Beetroot Salad

Recipe Credit - Vanitha Magazine ( October 15 , 2010 )

Serves: 2

You will need

1 beetroot ( peeled, boiled & cut into desired shape and size )
1 onion, finely chopped
1 green chilli, finely chopped
1/4 teaspoon salt ( or to taste )
1 teaspoon cooking oil
1 teaspoon lemon juice or vinegar
1/2 teaspoon sugar ( or to taste )

Method

Mix all the ingredients together and serve with any dish of your choice or as a snack.

Beetroot Raita

Recipe Source - Sanjeev Kapoor’s Khazana of Indian recipes cookery book.

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Serves: 3

You will need

Beetroots - 1 medium

Yogurt - 1 cup ( 100 g ) or curd - 1 1/2 cup ( 150 ml )

Roasted cumin powder- 1 teaspoon

Red chilli powder - 1 teaspoon

Salt - to taste

Fresh mint / coriander leaves - for garnish

Method

Boil beetroot. Peel, cool and cut / grate into small pieces. Set aside.Whisk the yogurt in a bowl. Add beetroots, roasted cumin powder, red chilli powder and salt and mix well. Garnish with mint / coriander leaves and serve as a side dish with Rice/ Pulao / Biryani.

Chef’s Tip :

The bright and dark colour of beetroot will bleed and change the colour of the yogurt to the dark pink. Plan the rest of your meal accordingly.

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Homemade Mishti Doi

Homemade Mishti Doi

I never miss a chance to taste Mishti Doi - a quintessential Bengali sweet prepared traditionally in earthen pots. Its thick, sweet, creamy with a slightly brown-red tinge and never sour. Mishti Doi makes an unforgettable and pleasant experience for anyone who tasted it.

I attempted to make mishti doi at home and it came out perfectly, just like the ones we get in Bengali sweet shops. You may also try this ..

Serves: 3

You will need

500 ml milk
50 g sugar
2 teaspoons extra sugar
3 teaspoons curd

Method

In a bowl, boil milk. Simmer to low heat and stir continuously for 20 minutes until it thickens and reduces to half of the original quantity. Mix sugar and allow it to cool down ( for smoother texture of mishti doi blend the mix in a mixer after adding sugar ).

In a small pan, caramelize 2 teaspoons sugar ( in a pan heat sugar on a low heat till light brown color). Pour this caramelized sugar to thickened milk and stir well.

Add 3 teaspoons curd and stir gently. Pour this mixture in earthen bowls and keep aside for 6 - 7 hours.

Later keep these in refrigerator for 5 hours to set completely. Serve cool.