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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
Cook Time: 50 minutes
Total Time: 1 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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