Beetroot pachadi is one colorful and tasty side dish usually served on the occasion of Onam and Vishu. It is healthy, delicious and very easy to prepare. I love Kerala style cuisine, especially special delicacies like avial, inji curry, pachadi, pulissery etc. I grew up eating this lovely dishes as my maternal grandparents are from this place. When you eat a Sadya (Kerala Tali) you can see all different colors and flavors. I am going to share my version of pachadi here, this can be prepared in many ways. You can also check another version here by – foodpassionandlove
Ingredients:
- Beetroot- 1 cup (grated)
- Ginger- 1 tbs
- Turmeric- 1/2 tbs
- Green chilly- 2
- Mustard seeds- 1/tbs
- Cumin seeds- 1/4 tbs
- Coconut oil- 2 tbs
- Curry leaves- 4
- Yogurt- 1 cup
Preparation:
- Take a deep pan and add coconut oil, mustard seeds and cumin seeds. Wait until it starts spluttering and then add grated ginger and chopped green chillies, fry it well for 3 minutes
- Now add grated beetroot, turmeric powder and salt and fry this until the beetroot is cooked
- Add beaten yogurt into this pan and mix well
- Serve it with piping hot rice