Beetroot Puli pachadi

This recipe serves two.

Ingredients:

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• Beetroot - 1 large
• Tamarind juice - 1 cup (Soak lemon sized tamarind in 1/2 cup of warm water and extract the juice out of it)
• Salt - to taste
• sambar powder - 1 1/2 tsp
• Jaggery - a small piece
• Hing - a pinch
• Turmeric powder - a pinch
• water - 1 cup

For Tempering

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• Curry leaves - few
• Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp

Method:

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• Chop Beetroot into small pieces.
• Add it to the tamarind juice along with salt,turmeric powder,hing, jaggery and boil it well (close with a lid so that it cooks faster).
• When its half cooked add sambar powder and cook it well.(Add water little by little to maintain the consistency).
• When beetroot is cooked fully,temper it with mustard seeds and curry leaves.

It has a sour and sweet taste.Serve with molagootal.