Beetroot Thogayal a quick, healthy and appealing thogayal. The rich red color of beetroot along with its flavorful spices makes this thogayal a perfect mix for rice along with a teaspoon of Sesame oil or Ghee! Learn here how to make this Beetroot Thogayal with step by step pictures, instructions and video!
Thogayal is an easy and simple mix for rice. We can make many varieties of thogayal with vegetables. Simple coconut thoguyal and paruppu thogayal are most common thogayal varieties. Beetroot Thogayal one of the most flavorful and colorful thogayal variety. The vibrant color of beetroot makes the thogayal very appealing. This thogayal is a delicious mix for hot steaming rice along with a teaspoon of sesame oil or ghee!
Tips for making Beetroot Thogayal:
Finely chop the beetroot so that it gets cooked easily.
Adding bengal gram along with urad dal is optional. We can just fry only urad dal.
If we like the flavor of ginger, we can add an inch of ginger to the frying ingredients.
Add water only if needed while grinding. Adding too much of water make the thogayal more watery.
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Recipe card for Beetroot Thogayal | Beetroot Thuvayal:
Beetroot Thogayal a quick, healthy and appealing thogayal. The rich red color of beetroot along with its flavorful spices makes this thogayal a perfect mix for rice along with a teaspoon of Sesame oil or Ghee! Learn here how to make this Beetroot Thogayal with step by step pictures, instructions and video!
1tspSplit Bengal Gram (Channa Dal / Kadalaparuppu)
2Red Chili
1Green Chilli
1gooseberry sizeTamarind
1tbspGrated Coconut
FewCurry Leaves
1tspSaltAdjust as needed
2tbspOil
Instructions
Frying Dals
Heat a teaspoon of oil in a pan. Add urad dal, bengal gram dal, red chili. Fry till golden brown and keep it aside.
2 tsp Whole Urad Dal, 1 tsp Split Bengal Gram (Channa Dal / Kadalaparuppu), 2 tbsp Oil, 2 Red Chili
Fry other ingredients
Heat another 2 teaspoon of oil. Add green chili, tamarind and few curry leaves and fry in oil. Then add grated coconut and fry till light brown. Take these grinding ingredients separately in another plate.
1 Green Chilli, 1 gooseberry size Tamarind, Few Curry Leaves, 2 tbsp Oil, 1 tbsp Grated Coconut
Cook Beetroot
Next to the same pan, add a tablespoon of oil. Add chopped beetroot and mix well. Add required salt for the thogayal and cover the pan with the lid and let the beetroot gets cooked nicely. Once the beetroot are soft, switch off the flame. Let the cooked beetroot cool down completely.
1 Beetroot, 1 tsp Salt
Grinding Process
First take the fried dals in a mixer jar and grind it to a coarse powder. Then add the rest of the fried ingredients along with cooked beetroot and grind again to a coarse paste without adding any water. Add/sprinkle water only if necessary. Take the ground beetroot thogayal in a serving cup.
Serving Time!
Serve the yummy and healthy Beetroot Thogayal with hot steaming rice along with teaspoon of gingelly oil / ghee and enjoy the food.
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Nutritional Info
Nutrition Facts
Beetroot Thogayal | Beetroot Thuvayal
Amount Per Serving
Calories 175
% Daily Value*
Carbohydrates 42g14%
Protein 1g2%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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INSTRUCTIONS WITH STEP BY STEP PICTURES:
FRYING DALS
Heat a teaspoon of oil in a pan. Add urad dal, bengal gram dal, red chili.
Fry till golden brown and keep it aside.
FRY OTHER INGREDIENTS
Heat another 2 teaspoon of oil. Add green chili, tamarind and few curry leaves and fry in oil.
Then add grated coconut and fry till light brown. Take these grinding ingredients separately in another plate.
COOK BEETROOT
Next to the same pan, add a tablespoon of oil. Add chopped beetroot and mix well. Add required salt for the thogayal and cover the pan with the lid.
Let the beetroot gets cooked nicely. Once the beetroot are soft, switch off the flame. Le the cooked beetroot cool down completely.
GRINDING PROCESS
First take the fried dals in a mixer jar and grind it to a coarse powder.
Then add the rest of the fried ingredients along with cooked beetroot and grind again to a coarse paste without adding any water. Add/sprinkle water only if necessary. Take the ground beetroot thogayal in a serving cup.
SERVING TIME!
Serve the yummy and healthy Beetroot Thogayal with hot steaming rice along with teaspoon of gingelly oil / ghee and enjoy the food.
