BEETROOT CHUTNEY

Welcome to my cookbook Cookerypoint - Ila's Kitchen. Today my recipe is Beetroot Chutney. Hope this is a familiar side dish  of  South Indian Cuisine. My mom used to make this chutney in my childhood days. She made me to eat beetroots in chutney form. I got used to this chutney later on. This Chutney is mandatory twice a week till now .:) My mom make this chutney often as this is very healthy recipe. I learnt this chutney from my mom and am doing this chutney whenever get beetroots. Shall we move on to our recipe ....

Ingredients:

Beetroot - 2 no ( peeled and grated)
Tamrind - little ball size
Channa dal - 1 tspn
Urad dal - 1 tspn
Red chillies - 2  no
Curryleaves - little
Coconut - 3 tbspn (Optional)
Oil as requited
Salt as required

Preparation:

Heat oil in a pan and add channadal,urad dal and redchillies.
Now add curryleaves and grated beetroot.
Fry for few seconds and add grated coconut.(Coconut is optional)
Now add tamrind,salt and fry well.
Cook well until beetroot is done.
Cool the mixture and blend it to nice paste with water.
Add tadka (Mustard,urad dal,Curryleaves ) to beetroot chutney.
Now,yummy beetroot chutney is ready to serve.

Serving Suggestion:

This yummy South Indian Recipe can be served with all kind of breads.

I am sending this Beetroot Chutney to Gayathri's Walking Through Memory Lane Event.