Beets With Coconut

Name: Beets With Coconut
Prep time: 35 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 6 serving(s)
Ingredients: 4 medium beets, about 1 pound; 3/4 cup grated unsweetened coconut; 2 garlic cloves, crushed; 1 fresh green chile, split lengthwise; 1 teaspoon cumin; 1/4 teaspoon cayenne; 1/4 teaspoon turmeric; 1 teaspoon salt; 2 tablespoons vegetable oil; 1 teaspoon mustard seeds; 2 dried red chilies; 10 -12 fresh curry leaves; 1 tablespoon uncooked long grain rice

Submitted by AZPARZYCH

"Recipe courtesy of Maya Kaimal, from Savoring the Spice Coast of India. Found on Food Network, posting for ZWT."

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Ready In:: 50mins
Ingredients:: 13
Serves:: 6

ingredients

4 medium beets, about 1 pound
³⁄₄ cup grated unsweetened coconut
2 garlic cloves, crushed
1 fresh green chile, split lengthwise
Ground Masala
1 teaspoon cumin
¹⁄₄ teaspoon cayenne
¹⁄₄ teaspoon turmeric
1 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 teaspoon mustard seeds
2 dried red chilies
10 -12 fresh curry leaves
1 tablespoon uncooked long grain rice

directions

Peel the beets and grate them using a food processor fitted with the coarse shredding disk, or on the coarse side of a box grater. Set aside.
In a bowl, combine the coconut, garlic, green chile, ground masala, and salt with about 1/4 cup water to form a moist ball. Set aside.
In a large wok, heat the oil over medium high heat. Add the mustard seeds and cover. When the seeds have popped toss in the dried red chiles and curry leaves. After the leaves crackle for a few seconds, put in the rice and stir for 5 seconds or until rice turns opaque white.
Add the grated beets and stir thoroughly. Reduce the heat to medium, and cook, stirring occasionally until the beets become soft.
Add the coconut mixture and continue cooking for another 5 minutes Remove from the heat and check the salt.

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AZPARZYCH

Peoria, 41

I am a stay at home mom to two wonderful boys; Joshua (8years), Kaiden (5 years), and baby GIRL, Madalynn (19 months)!  I also have two fur babies (cats); Kobee, AJ; we had to put our youngest cat Sly down Jan 2014. :(. I am also married to my best friend, Jeff and have been since April 2005.  I love cooking, hate cleaning and will do whatever I can to get out of it!  I love grilling and baking.  I do most of the grilling at my house, and bake for almost a week straight at Christmas time!  I can make or will attempt just about anything, though I rarely make brownies, my husband's are the best!  Homemade breads are not my friend, so I am always working on bread baking. As for recipe ideas (besides zaar) Cooking Light Cookbooks are my favorites.  I love to make new meals and try new things; it is hard though because my husband is picky when it comes to veggies (and hates seafood); If it were up to him we would have baked-bread crumb chicken and white rice at least one meal a day!  Over the past couple years with zaar, I have found tons of new recipes my family normally wouldn’t eat but have been happily surprised with new favorites. I love to join in all of the tag games; I haven't been as present as I would like, but as soon as my Jeff is back from working in Ohio I will be back in full tagging mode! Cooking is my hobby and passion, I always like to host the family get togethers and volunteer for the potluck dishes.  Most of all though are my kids; being home all day with them is fun and challenging, but I wouldn’t trade it for any salary!!

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