Beet-Root Rice

Thanks to my friend Alagammai Alagu for sharing this recipe. It is simple and easy to make, oh! Did I mention healthy too.

Ingredients:-

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Rice - 1 cup

BeetRoot - 1 medium size
Onion - 1/2 of small size 

Green Chilli - 2
Ginger Garlic Paste - 1/2 tsp.
Cumin Seeds - 1/2 tsp.
Bay Leaf - 1
Cinnamon - 2
Cloves - 3
Cashew nuts - 4~5 (optional) 
Oil - 1/2 tsp 
Coriander Leafs for garnish

Salt to taste

Notes before cooking:-

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- Wash and clean Rice

- Grate Beetroot 

- Chop Onion to small pieces
- Slit green chilli lengthwise

Preparation:-

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- Heat oil in a Rice cooker, add Cashew nuts and fry till it turns golden brown.
- Fry Cumin seeds, Bay Leaf, cinnamon and cloves for few minutes.
- Add Ginger Garlic paste, fry till the raw smell goes off.
- Fry Onion and Green Chilli till the onion turns golden brown.
- Now add Beetroot and fry for 5~7 mins
- Add water and salt, wait till it boils. Now add rice and close the Rice Cooker.
- Cook Rice till 2 whistles from the cooker.
- Garnish the rice with coriander leaves.