it till it gets cooked, however do not overcook as  beetroot will lose the nutrition.
6. Serve this with hot rice.