Beetroot Masala

 Beetroot masala is a delicious side dish made with beetroot and potato goes well with chapathi, dosa, phulka and steamed rice.The following ingredients are needed to prepare Beetroot Masala.

Ingredients:
Beetroot.              -1
Potato.                  -2
Onion.                  -2
Green chilly.        -3
Ginger chopped.  -1tsp
Curry leaves.        -1sprig
Turmeric powder. -1/4tsp
Red chilli powder.-1tsp
Asafoetida.           -1/2 tsp
Lemon juice.        -1/2 of a lemon
Urad dal.              -1tsp
Chana dal.            -1/2 tsp
Mustard seeds.     -1tsp
Cumin seeds.        -1tsp
Fennel seeds.        -1tsp
Dry red chilly.       -2
Salt.                       -to taste
Oil.                        -1tbsp
Water.                    -as required

Instructions:
1). Boil beetroot and potato in sufficient water till soft. Peel the boiled beetroot and potato and mash together without lumps and keep aside.

2). Slit green chillys. Finely chop onion and ginger. Keep aside.

Method:
1). Heat 1tbsp oil in a wide bottom pan. Add urad dal and chana dal into the pan and saute well. Splutter mustard seeds, cumin seeds and fennel seeds.Add broken dry red chillys into the pan and saute in oil.

2). Add slit green chillies, curry leaves, chopped ginger and saute well.

3). Add finely chopped onion and required salt into the pan and saute well.

4). Add turmeric powder, red chilly powder and asafoetida into the pan and mix well.

5). Add boiled and mashed beetroot potato mixture and little water into the pan and mix well.

6). Lastly add lemon juice and mix with all the ingredients in the pan and switch off the flame.

Beetroot Masala is ready to serve with steamed rice, dosa, phulka and chapathi.