Beetroot Thoran
Stir fry with grated beetroot, garlic, small onions and coconut, tempered with lentils/dals and curry leaves
Ingredients
- Beetroot - 2 big grated
- Small onion - 3 to 4
- Garlic - 4 to 5
- Green chillies - 2 to 3
- Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
- Grated coconut - 1/2 cup
- Oil - 1 tbsp
- Salt - to taste
To temper
- Mustard seeds - 1 tsp
- Urad dal - 1/2 tsp
- Asafoetida/Hing - 1/2 tsp
- Whole dry red chillies - 2 halved
- Curry leaves - 1 sprig
Instructions
- Roughly chop the small onions, garlic and green chillies. Crush them in a mortar and pestle. You can also coarsely grind them.
- Heat oil and add mustard seeds. When it pops, add urad dal, hing, red chillies and curry leaves. Fry till dal turns golden.
- Add the crushed onion-garlic-chilli and fry for 2-3 minutes.
- Add beetroot, turmeric powder, salt and mix well. Cover and cook in medium flame till the beetroot is done.
- Add coconut and saute for another 1-2 minutes.