Beetroot Palya - Karnataka Style

Beetroot palya is a very easy and delicious way of incorporating beets in your daily diet. This beetroot palya is a perfect combination and goes very well rice, chapathi or Poori. It is a simple beetroot stir fry with aromatic sambar masala.

You can try some more beetroot recipes like 

Beetroot Halwa

Beetroot pachadi

Beetroot rice

It is also mildly flavoured with garlic cloves pounded with freshly grated coconut. Beetroot is said to have high content of iron and folates making it a highly nutritious vegetable. If taken regularly, it also helps in reducing the acidity in the body

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Prep  time	Cooking time	Serves
10 mins	15 mins	2 persons

Recipe Course: Side Dish

Recipe type: Karnataka cuisine

Ingredients Beetroots – 2 medium size Oil -1 tsp Mustard seeds – 1 tsp Urad dal – ¼ tsp Channa dal – 1 tsp Hing – ¼ tsp Curry leaves – 1 sprig Dry red chillies -2 nos Onion – 1 no garlic – 3 cloves Turmeric powder – ¼ tsp Sambar powder –  ½ tsp Water – as needed Salt – to taste Grated coconut – 1 tbsp (optional)

Method

1. Wash and peel the outer skin of the beetroot, cut it into long thin strips and keep aside. 

2.Heat the oil in a pan on medium heat. Once the oil is hot enough, add mustard seeds. Let it pop. Now add ured dal and fry it until they turn golden brown. Now add channa dal, hing, curry leaves, dry red chillies.

3.Now along with the seasonings add some garlic and onions.

4. Once the onions are translucent, add in the beetroot, season with salt, sauté it for 5-8mins with a lid closed. Mix well and cook until the beetroot is half cooked. 

5. Add in the sambar masala, turmeric powder and check for salt.

6.Now add little water and mix well, cook for another few minutes. 

7. When they are completely cooked, transfer it to a serving bowl.

8.Healthy beetroot curry is ready to eat. Enjoy the curry as a side dish along with roti, rasam and sambar rice.

Benefits

It also contains lot of nitrates. 

Beets also contain Vitamin C and Vitamin B6. 

Beets help’s to detoxify or cleanse the body. 

Drinking the beet juice helps to reduce blood pressure. 

Rich in Vitamin K. Along with Calcium, Vitamin K will help promote strength of our bones.

Serving suggestions

Serve the delicious palya with  steamed rice,Agaithi keerai sambar and yam fry.

Notes

Beet Greens have comparatively higher level of oxalates. 

If you are prone to Kidney stones, avoid greens and vegetables that have high oxalates.