HEALTHY TASTY BEETROOT CHUTNEY

Ingredients

Beetroot – ½ kg

Red chillies – 4/5

Tamarind – a goose berry size

Salt – to taste

Oil – 3 tbsp

To temper

Mustard seeds – 1 tsp

Urad dal – 1 tsp

Curry leaves – few

Procedure

Cut beetroot into cubes

Take a pan and add 1 tbsp of oil and red chillies.

Now add the cubed beetroot to it and sauté till it changes it colour and loses its raw smell (may be for 3 or 4 minutes)

Let it cool

Now add the tamarind and salt with the beetroot and grind in a blender to a smooth paste.

Now add some 2 tbsp of oil and add mustard seeds. When it starts to splutter add urad dal and curry leaves and transfer the beetroot paste to it. Stir for a minute or two on a high flame and switch off the flame.

Transfer it to the serving bowl.

Serve with hot idlis or dosas or even mix it with rice and pack beetroot rice for lunch.

A very healthy and tasty dish. Especially good for people who are anaemic.