Beet Root Thoran / Beet Root cooked with coconut and mild spices

Thoran is a staple in malayali cuisine. Its made with all kind of vegetables and pulses. Its mild and coconut and cumin  is  the most important ingredient but then based on the vegetable used there can be some special spice addition. For beet root thoran it is black pepper and lots of it.

Beet Root - 1 1/2 cup, chopped fine 

Onion - 1/4 cup , chopped fine

Hot Green Chilli - 1/2 tsp, chopped fine

Black Pepper Pw- 1 1/2 tsp 

Turmeric Pw - 1/4 tsp

Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp

Cumin seeds - 1/4 tsp

Coconut - 1/4 cup , gratted

Oil - 1 tsp

Salt to taste

1. Wash and par boil the beets. I usually pressure cook to just one whistle.

2. Cook , peel and chop it fine.

3. Heat oil and mustard seeds and let it pop.

4. Add onion and green chilli and cook till onion is translucent.

5. Crush the cumin seeds and mix it with coconut and add it to onion.

6. Add beets ,turmeric, black pepper and mix well.

7. Cover and cook for 2-3 minutes and beets thoran is ready.