Thursday, October 17, 2013

Carrot Beetroot Mezhukkupuratti - Carrot Beetroot Stir Fry


Carrot Beetroot Stir Fry(Mezhukkupuratti) is one of my favorite stir fry from school days. I could finish off a bowl of rice just like that with this stir fry and some curd/yogurt. I love the color of carrot beetroot stir fry when combines with yogurt, transformation from deep red to pretty pink and they taste marvelous!!!! I would always suggest to use fresh beetroots as they are soft and tender. They are very easy to slice and dice and cooks up quick unlike aged ones which are hard to cut, takes longer to cook. So make this easy breezy stir fry for your lunch/dinner to serve with Rice/Roti!!!!



Ingredients Used:-
  1. Beetroot - 3 (~ 2 Cups When chopped into strips)
  2. Carrot  - 2(~1½ Cups when chopped into strips)
  3. Onion finely sliced - 1
  4. Green Chilies - 4 slit into halves
  5. Turmeric powder - ½ tsp
  6. Salt - ½ tsp
  7. Curry Leaves few
  8. Coconut Oil/Oil - 1 tbsp + ½tsp
How I Made It:-
  • Heat a Kadai, pour coconut Oil/Coconut Oil. Add onions and green chilies and saute till onion turns translucent.
  • Add few curry leaves and saute for few seconds. Add salt, turmeric powder and stir to mix and combine.
  • Add the chopped carrot and beetroot and stir well to combine. Cover with the lid and let it cook in low-medium flame for five-seven minutes stirring one or two times in between.
  • Open the lid and check if beetroot is cooked enough, if not cover and cook for another three-five minutes.
  • If there is more moisture set the heat on high and stir for a minute or two.
  • Turn off the heat and drizzle ½ tsp of coconut oil(only if using coocnut oil, dont add oil if you are using normal oil) and few curry leaves and keep it covered until ready to serve.
  • Give a gently stir before serving to blend in the flavor of coconut oil and curry leaves. Move to a serving dish and serve warm with Rice/Roti

19 comments:

  1. Hi I found this blog through Manju, and like you, I'm also food lover. I would love for you to follow each other, and you got some good recipe to try. Thank you!

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  2. Very healthy dish, I like the way you have sliced the vegetables..

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  3. Carrot and beetroot ia a classic combination..I always make it together, even my mum mum pickles them together :)

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  4. Very catchy and healthy side dish..can have happily with some rice.

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  5. very very healthy and delicious stir fry :) looks so yummy and appealing !!

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  6. Very nice side for rice varieties dear

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  7. such a colorful and healthy veg, nice!

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  8. Wow...love it to the core..best for healthy freaks!

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  9. My all time favorite, very healthy too.

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  10. Very colourful, Nice side dish for rice.

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  11. Healthy and colorful combo,nice side dish

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  12. Colourfull and healthy stir fry.

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  13. I have made carrot thoran n beetroot thoran individually...never tried them together :-) Ithu kollalo...shud try son. Happy Diwali in advance to you n ur family Prathibha , have lots of fun!

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  14. Hi Pathibha, hope u r doing well. Havent seen you here for a while so simply checking :-)

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  15. Love the way you have chopped. Happy pongal.

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