11. Beetroot rice
This is a very easy and quick lunch box recipe. Kids will love the aroma and the color. At home we prefer it with onion raita.
Ingredients
Cooked rice – 2 cups
Beetroot – 1 cup chopped
Onion – 1 no
Oil / ghee – 3 tsp
Mustard – to temper
Salt – as needed
To grind
Coconut – 2 tsp
Fennel seeds – ¼ tsp
Cinnamon – little
Elaichi – 1
Red chilli – 1/2 a chilli
Clove – 2 nos
Garlic – 2 pods
Method
Chop the beetroot and onion.
Cook the rice and keep.
Heat oil/ghee in a pan.
Add mustard, curry leaves and let it splutter.
Now add onion and sauté until it becomes soft.
Add the chopped beetroot and sauté for few minutes.
Now add some water and cover the pan.
Meanwhile grind all the ingredients given under ‘to grind’.
Once beetroot is cooked, add the ground masala.
Wait until the raw smell goes.
Add salt, mix well on a low flame, cover the pan and cook for two minutes.
Once done, mix the cooked rice and close the pan for two minutes.
Serve with onion raita.
12. Sweet beetroot paniyaram
I just love this paniyaram as it is very delicious and colourful. The preparation is quite easy and it makes for an excellent snack that you can send for your kids. It is a good choice for dinner and breakfast as well.
Ingredients
Beetroot – 1 big
Dosa batter – 1 ½ cup
Rava – ½ cup
Coconut – ¼ cup
Jaggery – ¼ cup
Salt a pinch
Elaichi powder – ½ tsp
Ghee / oil – for preparing paniyaram
Method
Peel and chop the beetroot.
Grate the coconut.
Soak the rava in a little water for ten minutes.
Make a fine paste of beetroot.
In the dosa batter, add pureed beetroot, jaggery, coconut, soaked rava, elaichi, and salt. Mix well and let it rest for ten minutes.
Heat oil/ghee in paniyaram pan in each portion add one spoon of batter close it with lid.
After a few minutes, flip over to other side and once you notice the middle and edges turn brown take it out.
Paniyaram ready.
