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    Home » Recipes » Poriyal Recipes

    Beetroot poriyal recipe, south Indian poriyal

    November 24, 2011 by Raks Anand 58 Comments / Jump to Recipe

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    Beetroot poriyal is a mild dish with medium or less spice, cooked as south Indian accompaniment for lunch along side rice and other gravies.

    I am making beetroot poriyal only second time in my life. That’s because Vj hates beets. I had no thoughts about it, but it's been ages since I had this veggie. I really got bored of my cooking with the few veggies in routine,which will be Aj’s favourite mostly.

    The veggies I like both dad and son wont like.  I will be mostly lazy to cook for my taste, and also I eat anything and everything. So no problem. I picked beets to bring a change in my cooking and made both of them eat this veggie the other day. I hope once in a while it IS OK for them.

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    Beetroot poriyal recipe

    Prep Time 10 minutes
    Cook Time 20 minutes
    Servings 4

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    • Pan
    • knife
    • peeler
    • chopping board
    • ladle
    Cup measurements

    Ingredients

    • 2 Beetroot
    • 1 Onion
    • ¼ cup Coconut grated
    • 1 & ½ teaspoon Sambar powder
    • Salt
    • 1 pinch Sugar

    To temper

    • 2 teaspoon Oil
    • ½ teaspoon Mustard
    • 1 teaspoon Urad dal
    • 1 sprig Curry leaves
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    Instructions

    • Peel the skin of beets,wash it and cut into tiny cubes. Chop onion finely. Refer this post for detailed picture to learn how to chop.
    • Heat kadai with oil and temper with the items given under ‘To temper’ table. Add the cut beet root,sugar and fry for 2 minutes in medium flame.
    • Add ¼ cup water,salt and cook covered for 4-6 minutes or until done. Add the sambar powder and give a quick stir and then lastly the grated coconut. Stir for a minute and transfer to the serving bowl.

    Notes

    • Adding sambar powder lastly helps to retain the colour of the beets.
    • You can skip sambar powder and temper with 2 red chillies while tempering.
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    Method:

      1. Peel the skin of beets,wash it and cut into tiny cubes. Refer this post to learn how to chop beets in detail.
      2. Chop onion finely. Heat kadai with oil and temper with the items given under ‘To temper’ table. Add the chopped onion, cut beet root, sugar and fry for 2 minutes in medium flame.
      3. Sprinkle ¼ cup water,salt and cook covered for 4-6 minutes or until done. Add the sambar powder and give a quick stir and then lastly the grated coconut. Stir for a minute and transfer to the serving bowl.

    Serve as an accompaniment for rice or you can also mix with rice and sesame oil/ghee and enjoy this poriyal!

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    Reader Interactions

    Comments

    1. revathi

      November 24, 2011 at 1:18 pm

      Poriyal looks good Raks..:) I love beet and the colour looks fabulous..:)
      Loved it..:)
      Reva

      Reply
    2. Shanthi

      November 24, 2011 at 1:45 pm

      Such a vibrant colourful poriyal.

      Reply
    3. faseela

      November 24, 2011 at 1:57 pm

      vibrant color ........luks fabulus

      Reply
    4. Hamaree Rasoi

      November 24, 2011 at 2:21 pm

      Such a healthy, colorful poriyal..

      Deepa
      Hamaree Rasoi

      Reply
    5. Uma

      November 24, 2011 at 3:00 pm

      I love beets just for its colour. Very attractive colour and simple but comfort poriyal.

      Reply
    6. Spandana

      November 24, 2011 at 3:19 pm

      Love the color!! Looks delicious!!

      Reply
    7. Suja

      November 24, 2011 at 3:54 pm

      Love the color,yummy and healthy

      Reply
    8. Aarthi

      November 24, 2011 at 4:10 pm

      Raji..This is amma's special recipe..I love this with plain rice and rasam...yummy...Your pictures looks so inviting...

      Aarthi

      Reply
    9. Prabhamani

      November 24, 2011 at 4:11 pm

      Lovely color!!

