Beetroot palya recipe | Grated beetroot stir fry | Beetroot poriyal
By Latha on February 11th, 2016
Beetroot Palya or Beetroot poriyal or Beetroot stir fry recipe expalined with step by step pictures and a video. Beetroot Palya or poriyal is prepared using grated beetroot, grated coconut and very minimum spices. This can be used as an accompaniment with rice or chapathi.
Some vegetables are naturally tasty and we need not add many ingredients or spices while preparing a dish out of it. Or I would rather say if we add too many spices then we will end up loosing the natural flavor and taste of that particular vegetable. This Beetroot Palya or stir fry is a classic example for this. You need not add much ingredients, it is so simple yet very tasty and healthy.
If you are looking for more beetroot recipes then do check our beetoot sambar, beetoot halwa, beetoot rasam, beetroot muddehuli and beetroot sasive or pachadi recipes.
Beetroot is a vegetable with full of nutrients and many medicinal values. Beetroot is a super food and it contains potassium, magnesium, iron, vitamins A, B6 and C, folic acid, carbohydrates, protein, antioxidants and soluble fibre. Many studies have suggested that increasing consumption of beetroot like vegetables decreases the risk of obesity, diabetes and heart disease. It helps in weight loss, promotes a healthy complexion and hair and increases energy level etc.
So don't forget to try this beetroot palya recipe, its very easy and tasty. Also dont forget to include beetroot in your weekly diet. Do check our other palya or curry recipes like bendekai palya, bittergourd sweet curry, thondekai palya, Mixed veg palya, beans palya and north karnataka special zunka vadi recipes.
I have made a quick video on this beetroot palya recipe with Kannada narration, which I have embedded it below. Kindly have a look.
Preparation time: 10 min
Cooking time: 15 min
Serves: 4
Ingredients: (measuring cup used = 240ml)
- 2 medium sized beetroot
- 1 tsp urad dal
- 1 tsp gram dal or chana dal
- 2 tbsp cooking oil
- 1/2 tsp mustard seeds
- 1 red chili
- Big pinch turmeric powder
- Big pinch asafoetida
- 7 - 8 curry leaves
- 1 - 2 green chilies
- 1/4 cup grated coconut
- Salt as per your taste
- 1/4 cup water
Instructions for making Beetroot palya or beetroot stir fry:
- Peel and wash the beetroots.
- Grate the beetroots. Big gratings are preferred for this stir fry.
- Heat oil in a frying pan. Add in mustard seeds, urad dal, chana dal and broken red chili.
- When mustard seed splutters, add in turmeric powder and asafoetida.
- Followed by add in slit green chilis and curry leaves. Saute for a while.
- Add in grated beetroot and give a quick mix under high flame.
- Next add in salt, 1/4 cup water and mix well. Optionally you can add little jaggery, if you like it that way.
- Close the lid and allow it to cook under low flame by stirring occasionally.
- Wait until the beetroot is cooked and soft. It takes around 5 minutes. Add in grated coconut.
- Mix well and switch off the stove. Serve it with hot rice or chapathi.
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