Beetroot Poriyal is a sweet & spicy side dish made by tempering beets with spices, coconut & onion. Beetroot Poriyal is liked by all for its taste and healthy side which can be mixed with rice & enjoyed too. How to make Beetroot Poriyal is explained in this post with step by step pictures.
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As a kid I had trouble eating most vegetables and even during that time beetroot was my fav. Mixing it with curd rice to see the pink color was so exciting – hmm…good old memories. We make either beets poriyal or pachadi I like beets in any form but hubby on the other side is not fond of this veggie. But now I’ve a company as mittu likes beets too.
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Beetroot Poriyal | Beetroot Stir Fry
Ingredients
- 1 big sized beetroot
- 1 medium sized big onion
- 3 tbsp coconut grated
- 1/2 tsp sambar powder optional
- a generous pinch turmeric powder
- salt to taste
To Temper:
- 1 tsp oil
- 1 tsp mustard seeds
- 1/2 tsp urad dal
- 2 red chillies
- few curry leaves
- 1/4 tsp hing / perungayam
Instructions
- Wash beetroot, peel off skin and chop it finely. Immerse it in water and wash it once again to get rid of the mud smell if any.
- Pressure cook beetroot with water (just till immersing level) turmeric powder and salt for 3-4 whistles.
- Heat oil in a kadai – Add the items listed under ‘to temper’.
- Add onion and fry till it gets slightly browned.
- Then add cooked beets.
- Once the moisture is absorbed, add sambar powder and salt.
- Then add grated coconut, give a quick stir and switch off.
- Serve Beetroot Poriyal hot with rice and sambar!
Notes
- You can skip pressure cooking and cook beets while sauteing itself. But I find this method easier as it makes cooking faster.
- Adding sambar powder is purely optional, you can skip it too but I like the mild flavour of it so we prefer adding it.
How to make Beetroot Poriyal
- Wash beetroot, peel off skin and chop it finely. Immerse it in water and wash it once again to get rid of the mud smell if any. Pressure cook beetroot with water( just till immersing level) turmeric powder and salt for 3-4 whistles.
- Heat oil in a kadai – Add the items listed under ‘to temper’. Then add onion fry till slightly browned. Then add cooked beets.
- Once the moisture is absorbed, add sambar powder and salt. Then add grated coconut, give a quick stir and switch off.
Serve hot with rice and sambar – my favourite combination for lunch.
Expert Tips
- You can skip pressure cooking and cook beets while sauting itself. But I find this method easier as it makes cooking faster.
- Adding sambar powder is purely optional, you can skip it too but I like the mild flavour of it so we prefer adding it.
- Amma always adds coconut only after switching off any poriyal as raw coconut is not much of cholesterol she says so using it as raw as much as possible is good.
Laavanya
Sharmi – same pinch! 🙂 I too posted beetroot poriyal yday. Great minds think alike? 🙂
Srimathi
Oh Sharmi! not beetroot today. I don't like beetroot, but my husband and daughter love it 🙂
Shobha
I also love adding a little sambar powder to my poriyals.
Beetroot poriyal goes so well with curd rice, as you said.
I love it too.
Cilantro
Amma makes this Poriyal often. I am not a big fan of beets Sharmi, my husband and daughter like it so I have no option but to make it.
Paaka Shaale
The stir fry looks so yummy!!! Love the colour 🙂
Aarthi
nice looking poriyal…Will try soon
Pavithra Elangovan
Love beets a looooooooot and offcourse the Poriyal too.. Looks yumm 🙂
savitha ramesh
Healthy and colourful poriyal…loving it
Vardhini
Simple and healthy poriyal.
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Kavitha Bhargav
Lovely.. great source of iron. by the way I thought of asking you a question. Is it not inconvenient to use dosa spoon in kadai (or any other mixing) since the edges will be flat?
ANU
OMG! this is awesome….wow ur clicks mk the dish look beautiful! 🙂
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priya ravi
Love beetroot poriyal.. looks so nice ..
Shabitha Karthikeyan
Yummy poriyal !! My fav too..
jeyashrisuresh
simple and delicious curry. Me too make in the similar way, but no patience to cut beetroot. i grate this
San
My lunch box menu consisted of beetroot rice lots of times. Inviting beetroot stir fry sharmi.
Angie's Recipes
Love beetroot, esp. when roasted..never try them stir-fried though. Yours looks delicious.
dassana
the beetroot poriyal is looking so nice.to have it with sambar and rice… one of my fav combinations too.
hemalata
Yummy n healthy poriyal,sounds so delicious.
An Open Book
oooh im def trying this
Torviewtoronto
delicious looking beetroot poriyal
Sobha Shyam
simple and delicious poriyal 🙂
RAKS KITCHEN
My favorite poriyal,lovely clicks
Sathya Priya
hi da my mom makes the same way….even i love this veg…..nice pic…
clicksnbites
lovely 🙂 I make this poriyal with beetroot and peanuts 🙂
neha
Thanks Sharmi. My family really liked this dish, even my fussy kid. The addition of sambar powder is a really good idea. I did not add any coconut. It was still quite tasty.