Indian Recipes - Beet Leaves Poriyal

Beetroot Leaves Poriyal

- submitted by Dahlia on 02-23-2009

Ingredients

Beet Leaves - 1 bunch
Onion - 1/4 (chopped)
Garlic - 1 clove (chopped)
Grated Coconut - 2 tblsp
Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp
Urad dal - 1 tsp
Nutmeg Powder - a pinch
Salt - to taste
Dry red chillies - 2
Oil - 1 tsp

Method
1. Wash the leaves and chop the leaves finely.
2. Heat oil in a pan and splutter the mustard seeds, urad dal and dry red chillies.
3. Add the chopped onions and garlic and saute for 2 minutes.
4. Add the leaves, nutmeg powder and salt and let it cook till the leaves are nicely cooked.Do not add any water.
5. Add fresh grated coconut, toss everything together and switch off. You could also make radish greens poriyal, turnip greens poriyal, collard greens poriyal and other greens poriyal in the same way.

Comments

Comment by SOUMITA ,,,,.....
which vitamins we can get from beet leaves?

Reply :-

Beet Leaves are a good source of Vitamin A and Vitamin C. It also contains Vitamin E, Vitamin K & Vitamin B6.

Comment by SUNITHA MENON on 10 November 2009 13:19PM

what is nutmeg powder in malayalam?

Reply :-

Nutmeg is Jathikka in Malayalam

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