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Beetroot Indian Recipes: Beetroots are extremely healthy root vegetables and make a great addition to one’s regular diet. It is a nutrient-dense vegetable that is a good source of almost all necessary nutrients such as vitamins, minerals, zinc, iron, folate, potassium, protein, fibre and others. They are also high in nitrates which help in reducing the risk of heart diseases and strokes in individuals. If you are bored of eating regular beetroot vegetables or salad, here are some interesting and delicious Indian recipes for beetroot that will not only enhance your diet’s nutrition profile but also add colour and delight to it.

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Beetroot Indian Recipes

1. Beetroot Raita

One of the easiest ways to add beetroot to your diet is by eating beetroot raita. Raita is basically whisking yoghurt and adding spices, onions, tomatoes and vegetables to it. It is consumed as a side dish to relish a heavy meal and is extremely good for digestion and gut health.

2. Beetroot Paratha

You can also prepare beetroot paratha easily and add innovativeness to your cooking. To prepare beetroot paratha, you just need to grate some beetroots, strain excess water from it and add spices to it. Add some chopped chillies and onions, mix all ingredients well and stuff into paratha.

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3. Beetroot Sambharo

Beetroot sambharo is made with finely chopped vegetables such as cabbage, carrots, raw papaya, and radish and combined together. It is an easy pickle recipe from Gujarat made with mixing beetroot, radish, salt and some oil.

4. Beetroot Rasam

Beetroot rasam is a tangy and interesting flavour to your regular rasam. Also known as Beetroot Saaru, beetroot rasam is a classic tomato rasam made by adding beetroot puree to it. This adds beautiful colour, flavour and taste to the rasam.

5. Beetroot Halwa

Aren’t you tired of the regular suji ka halwa in winter now? It is the time to switch to beetroot halwa, a timeless snack to binge on during winter to boost immunity and enhance your taste. Following the similar recipe of regular halwa, you just need to add grated beets to ghee, roast it and add sugar to it.

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6. Beetroot Thoran

Beetroot thoran is a traditional Kerala dish that is prepared with grated beets, coconut, curry leaves and spices. It is a colourful and delicious lunch recipe that also includes other vegetables such as cabbage, beans, onions etc.

7. Beetroot Pachadi

Another interesting way to add beetroots to your diet is by preparing beetroot pachadi. Beetroot pachadi is a yoghurt-based dish made along with mildly spicy coconut, green and red chilli, beetroots and seasonal vegetables and fruits.

8. Beetroot Rice

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If you love eating rice, then beetroot rice is a perfect mouth-watering dish for you. Beetroot rice pulao is extremely healthy and delicious and can be made in 10-15 minutes. To prepare beetroot rice, you just need basmati rice, spices, chilli, onions, vegetables, water and herbs.