      Reply
    10. srikars kitchen

      November 24, 2011 at 4:49 pm

      Nice clicks.. looks awesome..

      Reply
    11. Cham

      November 24, 2011 at 5:18 pm

      I like beet but none in my home. I make the same way too. That is a bright picture 🙂

      Reply
    12. Chitra

      November 24, 2011 at 5:22 pm

      Love it. very simple one 🙂

      Reply
    13. Sushma Mallya

      November 24, 2011 at 5:33 pm

      Lovely Porial Raji, Looks yummy:)

      Reply
    14. DEESHA

      November 24, 2011 at 5:48 pm

      Yummy .. I love this curry

      Reply
    15. Priya's Feast

      November 24, 2011 at 5:57 pm

      Beetroot Poriyal luks so vibrant,healthy sidedish..

      Reply
    16. Raji

      November 24, 2011 at 6:14 pm

      So vibrant colour..I am not a beet lover but I too won't mind eating this once a while.

      Reply
    17. aipi

      November 24, 2011 at 11:09 pm

      The color is FANTASTIC, nice homey recipe 🙂
      USMasala

      Reply
    18. Amina Khaleel

      November 25, 2011 at 12:23 am

      Beetroot poriyal looks delicious... beautiful colour..

      Reply
    19. Prathibha

      November 25, 2011 at 2:23 am

      Its ditto at my place too Raji..i like beets n hubby does not like..so I dont get 2 prepare this but I love this curry..best wid rice and rasam..

      Reply
    20. Tina

      November 25, 2011 at 3:28 am

      perfect with hot rice..looks so colourful..

      Reply
    21. Hyma

      November 25, 2011 at 3:39 am

      simply one of the best curries one can make...so healthy and tasty...urs look jus the perfect version!

      Reply
    22. Anisha

      November 25, 2011 at 4:47 am

      With some rice and curd I can polish off this poriyal.

      I've never tried adding sambar powder, great idea will try this.

      Reply
    23. Sudha Sabarish

      November 25, 2011 at 4:48 am

      Even i too prepare the same kind and its still lying in my drafts.An easy and simple one.

      Reply
    24. Lakshmi Venkatesh

      November 25, 2011 at 5:04 am

      Colour looks splendid. Authentic Recipe looks great.

      Reply
    25. Sharmilee! :)

      November 25, 2011 at 5:22 am

      Beets is my fav veggie too...looks flavourful and yummy

      Reply
    26. Annapoorani

      November 25, 2011 at 5:55 am

      yummilicious 🙂

      Reply
    27. Kaveri

      November 25, 2011 at 6:52 am

      Made this for lunch today..its a regular affair at our place..kids favorite...nice clicks

      Herbs & Flowers: Spring Onions

      Reply
    28. Paaka Shaale

      November 25, 2011 at 7:37 am

      Ah my favourite!!! Love the colour 🙂

      Reply
    29. Anukampa

      November 25, 2011 at 8:58 am

      wow what a colour. Good one.

      Reply
    30. Priya

      November 25, 2011 at 10:28 am

      Just love this healthy and catchy poriyal..serve me with a bowl of rice and papads,i'll happily have this delicious poriyal anytime.

      Reply
    31. Feeling Food

      November 25, 2011 at 12:26 pm

      Looks so healthy and delicious!

      Reply
    32. Sayantani

      November 25, 2011 at 1:05 pm

      I dont like this veggie much but would love to have this bowlful.

      Reply
    33. Archana

      November 25, 2011 at 3:56 pm

      Hee Hee! I used to run away from this veggie in the hostel basically because all the water the cook used to cook ran right around the thali and colour everything bright red.
      But this looks so very tempting and I think I am going get my folks to eat this too. I fully agree once in a while it has to be the chefs taste too.
      kab tak sherni ghas khayegi?
      Hosting an event which I am calling Back to our Roots Also hosting for Nov’11 Veggie Food for the Month_Raw Banana. Please do send me your entries.

