Beetroot Rice

How many people recollect those days when your mom is running behind you for making you eat beet? I always used to run away from this vegetable. But my mom never gave up. She used to make variety of dishes with Beet and we ended up loving this vegetable. Hats off to my mom's patience. I am glad that I don't have to run behind my daughter.

Here is one of the recipe from my mom's collection. Simple yet delicious.



Ingredients:

1 1/2 cup rice
2 beet finely chopped
1 tomato
1 small sized onion
2 tsp ginger garlic paste
4 cloves
1/2 inch cinnamon stick
4 green chilies
1/2 bunch coriander leaves
1 tsp masala powder
Salt
2 tbsp oil

Preparation:

In a blender blend onion, tomatoes, coriander leaves and green chilies into a fine paste. In a pressure cooker add oil once oil is hot add cloves and cinnamon stick. Now add ginger garlic paste cook for 1 mt and add tomato onion paste and cook till raw flavor goes away.
Now add chopped beet, rice and salt cook for 5 mts . Add water (1:2 ratio) and cook in pressure cooker for 3 whistles.

After cooker cools down garnish with coriander and serve with raita or any curry.