Description
Simple yet tasty pulav / pulao made with beetroot. There are numerous ways to make this depending personal palate preferences. Colour and intensity of the flavour depends on which form, this veggie is added. Pulav made with beet juice and grated beets tend to be too strong, adding little mixed vegetables makes it colourful and mild for easy intake.
Beet Pulav / Beetroot Pulav / Beet Pulao / Beetroot brinjee / Beetroot
| Ingredients | |
|---|---|
| 1 no | Beetroot (medium size) |
| 1 cup | Choice of mixed veggies |
| 2 nos | Onion |
| ½ tsp | Ginger & garlic paste |
| 4 nos | Green chili (slit open) |
| 3 pinch | Turmeric powder |
| ½ tsp | Red chili powder |
| 1 tsp | Coriander /dhania powder |
| 1½ tsp | Salt (or to taste) |
| 2 cup | Basmati rice (raw) |
| 2 cup | Coconut milk |
| 2 cup | Water |
| 2 nos | Bay leaf |
| 2 nos | Cinnamon stick (small) |
| 2 nos | Cardamom |
| 3 nos | Cloves |
| ¼ tsp | Cumin seeds |
| 10 nos | Curry leaves |
| 5 stks | Coriander leaves (for garnishing) |
| 3 tbsp | Oil |
| 1 tsp | Ghee (optional) |
Instructions
Wash, peel the beet and cube them into bite size pieces. Wash the mixed veggies(green peas + diced carrots + cut beans) and keep aside. Heat oil in pan, splutter curry leaves and cumin seeds, sizzle the whole garam masalas(cinnamon + cloves + cardamom) along with bay leaf. Add the green chilies and chopped onions. Fry them till translucent, add the ginger garlic paste along with the veggies and fry over low flame for few seconds. Add the turmeric, red chili powder, coriander powder and salt. Saute for few minutes to coat the masala and swtich off.
Wash basmati rice and add the prepared veggie blend along with 2 cups water and 2 cups coconut milk. Let this soak for 10 minutes and then cook either in a pressure cooker upto 2 whistles or in a regular electric rice cooker. When done drizzle ghee and garnish with chopped corainder leaves. Mix gently after cooling for few minutes. Serve hot with raita and chips.
Notes
Rice can be cooked with water / yogurt/ coconut milk or combination of these.
2 cups rice = 4 cups water
2 cups rice = 2 cups yogurt + 2 cups water or cups coconut milk + 2 cups water.
Basmati used : Roayl Brand from Sams Club, soaking time 10 minutes.
Yields : 4 Servings
14 Comments
Hi mullai, Plannin 2 do d recipe 2mor for lunch..can i just add water 'n yogurt and quit coconut milk while cookin d recipe..
Hi Mullai, The taste was really out of the world (I was not expecting it to taste so fantastic). It was toooo gooood and my kid loved it very much
. Thanks for posting such a good healthy and colourful recipe.
I have been trying to find out what I can do with the beets i have in my ice-box. This seems perfect! i cant wait to try.
Menita
Mullai,
Where on earth are you having all these wonderful ideas ? Now its become a habit for me that the moment I sign on my work, this web page is on one of my tab and I make sure that a minimum of 1 recipe from here is tried in my kitchen. U Simply ROCK Mullai. I am sure your family is so gifted to have u a ” Nazha Pagam Samaiyal Expert “.
Thanks for all the wonderful efforts and keep it up !!. The pictures and presentation are the BEST FEATURE of this web site.
Regards
Jaya Lakshmi
hi mullai good colourful recipe , all kids will like it
Nice healthy Recipe!i always used to do poriyal n nothingelse with the beet.will have to try this soon.
Mullai,
When U cook the rice with Beet and Veggies, ( Yogurt & water) won’t the entire rice change its colour to ( beet’s color), I am bit worried, if so then can the rice be precooked and cooled, ( Make the Veggie gravy as per your recipe and cook the veggies with beet) and then finally mix them all. I don’t know , may be I am wrong,
Regs
Jaya Lakshmi
Ofcourse this pulav would look light purple, the proportion given is for 2 cups rice and your using just a medium size beet, cannot turn the entire pulav red. Its half cooked before its actually mixed with rice, as you are sauteing for few seconds over the stove. I've made clear that only beet juice and grated beet tend to mess and with cubed beets its not that instense. Your suggestion also works, but you know… its all a matter of time, just pop everything in the rice cooker and it will be ready in 15 minutes.
fabulous presentation………attracts a lot……will try not only pulao but also ur presentn..
Came out very good. You must be very brainy to come up with such different recipes, really good work. Keep rocking!!!
Mercy
it looks yummy….
Mullai, this is shan. Still my name displays in online users after i signed out…
Was planning to cook carrot rice today, after a very long thinking. By that time you posted this recipe, mullai recipe paathathukku aprom vera enna second thought, doing this for our lunch now. Thanks for your timely post. Asusual hope this will also come out good. Thanks again.
Mercy
Thanks for coming up with different ideas, Mullai…