Beetroot Rice Recipe | Beetroot Pulao Recipe | How to make Beetroot rice
Beetroot rice/pulao is one the healthy and nutritious one pot recipe which can be prepared in 20 minutes.
Servings 0
Ingredients
- Rice 1 cup
- Beetroot ¾ to 1 cup grated
- Ginger garlic paste 2 tsp
- Onion 1 medium
- Oil 2 tsp
- Ghee 2 tsp
- Mustard ½ tsp
- Urad dal ¼ tsp
- Red chilli powder 1 tsp
- Turmeric powder ¼ tsp
- Garam masala ½ tsp
- salt as required
- Water 1.5 cups
Instructions
- Wash and soak the basmati rice for 20-30 minutes
- Peel, wash and grate the beetroot and keep it ready.
- Heat oil and temper with mustard and urad dal.
- Once it browns add the finely chopped onion and saute for 1 minute.
- Then add ginger garlic paste and saute till raw smell goes.
- Now add the grated beetroot and saute nicely.
- Then add red chilli powder, salt, turmeric powder and garam masala and mix.
- Add 1.5 cups of water to it.
- Once it boils add the rice and close the pressure cooker. Check the seasoning before closing the lid.
- Pressure cook for 1 whistle in medium and 5 minutes in low flame or 2 whistles whichever is faster.
- Once the pressure releases open the lid and gently fluff it with spoon.
- Serve hot beetroot rice with raita.
Notes
You can chop the beetroot instead of grating.
Add green chilli along with red chilli powder too to increase the spiciness.
You can use 1:2 rice water ratio if you are using normal cooking rice. I used basmati rice.