//Beetroot Keerai Poriyal//
Ingredients:
- Beet greens and stem – 3 cups (finely chopped)
- Onion – ¼ cup (finely chopped)
- Grated coconut – ¼ cup
- Cumin seeds – 1 tsp
- Salt – to taste
Tempering:
- Mustard seeds – ½ tsp
- Cumin seeds – ½ tsp
- Red chili – 1 no (broken)
- Coconut oil – 2 tblsp
Procedure:
- Cut and clean stem along with greens, rinse thoroughly with cold water to remove any dirt. Chop the stem along with greens finely and keep aside.
- In a pan, heat some coconut oil. Add mustard and cumin seeds, allow it to splutter. Now add the chopped onion along with the broken red chilies, saute for a while
- Add the finely chopped beet greens and stem along with some salt to taste.
- Cover it with a lid. Cook under medium flame for about 2-3 mins.
- In between grind the grated coconut and cumin seeds finely without adding water and sprinkle the grounded mixture into the cooked beet greens and turn off the flame. Toss it gently and keep remain the pan for about 2 mins covered to absorb the flavor.
- Tasty, healthy and delicious “BEET GREENS Poriyal” is ready to serve.
