Beetroot Chutney

Beeetroot Chutney is a very tasty and healthy side dish for idli, dosa, chapathi, or rice.The following ingredients are needed to prepare Beetroot Chutney.

Ingredients:-

Beetroot.         -1 big size
Red chillies.    -2
Green chilly.   -1
Urad dal.         -2tsp
Roasted gram. -2tsp [pottukadala]
Curry leaves.   -1 spring
Cumin seeds.   -1/2tsp
Garlic.              -5 cloves
Oil.                   -1tsp
Lemon juice.    - from1 Lemon
Salt.                  - to taste

Instructions:-

Peel, wash and grate Beetroot and keep aside.

Heat little oil in a pan and add Garlic and Green chilly and saute well.

Add Urad dal, Roasted Gram and dry Red chillies and saute well for few seconds.When Urad dal starts to change the colour splutter Cumin seeds.

Add Curry leaves and saute well and fry in oil till the Curry leaves become crisp. Switch off the flame and keep the roasted ingredients on a plate to cool.

In the same pan add grated Beetroot along with required Salt. Stir and cook for 5 minutes on low flame without adding water. Switch of the flame and let it cool.

Method:-

Grind the roasted ingredients along with cooked Beetroot gratings by adding Lemon juice to a fine paste without adding water.

Transfer the Beetroot Chutney to a serving bowl.

A tasty and healthy Beetroot Chutney is ready to serve with idli, dosa, chapathi or with rice.

Note:-

Beetroot Chutney can be made watery also by adding little water and seasoning of Mustard seeds, Dry Red chilly and Curry leaves.