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Monday, October 17, 2011

Beetroot Raita

Nature has provided us with so many colourful vegetables and fruits. I love the colour of the beets and when mixed with yoghurt it gives a lovely and pleasing colour. This recipe is different from the usual Beetroot pachadi prepared in south India, where coconut is used. This raita is a simple one where beetroot is cooked and added to yoghurt. I am fond of raitas, so the colour and taste of this one is very comforting to me. Beetroot is very nutritious too, they also help to cleanse our system and purifies blood as well. So its always best to include this wonderful veggie in our diet.


What you need?

1 Beetroot
1 cup Yoghurt
1/2 tsp Mustard seeds
2-3 Green chillies slit
5-6 Curry Leaves
1 tsp Oil
Salt

How to prepare?

Peel and grate the beetroot. Heat oil in a pan. Splutter mustard seeds. Saute curry leaves and green chillies for a minute. Add beetroot to this. Sprinkle some water and a little salt, mix well. Cover and cook until beetroot is soft. Once done, keep aside this to cool.

Combine beetroot and yoghurt now. Adjust salt if required. Serve with rice or roti.





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32 comments:

  1. MyKitchen Flavors-BonAppetit!.October 17, 2011 at 3:45 PM

    Healthy and delicious beetroot raita,dear.Yummy!.

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  2. Sangeetha MOctober 17, 2011 at 3:45 PM

    raitha looks so vibrant...i make carrot raitha but never tried with beets...lovely idea..will try next time..

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  3. UnknownOctober 17, 2011 at 3:47 PM

    very nice and colorful...


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  4. SwathiOctober 17, 2011 at 3:50 PM

    Delicious raita, my little one likes beet root. I can try this without green chilies.

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  5. alpanaOctober 17, 2011 at 3:54 PM

    Woooow Sobha.......This looks so pretty & ofcourse it is very healthy. One of my favourites too. Thanks for sharing.

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  6. SumeeOctober 17, 2011 at 4:00 PM

    Looks great... I don't cook the beets though.. this is a change from what I have prep before

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  7. Square MealsOctober 17, 2011 at 4:17 PM

    Love the colour!

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  8. JulieOctober 17, 2011 at 4:26 PM

    Lovely appealing colour of raitha..healthy too!!

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  9. UnknownOctober 17, 2011 at 5:15 PM

    Very colourful raita. I always love them with all kind of rice.

    Cheers,
    Uma
    My Kitchen Experiments

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  10. KalyaniOctober 17, 2011 at 6:09 PM

    looks delicious and thanks for visiting my blog .........

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  11. Suja ManojOctober 17, 2011 at 6:32 PM

    Colorful and refreshing..yum

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  12. cookingvarietiesOctober 17, 2011 at 7:49 PM

    hi sobha, seems raita is such a popular dish in india and there are so many varieties... first time i read on beetroot.thats very innovative of you, i guess i can try it also

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  13. Gayathri NGOctober 17, 2011 at 8:39 PM

    Sounds interesting...colourful raita..

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  14. Amina CreationsOctober 17, 2011 at 9:07 PM

    looks delicious...

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  15. ElaichiiOctober 17, 2011 at 9:07 PM

    Loved that fabulous color!

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  16. Hamaree RasoiOctober 17, 2011 at 9:09 PM

    Excellent looking raitha dear. Wonderfully colorful.

    Deepa
    Hamaree Rasoi

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  17. Sensible VegetarianOctober 17, 2011 at 9:25 PM

    Delicious looking one Dear, I also add grated ginger to this.

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  18. UnknownOctober 17, 2011 at 9:26 PM

    This looks delicious - the color is highly appealing :)

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  19. DeekshaOctober 17, 2011 at 9:47 PM

    healthy raita. sounds delicious.

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  20. layaaOctober 17, 2011 at 10:38 PM

    Wow,awesome colour raita,being a great fan of raitas,i love this soo much.Beetroot raita is new to me,try soon.First time here,glad to b this wonderful blog's follower.Hav some time in my space too.

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  21. MélangeOctober 17, 2011 at 10:46 PM

    Nice and colourful.I love the yummy flavour of exotic beets..

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  22. AmilaOctober 17, 2011 at 11:29 PM

    looks coulourful & tasty!!

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  23. UnknownOctober 17, 2011 at 11:57 PM

    Healthy and yummy raita

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  24. Aruna ManikandanOctober 18, 2011 at 12:42 AM

    Healthy delicious raita :)

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  25. Santosh BangarOctober 18, 2011 at 1:51 AM

    healthy raita

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  26. Priya SureshOctober 18, 2011 at 3:00 AM

    Love this raita and colourful..

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  27. Kaveri VenkateshOctober 18, 2011 at 5:09 AM

    A colorful and healthy raita....lovely color

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  28. Shobha KamathOctober 18, 2011 at 7:00 AM

    Love the colour of beetroot. The raita looks very attractive !

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  29. Jeyashris KitchenOctober 18, 2011 at 9:15 AM

    i always make curry or chutney with beetroot,never tried raitha.Sounds interesting

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  30. Treat and TrickOctober 18, 2011 at 11:15 AM

    Beautiful color and healthy dish!

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  31. kankanaOctober 18, 2011 at 3:27 PM

    As much as I love the taste of beet root, I just do't like how it spreads the color. But in raita it can work perfectly :)

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  32. UrmiOctober 18, 2011 at 11:38 PM

    Wonderful, healthy, yummy and tempting raita.

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