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    Beetroot pulao recipe (Beetroot pulav)

    Updated on June 6, 2021 by Raks Anand 50 Comments / Jump to Recipe

    Beetroot pulao is an easy, nutritious one pot meal. Makes a perfect lunch box recipe. Colourful pulao, treat for eyes as well as taste buds. Step by step pictures.

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    • 🍚 Ingredients
    • ✨Highlight
    • 🌾 Basmati rice
    • πŸ’­ Top tip
    • Recipe card
    • πŸ“Έ Stepwise photos

    This beetroot pulao is suggested by a reader (Aby Senthil) when I posted Chana pulao. She mailed immediately saying we can try beetroot pulao same way as my chana pulao. And sent the recipe too. So one day I tried and turned out great. Aj loved it. Me too loved it.

    🍚 Ingredients

    Once when we went to my mama’s house my mami had made veg biryani with beetroot.

    Usually we don’t add beets in Biryani, so it was quite different, attractive and tasty too. But never tried on my own. This is the first time I made and will make it often for ourselves. Do try it for a change, your kid would love it for its color.

    beetroot-pulao

    ✨Highlight

    I love fennel seed's flavor in this pulao. It not only add distinct flavor, but also helps suppressing the earthy boring smell and makes bland beetroot taste along great. So I highly recommend fennel and fresh homemade ginger garlic paste for best results.

    🌾 Basmati rice

    Soaking basmati rice helps in giving moist results not dry. It also helps giving long grain. However if you are in hurry, just soak before you start the prep work.

    I love India gate premium, Lal Qilla, Dawat. Stick to a brand that works for you and find the exact water and time for perfect results.

    💭 Top tip

    • To get the perfect color as mine, Make sure to not boil the rice along water. Add rice only after water/ coconut milk boils. After adding rice, boil in high flame for a while to cook it ΒΎth. Then slow cook for perfect results.
    • Make sure to check salt before adding rice. Let salt be slightly more so that it tastes correct when rice is cooked along.
    • After the rice is done, do not mix much. Do it once or twice very gently. This will give longest looking basmati rice instead of broken ones.
    • I suggest to use alluminium (Indolium) pressure cooker or hard anodised one to prevent burnt bottom.

    Recipe card

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    5 from 4 votes

    Beetroot pulao recipe

    Beetroot pulao is an easy, nutritious one pot meal. Makes a perfect lunch box recipe. Colourful pulao, treat for eyes as well as taste buds. Step by step pictures.
    Course Main Course
    Cuisine Indian
    Prep Time 10 minutes minutes
    Cook Time 20 minutes minutes
    Servings 2
    Cup measurements

    Ingredients

    • 1 cup heaped Basmati rice
    • 1 cup heaped Beetroot chopped
    • Β½ cup Green peas
    • 1 teaspoon Ginger garlic paste
    • 1 teaspoon Red chilli powder
    • 1 teaspoon Coriander seeds powder
    • β…› teaspoon Turmeric
    • 1 cup Coconut milk thin
    • 2 tablespoon Coriander leaves chopped
    • Salt

    To temper

    • 1 tablespoon Oil / Ghee
    • 1 Bay leaf
    • 1 inch Cinnamon
    • 1 Cardamom
    • 1 Clove
    • Β½ teaspoon Saunf fennel seeds
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    Instructions

    • Soak basmati rice for at least Β½ hour. Heat a small pressure cooker with oil/ ghee, temper with the items given under β€˜To temper’ table in order. Add thinly sliced onions and fry till transparent.
    • In goes ginger garlic paste and fry for a minute in medium flame. Add beetroot and green peas. Sprinkle little salt and continue frying for 2 mins in medium flame.
    • Add turmeric, chilli powder and dhaniya powder and give it a fry. Add thin coconut milk and a cup of water. Bring to boil, add required salt and soaked basmati rice. Mix well.
    • Boil briskly until ΒΎth done, then cook covered for 14 minutes in lowest possible flame with lid and pressure valve.
    • Or as soon as water boils, close the lid and cook upto 2 whittles in medium flame. Garnish with coriander leaves.

    Notes

    • You can garnish with fried cashews too and can skip green peas.
    • I didn’t had ginger garlic paste, so I pressed ginger and garlic in garlic press.
    • Add rice only after water boils. if you boil water and rice together, it gets mushy.
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    📸 Stepwise photos

    1. Soak basmati rice for at least Β½ hour.

    2. Heat a small pressure cooker with oil/ ghee, temper with the items given under β€˜To temper’ table in order. Add thinly sliced onions and fry till transparent.

    fennel, onion

    3. In goes ginger garlic paste (I used press) and fry for a minute in medium flame. Add beetroot and green peas. Sprinkle little salt and continue frying for 2 mins in medium flame.

    fry

    4. Add turmeric, chilli powder and coriander powder and give it a fry. Pour thin coconut milk and a cup of water. Bring to boil, add required salt and soaked basmati rice. Mix well.

