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Beetroot Thuvaiyal | Beetroot Chutney

Beetroot Thuvaiyal | Beetroot Chutney


Beetroot Thuvaiyal | Beetroot Chutney


Beetroot thuvaiyal or beetroot chutney is a  nutritious, delicious and easy to make South Indian style chutney/thuvaiyal variety .This beetroot chutney goes very well with idli, dosa, chapati.

Ingredients 

Beetroot-1 big grated
Grated coconut-2 tbsps
Red chillies-8
Ginger-1 inch piece
Tamarind-a small gooseberry sized
Mustard seeds-1/2 tsp
Urad dhal-2 1/2 tsps
Salt to taste
Oil-1 tsp
Curry leaves-few

Method 

👉Heat oil in a kadai add 1/4 tsp mustard seeds,2 tsps urad dhal, red chillies, onion, ginger fry well.Then add the grated beetroot cook well until raw smell goes.
👉Add coconut saute for a minute then grind all the ingredients together to a fine paste along with salt,tamarind and little amount of water.
👉Temper it with mustard seeds, urad dal, curry leaves and serve
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Preparation time-15 mins
Serves-4


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