BEETROOT PALYA RECIPE / BEETROOT PORIYAL / SOUTH INDIAN BEETROOT STIR FRY
Beetroot Palya / South Indian style Beetroot stir fry -Prepared using chopped beetroot, grated coconut and just a few spices taste good as an accompaniment with rice or chapath.
Ingredients
- 2-3 medium size Beetroot
- 1-2 nos Green Chilli, slit
- 1 tsp Rasam powder / sambar powder , based on your spice level
- 3-4 tbsp coconut, grated
- Salt to taste
To Temper
- 2-3 tsp Coconut Oil / Any oil
- 1/2 tsp Mustard
- 1 tsp Urad dal
- 1/2 tsp Channa dal
- a pinch Hing
- few Curry Leaves
- 1-2 nos Red Chilli, broken
Instructions
- Peel and wash the beetroots. Dice into small pieces as shown in the pic .
- In a pan /Kadai, add coconut oil. Temper mustard, urad dal and channa dal. When it splutters .. add hing, red chilli and curry leaves.
- Add in chopped beetroot and slit green chilli. Saute 1-2 mins .
- Add rasam powder / sambar powder and salt to taste . Give a quick mix.
- Add little water, close the lid and cook till soft. You can either cook in a Kadai. Add 1/4 cup Cover and cook for 8-10 mins. Stir in between. OR Flash cooking / OPOS method: Add 3-4 tbsp water and pressure cook on high flame for 2-3 whistles. Release pressure immediately.
- Check if beetroot is cooked and soft. Taste test. Add in grated coconut. Mix well and switch off the stove.
- Beetroot Palya is ready. Enjoy it with rice/chapati as a side dish.