    3 cook rice

    a) Boil briskly until ΒΎth done, then cook covered for 14 minutes in lowest possible flame with lid and pressure valve.
    b) Or as soon as water boils, close the lid and cook upto 2 whittles in medium flame. Garnish with coriander leaves.

    ready

    Serve hot with any raita, onion raita best or boondi raita and chips.

    beetroot pulao with peas

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    Reader Interactions

    Comments

    1. Nandini

      March 26, 2014 at 8:50 am

      Hi..this pulao looks very good.Once I tried something of this kind and my whole rice turned into red color but yours looks just like a normal pulao.Do you have any special tip to retain it from not becoming reddish?

      Reply
      • Ramya

        June 28, 2019 at 2:19 am

        You possibly added more beets to it. If you add just the amount Raji mentions here, it comes out yellowish. More beets ~ more color

        Reply
    2. Nithya Ravi

      March 26, 2014 at 8:56 am

      This comment has been removed by the author.

      Reply
    3. Raks anand

      March 26, 2014 at 8:57 am

      Try coconut milk, also not more than 2 cups of water (including coconut milk)

      Reply
    4. Nithya Ravi

      March 26, 2014 at 8:58 am

      This pulao looks super yummy.Keep rocking Raks with your delightful recipes.I tried your ela vadam at home and it came out super fine.Thanks .

      Reply
    5. Anonymous

      March 26, 2014 at 9:15 am

      Nice looking pulao.. and so easily done with a pressure cooker! Looking at the pic I thought it might have been a very elaborate method!

      Reply
    6. AparnaRajeshkumar

      March 26, 2014 at 9:38 am

      this is an awesome idea raks. loved the color combo , not too much red ..

      Reply
    7. Ramya Krishnamurthy

      March 26, 2014 at 10:02 am

      Yummy pulao and will try this with coconut milk

      Reply
    8. Veena Theagarajan

      March 26, 2014 at 12:00 pm

      looks so flavourful.. so tasty

      Reply
    9. Raks anand

      March 26, 2014 at 12:07 pm

      Oh super! Thanks for the feedback πŸ™‚

      Reply
    10. Anu s kitchendelights

      March 26, 2014 at 3:17 pm

      looks inviting and colorful.

      Reply
    11. divya

      March 26, 2014 at 3:53 pm

      wow!!! wow!! awesome pictures dear!! luk so yumm and delicious!

      Reply
    12. nandoos Kitchen

      March 26, 2014 at 4:17 pm

      wow! this is definitely yummilicious pulao.

      Reply
    13. Priya

      March 26, 2014 at 5:27 pm

      Wow!! Looks super yummy. Your pulao dishes are my go to dishes, on the days I have very little time.

      I have one question though... No matter how I cook the pulao, low or medium flame, I always end up burning the bottom πŸ™ If I add a little more water, the rice gets mushy πŸ™ Do you have any tips? I have the stainless steel butterfly pressure cooker and I have a gas stove.

      Thanks πŸ™‚

      Reply
    14. Ranjani Raj

      March 27, 2014 at 2:06 am

      Nicely made pulav.Tempting!

      Reply
    15. Raks anand

      March 27, 2014 at 12:05 pm

      I find this Indolium pressure cooker perfect. Coz, it never gives a burnt bottom. May be try buying on small cooker in this metal.
      Try using little more oil, may be it will help.

      Reply
    16. alka jambhekar

      March 27, 2014 at 3:06 pm

      Super like!

      Reply
    17. alka jambhekar

      March 27, 2014 at 3:06 pm

      Super like!

      Reply
    18. Sathya Priya

      March 27, 2014 at 3:48 pm

      Fantastic preparation raji .Looks tooo good

      Reply
    19. Priya

      March 27, 2014 at 6:14 pm

      Thanks, Raji. I will keep an eye out for it at our local store.

      Reply
    20. lanu

      March 27, 2014 at 8:35 pm

      Hi Raks Anand,
      I first came across your work when searching for some recipe and, from then on I usually check Rak’s kitchen before doing any web search. Thank you so much for making my cooking routine interesting and our everyday meal tastier. Beetroot Pulav looks mouthwatering!

      Reply
    21. Priya Suresh

      March 27, 2014 at 9:03 pm

      Wat a flavourful, gorgeous and very attractive pulao..

