Beetroot Kurma (Korma) Recipe

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Beetroot Kurma

Korma / Kurma is a recipe that should be in your day to day life because it is a go to sidedish for chapati or any bread. You can make it with any veggies, starting from potatoes, cauliflower. peas, mixed veggies and the list goes endless. 

I have quite a few kurma recipes in this blog namely Badami Vegetable Kurma, Peas Kurma, Vegetable Kurma, Soya Chunks Kurma, Mushroom Kurma, Cauliflower Kurma.

These curries can be made in different varieties..I have madeso may variations of it in the above recipes. This method is quite different and you will love the end results. And the sweetness from the beets marries beautifully with the other stuffs. So give this a try and let me know how it turns out.

Ingredients for Beetroot Kurma

• Oil - 1 tsp + 1 tbsp
• Cumin Seeds / Jeerakam - 1 tsp
• Beetroots - 2 large peeled and cubed
• Salt to taste
• Water - 2 cup

For Masala:

• Cinnamon / Pattai - 2 inch stick
• Fennel Seeds / Saunf / Sombu - 1 tbsp
• Cardamom Pods / Elachi / Yelakai -4
• Onion - 1 large sliced
• Garlic - 4 cloves
• Dry Red Chilli - 4 or to taste
• Tomato - 1 large cubed
• Cashews - 20
• Water - 1 cup

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How to Make Beetroot Kurma

1. Take a tsp of oil in a pressure cooker. Add in cubed beets and saute for couple of mins.
2. Now add in water, cover the pressure cooker and cook for 5 whistle.
3. Reduce the heat and simmer for 10 mins. Switch off the heat and let the steam escape all by itself. Set aside till use.
4. In a kadai, add in all the masala ingredients and cover it up. Cook it for 15 mins till everything is cooked.
5. Now take them in a blender and make into a fine puree.
6. In the same kadai. Add a tblspn of oil and heat it up. Crackle in cumin seeds.
7. Now add in the ground masala and mix well. Cook till oil separates from it.
8. Now add in salt to taste and even a touch of sugar.
9. Add in the cooked beets along with the water and mix well.
10. Cover the kadai and simmer for 10 mins. Adjust the water content as needed.
11. Garnish with coriander leaves and serve with chapati.

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Beetroot Kurma (Korma) Recipe

Beetroot Kurma (Korma) Recipe with step by step pictures. This recipe is the different variation of beetroot recipes. It is a delicious gravy and an excellent side dish for chapatis.

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Prep Time: 10 minutes minutes

Cook Time: 50 minutes minutes

Total Time: 1 hour hour

Servings: 4 servings

Calories: 48kcal

Ingredients

• ▢ 1 tsp + 1 tbsp Oil
• ▢ 1 tsp Cumin Seeds / Jeerakam
• ▢ 2 large peeled and cubed Beetroots
• ▢ Salt to taste
• ▢ 2 cups Water
• ▢ For Masala:
• ▢ 2 inch stick Cinnamon / Pattai
• ▢ 1 tbsp Fennel Seeds / Saunf / Sombu
• ▢ 4 Cardamom Pods / Elachi / Yelakai
• ▢ 1 large sliced Onion
• ▢ 4 cloves Garlic
• ▢ 4 or to taste Dry Red Chilli
• ▢ 1 large cubed Tomato
• ▢ 20 Cashews
• ▢ 1 cup Water

Instructions

• ▢
  Take a tsp of oil in a pressure cooker. Add in cubed beets and saute for couple of mins.
• ▢
  Now add in water, cover the pressure cooker and cook for 5 whistle.
• ▢
  Reduce the heat and simmer for 10 mins. Switch off the heat and let the steam escape all by itself. Set aside till use.
• ▢
  In a kadai, add in all the masala ingredients and cover it up. Cook it for 15 mins till everything is cooked.
• ▢
  Now take them in a blender and make into a fine puree.
• ▢
  In the same kadai. Add a tblspn of oil and heat it up. Crackle in cumin seeds.
• ▢
  Now add in the ground masala and mix well. Cook till oil separates from it.
• ▢
  Now add in salt to taste and even a touch of sugar.
• ▢
  Add in the cooked beets along with the water and mix well.
• ▢
  Cover the kadai and simmer for 10 mins. Adjust the water content as needed.
• ▢
  Garnish with coriander leaves and serve with chapati.

Nutrition

Serving: 1g | Calories: 48kcal | Carbohydrates: 3g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 3g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Sodium: 11mg | Potassium: 70mg | Fiber: 0.4g | Sugar: 0.5g | Vitamin A: 7IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 18mg | Iron: 1mg

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Beetroot Kurma (Korma) Recipe Step by Step

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Heat a tsp of oil in a pressure cooker