8 July, 2024

Beetroot Pulao | Beetroot cowpeas Pulao |

One of healthy choice to make for one pot meal any day. Make this beetroot pulao and I’m sure you’ll have that satisfaction of serving your family one of the healthy, yummy , filling dish.

Beetroot is one of those vegetables which we often like to consume though not so willingly but considering its innumerable health benefits on our body.

You can have a look at some more recipes here on my blog, which uses beetroot – broccoli corn beetroot masala , beetroot stir fry , red carrot beetroot paratha , beetroot pomegranate raita , beetroot buttermilk , beetroot chana palya , beetroot ragi rotti , beetroot masale dosay , beetroot ragi mudde , beetroot halwa with jaggery , beetroot carrot soup , beetroot poori , beetroot Puran Poli

Here you can check a unique recipe discovered by myself which very useful in our daily life in many ways – How to use beetroot in many ways

Ingredients : measuring cup used – 250 ml

Basmati rice/Sona masuri rice -1 cup
Boiled water – 1&1/2 cup
Oil – 1&1/2 tbsp + 1 tsp
Mustard seeds – 1/2 tsp
Cumin seeds – 1 tsp
Ginger – 1tsp
Curry leaves – 2 sprigs
Coriander leaves – a fist full
Bay leaf – 2 small or 1 big
Onion – 3/4 cup
Fresh peas – 3/4 cup
Potato – 3/4 cup
Beetroot – 1 cup
Turmeric powder – 1/2 tsp
Red chili powder – 1/2 tsp
Coriander seeds powder – 1 tsp
Palyada pudi – 1 tbsp or (1/2 tsp of garam masala powder)
Salt – 1&3/4 tsp
Cashew nuts – 1 fistful
Lemon juice – 1 to 2 tbsp

PROCEDURE :

To begin with, heat 1 tsp of oil and roast the beetroot (if cut into small cubes or length wise, tastes better than bigger cubes) until half cooked on low heat

Wash and rinse well the rice, drain all the water and set aside
Now heat remaining oil in a pressure cooker, put mustard seeds, cumin seeds, ginger, curry leaves, coriander leaves, cashew nuts and bay leaf, stir everything once

Now put onion, potato and peas, sauté everything well for couple of minutes

Now add roasted beetroot, turmeric powder, red chili powder, coriander seeds powder, Palyada pudi and salt, stir and mix everything well

Now add rinsed rice and boiled water, once you see the water bubbling again, close the lid and pressure cook until one whistle

Once cooled down completely, add lemon juice, mix well and enjoy yummy beetroot pulao

Below you can check the pics of beetroot Pulao made by adding 1/4 cup (before soaking) of overnight soaked black eyed beans or cowpeas along with all the other ingredients listed in the above recipe and rest followed the same recipe