      Reply
    34. Sanctified Spaces

      November 25, 2011 at 4:12 pm

      Loved the color of this poriyal

      Reply
    35. sangee vijay

      November 25, 2011 at 7:57 pm

      lovely poriyal, one of my fav veg too...looks very colorful n inviting!!

      Reply
    36. Aruna Manikandan

      November 26, 2011 at 4:16 am

      Here to the same story raji....
      poriyal looks delicious 🙂

      Reply
    37. Vani

      November 26, 2011 at 4:42 am

      This is exactly how it is done in my house, sambar powder, sugar et al. Onion is an optional though.

      Reply
    38. uma shankar

      November 26, 2011 at 7:17 am

      Looks really colourful and nice!

      Reply
    39. Litte L

      November 26, 2011 at 6:20 pm

      I love beets. WE get them frozen here and i make this quite often and it takes just 5 mins!Will add sambar pudi next time! Thanks for the tip! 🙂

      Reply
    40. vidhas

      November 27, 2011 at 2:13 am

      my kids favourite curry. i used to temper with green chili, great clicks.

      Reply
    41. Kadhyaa

      November 28, 2011 at 7:30 am

      I love beets and this is one of my all time fav with curd rice..drooling...

      Reply
    42. Prathima Rao

      November 28, 2011 at 11:02 am

      I would adore this dish with rice..Beets are my fav & your version looks so good, vibrant & fresh..:)

      And u can contact me anytime gurl for any doubts 😉

      Prathima Rao
      Prats Corner

      Reply
    43. Kurryleaves

      November 28, 2011 at 5:33 pm

      love to have this with rice and curd....yummm

      Reply
    44. Ruchikacooks

      November 28, 2011 at 7:08 pm

      remember the brinjal semi dry fry raks? I even make beetroot kari like that now 🙂 I love this with rasam rice!

      Reply
    45. Parita

      November 30, 2011 at 12:02 pm

      I have been wanting to make this since a long time..i too love to eat anything and everything 🙂

      Reply
    46. Shri

      December 01, 2011 at 3:52 am

      It is one of my favs...Your curry looks fantastic

      Reply
    47. Richa

      December 01, 2011 at 8:11 pm

      that is such a beautiful color and capture! been too long since i made anything with beet! this is a keeper!

      Reply
    48. Rama V V

      October 07, 2013 at 8:41 am

      Try grating instead of dicing to cubes and stir fry this covered without onions.

      Reply
    49. Meena Nags

      December 17, 2013 at 10:43 am

      hi rak's... first time to your blog.. awesome..
      meena

      Reply
    50. Sonna Parule

      December 19, 2013 at 11:03 am

      wow, luved this one..

      Reply
    51. Monirupa Shete

      December 24, 2013 at 11:51 am

      YOU ROCK!

      Reply
    52. Thara

      March 26, 2014 at 3:18 pm

      hi raks,
      i am always amazed at ur perfectly cut vegetables in all ur receipes, could u also show how to cut beetroot, carrot etc.

      Reply
    53. Haripriya-Gilli Fan

      January 21, 2016 at 9:00 am

      We can make this poriyal without coconut also right ??

      Reply
    54. Raks anand

      January 21, 2016 at 9:06 am

      Yes.

      Reply
    55. Unknown

      April 27, 2016 at 9:10 am

      Looks delicious raks..I'm new to cooking (newly married),everyday from breakfast to dinner ,I used to follow your receipes only.. And I'm having a doubt that sambar powder is sakthi sambar powder right or homemade chilli powder?

      Reply
    56. Raks anand

      April 27, 2016 at 9:13 am

      I have used homemade sambar powder, u can use sakthi too 🙂

      Reply
    57. Mathura

      June 13, 2019 at 9:25 pm

      when do you add the cut onions. The recipe does not say that.

      Reply
      • Raks Anand

        June 19, 2019 at 8:25 pm

        Updated, thanks for letting know.

        Reply

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