Side dish for chapati
Beetroot greens masala
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Ready to serve Beetroot greens masala with roti
Time taken: 45 minutes
Serves:4-5
Beetroot is a versatile colourfull vegetable which is available throughout the year and is loved by especially kids for its awesome taste. It is also used in salads, cutlets, and also in certain dishes for its elegant colour. The health benefits of the veggie is may like it is always said that consuming vegetables and fruits of all kinds has been long associated with reduced risk of many life style related health conditions. Many studies have suggested that increasing consumption of plant foods like beetroot decreases the risk of obesity and overall mortality,diabetes,heart disease and promotes a healthy complexion and hair, increased energy, overall lower weight. Because of high fiber content in this veggie it prevents constipation and helps healthy digestion. I would like to use up the greens of this veggie as well in the diet and hence would like to share the recipe with my viewers today. Here it goes….
Fresh Beetroot with greens
What you need to have:
1.Toor dal – 3/4 cup
2. Fresh Beetroot greens chopped – 3 cups
3. Chopped Beetroot – 1 cup
4. Chopped onions – 1 cup
6. Chopped tomatoes – 1/2 cup
7. Ginger-garlic paste – 1 and 1/2 teaspoons
8. Red chili powder – 1 and 1/2 teaspoons
9. Turmeric powder – 1/2 teaspoon
10. Dhania jeera powder – 1 teaspoon
11. Garam masala powder – 1/2 teaspoon(home made)
12. Cooking oil -2-3 teaspoon
13. Salt – as per taste
Toor dal
Chopped greens and the beetroot
Ingredients of seasoning
What you do with what you have:
- Wash and chop the veggie as well as the greens fine and keep it aside as shown in the image
2. Wash and cook toordal along with the chopped veggie in the cooker till soft.
3. Peal onions and chop it fine. Also wash and chop tomatoes fine and keep it aside. Place a wide pan with 2-3 teaspoons of cooking oil in it on low/medium flame. When heated, add chopped onions to it fry it till transparent adding sa
Chopped tomatoes being added to the seasoning
4. When done, add chopped tomatoes as well to it and fry till mushy. When done, add all the powders in a row and also ginger-garlic paste to it and give a stir till you get a pleasant aroma
All powders and ginger-garlic paste being added
5. When done, add cooked dal and the veggie mix from step-2 to it and also add required quantity of water to bring to the required consistency.
Cooked dal-veggie mix being added
6. Garnish with chopped cilantro transferring it to a bowl for a closer view of the dish and enjoy with roti/chapati. As usual yummmmm!!!!!! Ready to serve Beetroot greens masala with roti
Time taken: 45 minutes
Serves: 4-5
Good to remember: 1. Use fresh vegetable for the dish . The green should be preferably fresh and crunchy so that it is easy to chop fine.
2. Use quality dal for better taste.
Broccoli masala
Ready to serve Broccoli masala
Serves 4-5
Time taken: 45 minutes
Broccoli masala is a very good combo for roti , chapati as well as pulkas. When broccoli is cooked in this masala it combines with the masala to give a unique aroma to the dish. Broccoli is very good from the health point of view and is not available in india, so i intended to put up this recipe during our stay here in the U.S. Here goes the recipe of my version….
What you need to have:
1.Broccoli florets – 1 pound
2. Cumin seeds -1/4 teaspoon
3. Chopped onions – 1 and 1/2 cup
4. Tomatoes – 3 medium (pulpy to grind))
5. Garlic pods -4-5(to grind)
6. Dry red chilies- 4-5(to grind)
7. Turmeric powder – 1/4 teaspoon
8. Almonds – 1/4 cup(to grind)
9. Raisins – 1/4 cup(to grind)
10. Whole milk – 1 cup(to grind)
11. Kitchen king masala – 3/4 teaspoon
12. Salt – as per taste
13. Cooking oil – 2 tablespoon
14. Cilantro- 1-2 tablespoon(to garnish)
Chopped broccoli florets
Ingredients of seasoning and the masala powder
Ingredients of grinding 
Ingredients of grinding
What you do with what you have:
- Wash , peal onions fine and keep it aside. Wash and chop brcolli florets too and keep it aside. Soak almonds, raisins over night in water and grind it in milk to a fine consistency.
