Beetroot Salad

Total Time: 15 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 2 small beetroots or 2 medium beetroots
• 2 teaspoons cooking oil
• 1 teaspoon black mustard seeds
• 8 -10 curry leaves, washed and dried (it is a fragrant leaf used in south indian cooking)
• 2 green chilies, chopped (medium heat)
• salt, to taste
• 1 pinch sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1 teaspoon lime juice

Recipe

• 1 grate the beetroot using a box grater. keep in a bowl.
• 2 in a small pan, heat the oil till it shimmers.
• 3 add mustard seeds and curry leaves. take care as they will splutter.
• 4 once the ingredients are settled, add green chillies and cook for about a minute.
• 5 turn off the gas and add cayenne pepper.
• 6 add the flavored oil to the beetroot. add salt, sugar and lime juice.
• 7 toss and serve.
• 8 this salad is best with rice and fish curry or any curry. the last five ingredients in the list can be adjusted to ones taste.