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Beetroot Pachadi | Beetroot Saasmi Recipe in Udupi Style

Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time10 minutes
Total Time20 minutes
Author: Sumana

Ingredients

  • Beetroot- 1 Medium sized Grated beetroot 1 cup
  • Grated coconut- 1/2 cup
  • Green chilly- 1 no.
  • Mustard seeds- 1/2 tsp
  • Tamarind- Small gooseberry sized
  • Salt- 3/4 tsp

Seasoning Ingredients

  • Cooking oil or coconut oil- 2 tsp
  • Mustard seeds- 1/2 tsp
  • Split black gram lentil- 1/2 tsp
  • Curry leaves- few

Instructions

Method

  • Wash, peel and grate beetroot using grater. Cook the grated beetroot till soft adding around 1/2 cup of water. It takes just few minutes to cook.
  • While beetroot is getting cooked, grind coconut, mustard seeds, green chilly, tamarind and salt together to a fine paste.
  • Mix the ground coconut paste with cooked beetroot.
  • Heat a seasoning pan adding oil, mustard seeds, split black gram lentil and curry leaves. When mustard seeds start to sizzle and pop, transfer it to Beetroot Pachadi.
  • You can serve this delicious beetroot pachadi or saasmi with rice and enjoy!

Note

  • Do not overcook beetroot, cook it till soft.
  • You can skip tamarind but substitute it by yoghurt.