Beetroot rice

Name: Beetroot rice
Total time: 3600 s
Yield: 3 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 cup rice; salt; 1/2 tsp granulated sugar; 250 grams beetroot; 1 piece cinnamon stick; 1 piece star anise; 1 1/2 tbsp clarified butter; 1 tbsp cumin seeds; 2 piece green chilli (finely chopped); 1 large red onion (finely chopped or grated); 1 medium grated carrot (optional); curd (optional); 1 tbsp cooking oil

Bijal @bijal

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

My aunt makes it for her daughter who is anaemic and is advised to eat beetroot but doesn't normally like the taste of it. I too feel the same about beetroot but quite liked the taste of this rice preparation.

Bijal @bijal

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

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Ingredients

1 hour

3 servings

2 cuprice
salt
1/2 tspgranulated sugar
250 gramsbeetroot
1 piececinnamon stick
1 piecestar anise
1 1/2 tbspclarified butter
1 tbspcumin seeds
2 piecegreen chilli (finely chopped)
1 largered onion (finely chopped or grated)
1 mediumgrated carrot (optional)
curd (optional)
1 tbspcooking oil

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Steps

1 hour

1

Cook the rice with a dash of salt & sugar and half a tablespoon of clarified butter
2

Boil the beetroot, keep the water/ stalk, peel and grate the boiled beetroot and keep aside
3

Take one tablespoon of cooking oil mixed with one tablespoon of clarified butter,cumin seeds, cinnamon stick and star anise and heat in a wok
4

Add the green chillies, onions and carrots to sauté until onions are soft and pink
5

Add cooked rice and grated beetroot with the stalk, mix well and let it cook for about 5 minutes
6

Add salt and sugar to taste if required
7

Serve hot or cold with curd