Beetroot Recipes | Beetroot Chops Recipe | Simple Beetroot Masala Curry for Rice and chapatis

Beetroot chops Recipe | Simple Beetroot Masala Curry for Rice and chapatis

Easy and Authentic with south Indian taste beetroot chops recipe is an exquisite side dish liked by everyone at home, pair perfectly with plain rice or side for rice-sambar, rice-rasam or rice-curd.

Aroma while cooking is tremendous, people at home would rush to kitchen to peep on what’s being cooked, that aromatic and authentic dish this will turn out to be- for sure.

This simple recipe prepared in just 10 minutes time be it a side for morning rush hours- breakfast or lunch and dinner. There are a lot of ways to prepare beetroots, whether it is salad, dry-fry, pulao, chutney or one of the other ways as in the beetroot chops recipe shown here, this could be a special dish, beetroots in spicy coconut gravy without onions and tomatoes making it easy to prepare.

Ingredients

1. Beetroot 1 chopped to small or medium size
2. Coconut 1/2 cup grated
3. Cinnamon 1 piece
4. Cloves 2 or 3
5. Chilli powder 1 teaspoon or homemade sambar powder 1 teaspoon
6. Garlic 5-6 cloves
7. Ginger 1/2 inch
8. Coriander leaves
9. Curry leaves few
10. Turmeric 1/4 teaspoon
11. Pepper corns 1/4 teaspoon

     

Method

1. Blend coconut, cinnamon, cloves, ginger, garlic, chilli powder, turmeric powder, coriander leaves to smooth paste
2. Heat 2 teaspoons oil in a pan, add chopped beetroot and curry leaves, stir for few minutes
3. Add the ground paste and salt mix well, pour in required amount water – here I have added 1 cup
4. Cook on medium flame with lid covered until beetroots are cooked – give a good mix in-between 

 

Delicious beetroot chops is ready to serve with rice or roti

How to Make with Step by Step Picture

Wash, peel and chop beetroot to small pieces – recommended to keep it slightly medium sizes not too small

            

        
In a mixer jar add coconut, ginger, garlic, home made sambar powder - if homemade sambar powder is not available you can just go with chilli powder or (chilli powder 1 teaspoon +coriander powder 1/2 teaspoon) 

      
   

    Add turmeric powder 

     

       Add pepper corns

       
       

        Add coriander leaves

       

      Blend adding little water to smooth paste

       

            

      Heat a pan add 2 teaspoons of oil, Once oil is heated put curry-leaves and chopped beetroot

      

      

      Sauté for two to three minute, then goes in ground masala paste, and mix well

          

          Stir all together well , add required amount of water and salt

      

          Mix thoroughly and close the lid, cook on medium flame for about three to four minutes or until beetroots are cooked –occasionally give it a stir

      

           Delicious beetroot chops is ready to be served

      

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