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    Published: Jun 10, 2016 · Modified: Mar 10, 2022 by Smruti · This post may contain affiliate links · 11 Comments

    Beetroot Raita

    Blogging Marathon #65 Week 2 Day 1

    Theme: One Vegetable made in three ways

    Dish: Beetroot Raita


    Today is the first day of this week's Blogging Marathon. For this week my theme is to make three different recipes using one vegetable. The moment I saw this theme, I had almost decided I would do either potato or cauliflower. I thought they were the most versatile vegetables, being cooked in various cuisines.

    Then I had a closer look at my blog index and thought I should do a vegetable that has never made its appearance on the list. A quick browse through made me realize that BEETROOT is one vegetable missing from the list! That is also when I realized that beet can be used in sweet, savoury, Indian and non Indian dishes very well. So I decided to stick to beetroot and here is a simple recipe to start with: Beetroot Raita.

    While most rice dishes in India are served some kind of yogurt based raitas, very few raitas are as cute as this light pink colored beet raita. The slight tart flavor of yogurt perfectly balances the sweet taste of beetroot, and adding a few vegetables and spices further enhances the taste. 

    The color of boiled beetroot deepens with time that it is left for in yogurt. While it is a pale pink when you mix, it slowly becomes a dark pink colored raita when left for a few hours. So depending on how bright you like your raita, mix the beetroot in the yogurt. While I have added onions, carrots, tomatoes and cucumber for texture, the raita tastes great even without them. It tastes best when chilled, generally served with Mixed Vegetable Pulao, Gujarati White Pulao or Cracked Wheat Khichdi.


    Ingredients


    1 ½ cup Yogurt

    Beetroot 1 medium

    ½ cup Vegetables (I used Beetroot, Onions, Carrots, Tomatoes, Cucumber)

    Roasted Cumin powder 1 tsp

    Dhania Jeera Powder ½ tsp

    Salt to taste

    Pepper ¼ tsp

    Cilantro

    Method


    Pressure cook one beetroot and peel. Chop into small pieces and set aside. Also, chop the vegetables to small bits and set aside.

    Beat yogurt in a bowl and make a smooth mixture. Add salt, pepper, cumin powder and dhania jeera powder and whisk well. If you are using greek yogurt and it is too thick, add a couple of spoons of water and mix well.

    Add all the vegetables and boiled beetroot into the seasoned yogurt. Top with finely chopped cilantro and serve with Mixed Vegetable Pulao, Gujarati White Pulao or Cracked Wheat Khichdi.

    Check out the Blogging Marathon page for the other Blogging Marathoners doing this BM#65

    « Lime Cilantro Hummus
    Roasted Beetroot Hummus »

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    Comments

    1. Varada's Kitchen says

      March 10, 2022 at 8:05 pm

      Very interesting color. Must have gone well with the pulao.

      Reply
    2. Priya Suresh says

      March 10, 2022 at 8:05 pm

      Very catchy and pretty looking raita, beautiful clicks there.

      Reply
    3. Archana Vivek says

      March 10, 2022 at 8:05 pm

      Amazing color. New typr of raita. Lovely

      Reply
    4. Srivalli says

      March 10, 2022 at 8:05 pm

      I love that lovely colour!..so pretty..

      Reply
    5. Archana says

      March 10, 2022 at 8:05 pm

      Wow what alovely coclour. Will deck up any table.

      Reply
    6. vaishali sabnani says

      March 10, 2022 at 8:05 pm

      Beautiful raita..I love that pic with carrots on top, giving it such a beautiful contrast.

      Reply
    7. Sandhya Ramakrishnan says

      March 10, 2022 at 8:05 pm

      What a beautiful color! So eye catching and want to eat it up 🙂

      Reply
    8. Chef Mireille says

      March 10, 2022 at 8:05 pm

      love the gorgeous and vibrant color

      Reply
    9. Sowmya :) says

      March 10, 2022 at 8:05 pm

      This one makes such a pretty picture....would have been a wonderful combination with the rice!

      Reply
    10. annuswamy says

      March 10, 2022 at 8:05 pm

      Love the colour. My favourite veg.

      Reply
    11. MySpicyKitchen says

      March 10, 2022 at 8:05 pm

      Lovely color. I made raita with beetroot few years ago and totally loved. This reminds me to make it again very soon.

      Reply

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