2. Soak red chili, garlic pods in water and puree it along with tomatoes and turmeric powder to a fine consistency.
Grind red chili-garlic tomato masala and grind Almond raisins in milk
3. Place a broad based pan with 2 tablespoons of cooking oil in it and when heated add cumin seeds to it. Once it splutters, add chopped onions and salt to it so that it cooks faster and does not get burnt. 
Chopped onions being fried
4. When transparent, add chopped florets from step-1 to it and stir for a while and then add grind tomato-red chili mix to it and let it cook for a couple of minutes covered with a lid adding a little water. Add the masala powder too and check for salt.
Tomato-garlic masala and masala powder being added
5. Finally add grind almond masala to it and required quantity of water to bring it to the required consistency.Finally garnish with cilantro and transferring it to a bowl for closer view of the dish. Enjoy it with roti, chapati or even phulkas!!As usual yummmmmm!!!!!!!!!!
Grind almond masala being added Ready to serve Broccoli masala
Time taken: 45 minutes
Serves : 4-5
Good to remember: 1. Use fresh broccoli florets instead of the frozen for better taste.
2. Any masala powder can be used.
3. I have halved the quantity while preparing.
4. This recipe is a real good combo for roti, chapati etc.
Baingan bhartha
Ready to serve Baingan bhartha
Time taken : 45 minutes
Serves : 4-5
Baingan is nothing but egg plant and also Brinjal in english needs no introduction at all. My family loves Brinjal and especially the smoked Baingan bharith as it is out of the world with its pleasant aroma though it is a little laborious and messy to clean up the place and the veggie too!!! I have already put up Yengai-stuffed egg plant /Brinjal in north karnataka style and is a very popular recipe on this blog. Here is my version of this recipe….
What you need to have:
1. Brinjal/Egg plant – 2 cups of mashed egg plant
Egg plant being roasted
Ingredients of seasoning & garnishing:
1. Chopped Tomatoes – 3/4 Cup
2. Chopped onions – 1 and 1/2 Cup
3. Roasted Cumin powder – 3/4 Teaspoon
4. Coriander powder – 1 and 1/2 Teaspoons
5. Garam masala powder – 1/2 Teaspoon(home made)
6. Ginger-garlic paste – 1 Teaspoon
7. Red chili powder – 1 and 1/2 Teaspoon
8. Turmeric powder – 1/4 Teaspoon
9. Sugar – 1/4 Teaspoon(optional)
10. Salt – As needed
11. Cooking oil – 2 Teaspoons
12. Chopped cilantro – A handful(for garnishing)
Ingredients of Seasoning & Garnishing
What you do with what you have:
1. Wash and chop tomatoes. Also wash, peal and chop onions too and chop cilantro too. Prepare the ginger garlic paste too and keep it aside.
2. Wash and pat dry the veggie and prick it all over with a fork. Apply a little oil all over it and roast it on the fire directly on your gas stove burner adjusting it every now and then till it is completely done.
Egg plant being roasted
Roasted Egg plant
3. Allow it to cool completely so that one is able to peal it easily. Pealed egg plant is as shown in the image below.
Roasted and pealed Egg plant
4. Place a skillet with 2-3 teaspoons of cooking oil in it on medium flame. When heated, add cumin seeds to it and let it splutter.
Cumin seeds being added to coking oil to be spluttered
5. Once done, add chopped onions to it along with a little salt and and fry till transparent. When done, add chopped tomatoes to it and fry till mushy. 
Tomatoes being added to the fried onions
6. When tomatoes turn mushy, add ginger-garlic paste and fry for a while. 
Ginger-garlic paste being added
7. Add all powders in a row and give a strong stir.
7. Finally add roasted, pealed and mashed egg plant from step-3 to it and give a stir adding a little water as well to it to get the right consistency, checking for salt too and not to forget to add a pinch of sugar. 
Mashed and roasted egg plant being added 
Dish being adjusted adding water and salt too
8. Add chopped cilantro and transfer it to a serving bowl for a better view of the dish. Relish with chapati or roti. Ready to serve Baingan bhartha
Time taken:45 minutes
Serves:4-5
Good to remember: 1. Use tender and fresh Egg plant for a better flavour.
2. Adding sugar gives a wonderful taste.
3. Roast it either on gas or on a thick skillet as well. One can even roast on fire wood too if available.
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