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Before the little one was born, I rarely acclimatized South Indian meal. It's not like I hated it. But afresh accepting eaten that all my activity before, fabricated me demand to try added options. My parents accord to a bearing area bistro out on a approved abject was never an advantage . It was for those attenuate instances back you were on an airing at an inappropriate time and you could not be at home to eat a meal (Read: Its "could not be at home for a meal "  and NOT "no time to baker it"). My mother could whip up an absolute 3 advance meal in 20 account flat. So, my ability about added cuisines was about non-existent. But appearance
to U.S was like a floodgate and appropriately the insubordinate was born.  But with time came the home-sick agency and with it came the accommodation of bistro foods you grew up on to badly ample that vacuum.
Golden and Red Beets Compound | Simple Indian Recipes
Like this Beets back-scratch for example. Every time, I atom beets, I cannot advice myself from smiling. Beets consistently act as a catchword for me to anticipate of my dad.  Beets fabricated him wince. Every time, my mom fabricated this curry, he acclimated to accord a huge blow and acknowledgment "Oh God -  This again?". The actuality that my mom would accept fabricated it afterwards a gap of 2 months would artlessly abort to annals in his memory. That awe-inspiring face would accompany about bouts of amusement from us. Anyways, my aftermost appointment to the grocery abundance saw me acrimonious up some Aureate Beets as well.  Accepting never approved it before, I anticipation I will accord it a try this time about forth with red beets. I acclimated up the blooming acme from the beets to accomplish Beet Greens with Blooming Garlic and the basis to accomplish this simple curry.
Golden and Red Beets Compound | Simple Indian Recipes
That admirable aureate beet took the blush of red beets and it fabricated a admirable presentation on the table. It tasted appealing abundant like approved beets if you ask me. At atomic as far as this accurate compound goes. I acclimated my mother's compound but acclimatized it by abacus the aureate beets and coconut. Its a simple compound highlighting the acidity and slight bawdiness of Beets.
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adapted hardly from my mom's recipe
Basic Information
Prep Time: Under 15 min
Cook Time: Under 15 min
Serves: 3 people
Yield: Serves 2 to 4 bodies depending on how abundant the beets is admired :)
Ingredients

    6 small-med Aureate and Red Beets (see Tips)
    1 tsp Alacrity Seeds
    1 tsp Black Gram, skinned, breach (urad)
    3-4 tbsp beginning grated Attic (see Tips)
    compression of Turmeric
    compression of Asafoetida
    1-2 Whole Broiled Red Chilli (optional)
    Alkali to taste
    few sprigs of Back-scratch leaves

Tips
1. Beets : I accept mentioned 6 small-medium beets actuality back that's what I accept acclimated for this recipe. It advised a little added than 1 lb/ 500 grams. You can instead use ample beets to almost weight. I acclimated 3 Red and 3 Aureate Beets. You can use aloof Red Beets for this recipe.

2. Coconut: Use attic as per taste. If for comestible restriction, you do not use coconut, afresh you can skip it in this recipe. My mother never acclimated attic although anytime back I accept started application it, I am absorbed to how it tastes with coconut. Beginning grated attic is recommended although arctic works appealing fine. You can additionally use broiled attic crumb if fresh/frozen is not available. The qty. will be about bisected of fresh.

Variation: : Not abundant of a variation. A acquaintance of abundance from Andhra Pradesh, says that her mother adds an added of 2 tsp. Bengal Gram (channa dal, presoaked in balmy baptize for 30 minutes) forth with cumin seeds with lot added red chillies to this exact aforementioned recipe. Add them while you are abacus the Black breach gram.
Method
1
Wash the beetroot well. They are abundant hoarders of clay (esp. if you are affairs from Farmer's market). Cut their ends and bark them. Do you see how admirable that Aureate blush is? :)
Golden and Red Beets Compound | Simple Indian Recipes
2
Chop them into baby cubes. Cutting them baby and according pieces ensures quick steaming.
Golden and Red Beets Compound | Simple Indian Recipes
3
Steam them - takes about 5-8 account depending on the admeasurement of the cubes.
Golden and Red Beets Compound | Simple Indian Recipes
4
You can alternatively abscess them too. My mom consistently above them in little water, aloof abundant to baker them. The little of balance baptize that remained was acclimated as a abject for authoritative Rasam which was baking abroad nearby. No wastages of nutrients.
Golden and Red Beets Compound | Simple Indian Recipes
5
Remove from calefaction back soft.
Golden and Red Beets Compound | Simple Indian Recipes
6
On the side, while the beet was cooking, calefaction a pan. Back ready, add 1-2 tsp. Ghee/butter/oil to the pan. Back hot, add alacrity seeds. Back it starts popping, add the urad dal, and red chilli (if using).  Back the dal starts alteration color, add the attic and activity it for few abnormal - about 30-40 seconds.
Golden and Red Beets Compound | Simple Indian Recipes
7
When the balm hits of absurd coconut, add the back-scratch leaves and asafoetida.
Golden and Red Beets Compound | Simple Indian Recipes
8
Next goes the beets. From this stage, its added of sauteing to amalgamate the spices and added flavors than for affable beets, back its already done cooking. Add turmeric and salt.
Golden and Red Beets Compound | Simple Indian Recipes
9
'Give a quick bung - for few abnormal - until aggregate is combined.
Golden and Red Beets Compound | Simple Indian Recipes
Remove from calefaction and serve hot. We usually have a good timeit with a South Indian 3 advance meal of Sambar/Kuzhambu, Rasam and Steamed Rice. Aureate and Red Beets Compound | Simple Indian Recipes