Beetroot Pulav

Beetroot is supposed to be very good for you. It helps in reducing Cholesterol and Blood pressure. This recipe is another way to make eat beetroot in some form.


Ingredients:

Basmati rice - 2 cups
Beet root - 1/2 cup grated
Onions - 1/4 cup
Green chillies - 4 (slit long)
Ginger garlic paste - 1 tsp
Bay leaves - 2
Cloves - 3
Elachi/Cardamom - 4
Shajeera - 1tsp
Cinamon - 1/2 stick 
Cilantro - as needed
garam masala - 1 pinch
Jeera powder - 2 pinches tsp
Green Chillies - 7
Fresh peas - 3 Tbsp
Cashews - 2 
Ajinamoto(Tasting Salt) - 2 pinches
Lemon juice - 2 Tb spoons
Salt - as needed
Oil - as needed

Method:

Wash basmati rice and let it soak for 15 minutes. 
In a rice cooker, add 1/2 spoon of salt and the spices (cloves, elaichi, dalchini and bay leaves) and cook it.
Heat oil in a pan and add shajeera. Stir it. Add onions and let it cook until it turn into golder brown. Add green peas,ginger garlic paste, green chillies, jeera powder and cashews.  Mix well and wait for a minute. 
Now add grated beet root to it.Stir and close the lid and let it cook for 5 minutes on medium heat until the raw smell is gone. 
Add red chilli powder,salt, Dhaniya powder, garam masala,Ajinamoto and lemon juice and stir well. let it cook for 3 more minutes. Turn the stove low, and add the cooked basmati rice and to this pan and mix well. 
Take it in a bowl and garnish it with cilantro.

Can be eaten with Raita.

Cilantro- Coconut Raita Recipe:


http://sindhu-cookingmyhobby.blogspot.com/2011/08/cilantro-and-coconut-raita.html