Beetroot is an excellent source of fibre and for blood pressure and blood flow. Beetroot cutlets are famous (recipe to come soon some day). Some day while going through some recipe ideas , I read about beetroot pancakes and wanted to try that. Days passed and the beetroot was dying hence had to use it. So it was a ‘beetroot’ packed dinner of beetroot roti and beetroot chole. Chole recipe to follow.
Need –
- Beetroot – 2 – small
- Water
- Wheat flour – 1 cup – small
- Ragi flour / Finger millet flour – 1 cup – small
- Salt
- Carom seeds/carom seeds – 1 tbsp
- Curd – 1 tbsp
- Ghee
Process –
- Peel and cut beetroot into 4. Pressure cook with water for 3-4 whistles till well cooked.
- When cool , grind and make a paste.
- In a bowl , take the paste and add rest of the items except water and ghee. Crush the carom seeds in-between the palms.
- Mix and add water little by little to kneed into dough. Use the water from boiled beetroot to kneed if you are making a different side dish.
- Close and keep aside for 20 minutes
- Kneed again and roll into small ball ,Flaten them by using a rolling pin
- Heat a flat pan and cook them on both sides by flipping only once till brown spots appear on both sides.. Apply ghee and serve
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