Beetroot Thoran

Beetroot root thoran is a simple and easy side dish which goes well with rice. Thoran is an easy stir fry recipe of vegetables with coconut and there are endless varieties of thoran in Kerala. Many do not like beetroot due to its raw flavor. But once cooked this raw flavor disappears. Back home beetroot is made either as pachadi or as thoran. This thoran is made adding either Bengal gram or green gram . It has a good flavor and taste and is nutritious as well.

Ingredients

Beetroot- 2 medium
Bengal gram split - 1/2 cup
Coconut- 1/2 cup
Green chilly- 2
Turmeric powder- 1/3 tsp 
Cumin - 1/3 tsp
Chilly powder- 1/2 tsp
Garlic - 2 pods
Mustard seeds- 1/2 tsp
Shallots- 2 
Curry leaves- 2 springs


Cook kadala or gram until it becomes soft but not mashy and keep it aside.
Chop beetroot finely into small pieces using a kitchen chopper.Lightly crush coconut, cumin, red chilly powder( or red chilly)and garlic using a kitchen chopper and keep aside.
Cook beetroot along with salt and chopped green chilly till it is soft. In a separate pan crackle mustard seeds and saute shallots and red chilly and curry leaves. Add in the coconut mixture and saute for a few seconds and quickly add the cooked beetroot and gram and stir fry for another minute. Beetroot thoran is ready.

Beetroot and beet leaves thoran 

This is another delicious thoran with beetroot. Stir fry beet leaves and stems along with onions and add cooked beets. For the thoran mix follow the same recipe...

Try this..


Hope you will all enjoy.