Recipes
Beetroot Kichadi Recipe
Kichadi is a yogurt based curry mainly prepared for Kerala sadhya recipes.We can use vegetables like ladies finger,fried/dried bitter gourd,beet root and fruits like pine apple.Usually vegetables are cooked with little water or fried in oil and simply add the plain curd.So simple...
Prep Time | 10 minutes |
Cook Time | 15 minutes |
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Ingredients
- Beetroot grated - 1/2 cup
- Green chilies sliced - 1
- Grated coconut - 1/4 cup
- Cumin seeds - 1 fat pinch
- Yogurt - 3/4 to 1 cup
- Mustard seeds - 1 pinch
- water as required
- salt to taste see notes
For tempering
- Mustard seeds - 1/8 tsp
- dry red chilies cut it into two - 2
- Shallots sliced - 2 or 3
- leaves Curry- 1 sprig
- Coconut oil - as required
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For tempering
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Instructions
- In a pan,add beetroot,green chilies and sufficient quantity of water.Cook until beetroot turns tender.
- Grind together coconut and cumin seeds with sufficient quantity of water to form a fine paste.
- Next add the coconut paste to the beetroot and cook for a minute or two.Add salt to taste and switch off the stove.Allow this to cool slightly and add yogurt and mix well.
- Crush mustard seeds ( using a mortar and pestle) and add it to the curry.Heat oil in a pan and add mustard seeds,let it splutter .Add red chilies,shallots and curry leaves and saute until it turns golden brown.Add this to the curry and mix well.Add more salt if required.Serve with rice.