Beetroot Kootu Recipe-Side dish For Rice

I am planning to share this recipe for long time but i was not able to do it.This is one kootu recipe i make very often next to keerai kootu & mixed vegetable kootu.This is our family favourite recipe too.As Sendhil has fatty liver problem,i try to include beetroot in my cooking at least twice or thrice in a week.I make this kootu or one of these poriyals( my mom’s version & easy version).Even Raksha loves these recipes lot.Today she told me to prepare More kuzhambu & beetroot kootu for her lunch.So i made it along with Pirandai thogayal for our lunch.My MIL has the practice of mixing side dishes with rice adding a drop of ghee or gingely oil to make her Son & daughter eat vegetables Winking .So i too mixed this kootu with plain rice adding a tsp of ghee & packed for Sendhil’s lunch box.But Raksha loves to have this kootu as a side dish for more kuzhambu sadam like me Tongue .It tastes great in either ways ! Here i have used moong dal following my MIL.You can also replace it with chana dal like in hotels.Do try it.Its a very simple and delicious kootu recipe with a mild sweetness of beets !

Beetroot kootu recipe

Beetroot kootu recipe with moong dal

Cuisine: Indian

Category: Side dishes

Serves: Serves 4

Prep time: 10 Minutes

Cook time: 15 Minutes

Total time: 25 Minutes

INGREDIENTS

To pressure cook

Beetroot – 1 no ( very big) or 2 nos ( if medium sized)
Moong dal – 1.5 tbsp
Salt & water – as needed

To grind

Grated coconut – 1/4 cup
Green chillies – 2-3 nos
Small onions – 3 nos
Cumin seeds/Jeera – 1/2 tsp
Rice flour – 1/2 tsp

To temper

Coconut oil – 1 tbsp
Mustard seeds – 1/2 tsp
Urad dal – 1/2 tsp
Curry leaves – few

METHOD

Wash and peel the skin of beetroot and chop into small cubes.In a pressure cooker base,take the moong dal,chopped beetroot,salt & water.Mix well and pressure cook for one whistle in low flame.( I cooked it along with rice in cooker by keeping beetroot in a small bowl to save time).
Grind all the ingredients given under” to grind” to a smooth paste adding enough water.

Add this paste to the cooked beetroot and boil the mixture in a kadai till its raw smell goes off completely.Add some water if u find the kootu is very thick.

Lastly heat a small kadai and temper all the ingredients given under “to temper”.Add to the kootu and mix well.

Enjoy !

Note

You can replace moong dal with chana dal but u should soak the chana dal for 30 minutes before cooking.
Add more chillies if u want the kootu to be spicy.We like mildly spiced kootu.So i add only 2 chillies.
Adding coconut oil gives a nice flavor to this kootu.So don’t skip it.

Enjoy this healthy,colorful beetroot kootu with rice and any gravy !