Beetroot PachaDi or South Indian Raita: (Kerala Style)

Beetroot PachaDi or South Indian Raita: (Kerala Style).

You can cook Beetroot PachaDi or South Indian Raita: (Kerala Style) using 18 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Beetroot PachaDi or South Indian Raita: (Kerala Style)

1. Prepare 3-4tsp of Sesame Oil/Coconut Oil (For Sautéing).
2. You need 1 tbsp of Urad Dal.
3. Prepare 1 tbsp of Chana Dal.
4. You need To Taste of Salt.
5. It's 1/2 tsp of Whole Cumin Seeds.
6. It's 3-4 of Dry Red Chilli.
7. It's 1 tsp of Shredded Ginger.
8. It's 1-1.5 Cups of Beetroot (Chopped).
9. Prepare 1/2 tsp of Hing/Asafoetida.
10. You need 1/2 Cup of Water (To Boil the Veggies) & 1/2 Cup to blend it all to a smooth paste, later.
11. You need 1/2-1 Cup of Freshly Grated/Desiccated Coconut.
12. Prepare 1/2 tbsp of Tamarind Ball.
13. You need of Tempering:.
14. It's /2 ts1p of Urad Dal.
15. It's 1 tsp of Mustard Seeds.
16. You need 1-2 of Whole Dry Red Chillies.
17. You need 7-8 of Curry Leaves.
18. You need 7-8 of peanuts (optional).

Beetroot PachaDi or South Indian Raita: (Kerala Style) step by step

1. In a frying pan: Add in some Sesame Seeds Oil or Coconut Oil- Add into it- All the ingredients as mentioned above & sauté well.
2. Once it starts releasing nice aroma- add into it the Beetroot, Coconut & salt & sugar, tamarind paste & Hing & sauté nicely until all well incorporated.
3. Once the mixture is done- allow it to cool down completely before blending it into a smooth paste & transfer it to a bowl.
4. Now, in another tempering pan- Take some Coconut Oil & the aforementioned tempering spices & allow it to splatter- put a lid, if required to avoid the mess all around due to the splattered spices.
5. Pour it directly onto the serving bowl in which you want to serve it hot or chilled (as required)- its shelf life in the refrigerator is more than 3/4 days but ideally should be finished by/before that only due to the coconut gets spoilt very soon than anything else.
6. Goes well along with Rice Dosa, Idli, Chapati, Fried Rice or similar as a deliciously delectable SIDE DISH...One of the main side dishes- in the Kerala ‘Sadya Onam’ Festivals.

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