      Reply
    22. Vidhya Iyer

      March 29, 2014 at 3:47 pm

      super yummy. Color is also perfect

      Reply
    23. Janani

      March 29, 2014 at 3:47 pm

      wow such a yummy dish I would totally love to make this for my daughter so yummy

      Reply
    24. Janani

      March 29, 2014 at 3:48 pm

      wow so attractive and yum loving it

      Reply
    25. monisha preethi

      March 29, 2014 at 3:48 pm

      hi raks anand,once really searching for receips in net and dat tym ly i got ur blog raks kitchen, n ur dishes r awesome actually iam newly married n iam trying new new receips by seeing ur blog n my hubby too loves it πŸ™‚ and ur pictures are mouth watering and tempting n tastes r so good plese keep on posting new dishes.....

      Reply
    26. Kalpana Sareesh

      March 29, 2014 at 3:48 pm

      its a delciious pulav.. hv made it once.. yumm it looks

      Reply
    27. Amudha Satheesh

      April 02, 2014 at 2:03 pm

      Have tried this recipe today...came out very well...Thanks Raks..you always rock with new and different recipies...easy too...:-)

      Reply
    28. SHARMILEE J

      April 09, 2014 at 1:21 am

      Colorful and healthy pulao, am sure kids will love it

      Reply
    29. Suganya

      April 10, 2014 at 3:04 pm

      Such a nice recipe. My son who hates beetroot, loves this pulao. Thank u so much for the wonder recipe.

      Reply
    30. Anu Rajesh

      June 10, 2014 at 1:18 am

      I made this pulao today and it was super yummy. Im not a fan of beetroot but i'll plan to do this atleast once a week. thanks for the recipe

      Reply
    31. Renuka Ambbarees

      August 13, 2014 at 12:12 am

      Hi mam.I tried out. It's taste was awesome. Shall I use seeraga samba rice? ? If so. .tell the rice and water measurements. ...because I don't know the water measurements.

      Reply
    32. Raks anand

      August 13, 2014 at 12:16 am

      I too have not cooked Jeeraga samba so far. So try same measurements and see.

      Reply
    33. Vani Pramod

      November 21, 2014 at 7:48 am

      And you can also try this. switch off the flame within two whistles, if you are keeping for three whistles.. some cookers cook soon.. πŸ™‚ try this it works

      Reply
    34. Vani Pramod

      November 21, 2014 at 7:48 am

      and u can also try this....... switch off the flame with in two whistles, if u r keeping for three whistles . some cookers cook soon.... i faced this prob in m

      Reply
    35. VEDA K TATA

      December 19, 2014 at 5:15 am

      Loved the recipe..i keep trying all your recipes.. My husband asked me how I manage to make something new everyday..u said Rak's kitchen is the secret lol

      Reply
    36. Neera Garg

      January 13, 2015 at 11:41 am

      You have mentioned Cardamom in the "To temper" list. is it green cardamom or the other one(badi elaichi)?

      Reply
    37. Raks anand

      January 13, 2015 at 11:50 am

      Green one

      Reply
    38. Ambika Manikantan

      January 21, 2015 at 3:13 am

      Colourful and healthy receipe

      Reply
    39. Swathi Vytla

      July 17, 2015 at 1:07 am

      How much coconut milk for one cup rice? Can I use cumin seeds instead of fennel seeds?

      Reply
    40. Raks anand

      July 17, 2015 at 1:20 am

      coconut milk measure is mentioned in ingredients list. You can use cumin

      Reply
      • ADP

        March 11, 2023 at 7:55 pm

        Hi Rajee,
        I tried this pulav, with the same measurements. Turned with very good texture and yummy. Thankyou, .

        Reply
        • Raks Anand

          March 11, 2023 at 11:11 pm

          Thanks a lot πŸ™‚

          Reply
    41. Jasmine Pat

      June 28, 2016 at 6:44 am

      I made this today and it came out so yummy! I don't like beetroot, but this recipe is so good, it made beetroot tasty for me, and my daughter!

      Reply
    42. Iris D'Silva

      November 05, 2017 at 12:14 am

      Hi, can i use canned diced beetroot? I have vr only this at home? Im planning to make this today

      Reply
    43. Saroj Kurlawala

      April 19, 2020 at 9:35 pm

      5 stars
      Very nice recipe. It's new for me.

      Reply
    44. Angela

      October 13, 2021 at 9:45 pm

      Hi Raks. How do you make this pulao in a regular pot without the beets leaching out their colour?

      Reply
      • Raks Anand

        October 14, 2021 at 9:30 am

        Considering you are using only coconut milk, make sure to boil briskly before adding basmati rice. Do not stir much after adding rice and boil in high flame until rice is done 3/4th Then simmer and cook to dry out the rice. No stirring is the key. Hope this helps. Using tetrapack coconut milk too helps instead of homemade.

        Reply
    45. Mahima

      October 18, 2021 at 10:04 am

      5 stars
      Thanks so much for the unique recipe. My family loves this.

      Reply
      • Raks Anand

        October 19, 2021 at 12:50 pm

        Thanks a lot for your feedback πŸ™‚

        Reply

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