Ingredients

• 1 - beetroot
• 1 - onion
• 2 - tomatoes
• ginger, a small quantity
• 3 pods - garlic
• 1/2 cup - grated/shredded coconut
• 3 - green chillies
• 1 tbsp - poppy seeds
• 1 tbsp - cumin
• 1 tsp - turmeric powder
• 1 tbsp - red chilli powder
• coriander leaves, a small quantity
• 1 tsp - garam masala powder
• oil for frying
• salt to taste

How to Make Beetroot kurma

• Wash and peel off the skin from the beetroot, cut it into small pieces and boil it till it becomes soft with a little salt.
• Grind ginger and garlic to a paste.
• Grind coconut, poppy seeds, cumin and green chillies to a paste.
• Poppy seeds have to be either fried or soaked in water for some 10 mins before grinding.
• Chop onions, tomatoes and keep other ingredients ready.
• Heat oil in a pan/kadai, add some garam masala, ginger-garlic paste, chopped onions, tomatoes and fry for some time.
• Then add red chilli powder, turmeric powder and salt and mix it well.
• Now add boiled vegetables to it and mix it well.
• Finally add ground coconut paste and garnish with coriander leaves.
• Recipe courtesy: http://tamilveg.blogspot.com/